The collection of Asian art at the Metropolitan Museum is one of the largest and is the most comprehensive in the West.
encompass 5,000 years of history, half the world’s population, more than twenty modern nations
Case depth without lid: 9.25 in. (23.5 cm)3-octave span: 19.5 in. (49.5 cm)Length of longest string: 74.25 in. (188.6 cm)Length of shortest string: 4.75 in. (12 cm)Length of c2: 11 in
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments of All Nations: Catalogue of Keyboard
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
With Broadway at its heart, the Great Emporium developed into the nation’s major
In addition to portraits, status symbols included sets of silver or porcelain for the service of tea, hot chocolate, and coffee.
displayed symbols of patriotism in their homes and on public buildings—replicas of the nation
Catalogue of the Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments of All Nations: I
The porcelains were often stored at the lowest level of the ships, both to provide ballast and because they were impervious to water.
Following the nation’s newfound independence in 1784, America officially entered
Fifth Avenue in Gallery 360 Artists in the lands that are now part of the modern nations
Recently, three exhibitions with works on scrolled paper challenged Paper Conservation staff to find mounting methods that showcased the objects in visually exciting ways.
These windows are one of the reasons that the church was placed on the United Nations
In the late 1950s and early ’60s American photographers reinvented the documentary tradition once again. This time the subjective tradition that had emerged in the 1940s and early ’50s became a kaleidoscope through which photographers looked at the world.
incursion into the natural world becomes a blatant threat to the integrity of the nation
[Dr. Marcel Lheureux, Paris, acquired 1920s]; P. Alsace; [John J. Klejman, New York, until 1960]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1960–1964; The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1964–1978
Traditional Art of the African Nations in the Museum of Primitive Art.
