Art has a unique way of bringing complicated facts to life. What can it tell us about the multiple histories of two continents over several centuries? Visit the American Wing.
and leader, fought in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, in which Indigenous nations
Met director Max Hollein reflects on current discussions about cultural property, provides background on The Met collection, and previews several important initiatives.
needed provenance information and even more time to collaborate with other museums, nations
The Worsham-Rockefeller Dressing Room is among the most elaborate and best-preserved interiors from late-19th-century New York City.
spurring intense interest in collecting and leading to the founding of many of the nation’s
In a flush of optimism following the Civil War, a group of businessmen, civic leaders, and artists determined to found an art museum in New York City. They took the first concrete step toward this goal on April Making We Scheduled The In These Above
Under Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the inaugural director, the Museum acquired this nation
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
peasant wars against oppressive aristocracy, and brutal clashes with neighboring nations
Features monumental art from New Guinea, Pacific islands, Australia, and Island Southeast Asia—regions united by shared Indigenous ancestry.
The first Pacific Island nations secured independence through movements that began
The Marimion Room was the principal parlor of Marmion, a plantation house built around 1756 by the Fitzhugh family of Virginia. The room’s elaborate painting was executed in the 1770s and is one of the most ambitious decorative schemes to survive from eighteenth-century America.
Betty Washington, George Washington’s younger sister, making him the nephew of the nation’s
The archaeology of rubbish.
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations‚ Millennium General Assembly, ca. 1950â
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
—celebrated France’s dominance over non-European nations.
This audio guide highlights the traditions and techniques on display in the collection of Native American art.
Art of Native America Follow Tantoo Cardinal from the Metis Nations of Canada as
