Deirdre Larkin, managing horticulturalist of The Met Cloisters, discusses the origins of the Date palm and its significance in medieval art and life.
Date palms have provided an important food, an intoxicating liquor, a sweetener,
The Middle Kingdom (mid-Dynasty 11–Dynasty 13, ca. 2030–1640 B.C.) began when Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II reunited Upper and Lower Egypt, setting the stage for a second great flowering of Egyptian culture.
The preceding Old Kingdom appears to have been an age of supreme confidence—at least
Unearthing my family history through James Van Der Zee and Harvey Cook Jackson’s photography.
Of the cameras found, some would have been manufactured as early as the 1940s, and
The Conservation and Scientific Research fellows work on a 12-month research project that makes use of the The Met collection and/or resources.
Fellows have access to The Met collection, staff, libraries, research facilities,
Philippe de Montebello, then director of The Met, discusses the issue of works of art confiscated by the Nazis during World War II.
Philippe de Montebello: However foul and vividly recalled World War II-era thefts may have
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Tuesday, September 9 Storytime at The Met Cloisters Look, listen, sing, and have
century On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 341 The Tellem are believed to have
The wrapping with linen changed forever the shape of the human body and created a new being of divine character that was believed to be able to live forever.
The Mummification Process The mummification of King Tutankhamun’s body may have been
The innovative designer speaks about how fashion can address social issues, from gender-based violence to government corruption.
Magugu: I have so much that I want to address, but I often fail speaking about it
“I wanted to be that commanding huntress, to live among a fleet of adoring nymphs and hounds and transform any man who crossed me.”
As my wife, a poet, put it: “Athena and all those male gods are like, ‘We have to
