The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Art Elizabeth Melanie Gifford PhD, Art History, University of Maryland, College Park
This illustrated essay describes the evolution of the display of Islamic art at the Met—from the first largely visual exhibitions to the present scholarly organization by style, material, and civilization.
When the Museum’s Central Park building opened in 1880, there were also Islamic textiles
Jean, Duke of Berry d. 1416 (1408/09–d. 1416; item no. 960 in 1413 inventory) ; Yolande, Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Anjou (1417–d.1443) ; Pierre-Gabriel Bourlier, baron d’Ailly (before 1879–sold by 1884) ; Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, Paris (by 1884–d
The Cloisters: The Building and the Collection of Medieval Art in Fort Tryon Park
Discover the rich history of printmaking in Mexico and the The Met’s collecting of these prints.
Poster advertising an exhibition of work by young Mexican artists held in the Retiro Park
Objects conservator Deborah Schorsch recounts the long history of conservation at The Met
Dendur, and on Cleopatra’s Needle, an Egyptian obelisk situated nearby in Central Park
The Artist: Joachim Patinir was born in the southern Lowlands, either in Dinant or Bouvignes (southeastern Belgium). Although the date of his birth is unknown, it was probably around 1480 or 1485
University Park, Pa., 2012, pp. ix, xiv, 221, 238–42, 331 n. 11, colorpl. 35, fig
Attribution, Date, and Bruegel’s Working Methods: When The Met acquired The Harvesters in 1919, the extraordinarily low sale price in part had to do with the art market that had virtually collapsed during World War I
University Park, Pa., 2015, p. 84. Peter van der Coelen and Friso Lammertse.
that the conservatory may have been "a small greenhouse [that] once stood in the park
Scan your QR code: Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool Archtop guitar Ken Parker
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
pre-program and graduate internships at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Park
