New York City — Archive

Shell and Resin: Korean Mother-of-Pearl and Lacquer

Korean mother-of-pearl inlay and lacquerware at the Met

Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts

French decorative arts that inspired Disney's animated classics

Alter Egos | Projected Selves

Artists reimagine identity through masks and alter egos.

Surrealism Beyond Borders

Surrealism reimagined as a worldwide movement

You Won't Bleed Me: How Blaxploitation Posters Defined Cool & Delivered Profits

Iconic Blaxploitation movie posters: bold, Black, and revolutionary.

The Push Pin Legacy

The witty, eclectic vision that remade American design

Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art

Tracing the human stories behind Nazi-era looted art.

Companions in Solitude: Reclusion and Communion in Chinese Art

Chinese art's paradox: solitude as a path to communion

Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints: Revolution, Resistance, and Activism

Prints and drawings as tools of dissent, across centuries.

Showing the Work: Collections Care in the Antonio Ratti Textile Center

A rare behind-the-scenes look at how the Metropolitan Museum preserves and cares for its vast textile holdings in the Antonio Ratti Textile Center.

The New Woman Behind the Camera

A 2021 Metropolitan Museum exhibition celebrating pioneering women photographers who redefined the medium from the 1920s through the mid-20th century.

The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570

A landmark Met exhibition exploring how the Medici dynasty used portraiture as a tool of political power in sixteenth-century Florence.

Spiritual Pop: Art in 1960s Iran

Where Iranian spirituality met 1960s pop art

The Good Life: Collecting Late Antique Art at The Met

Elite art and luxury objects from Late Antiquity at The Met.

Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints: Materials and Techniques

A 2021 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum exploring the materials, techniques, and craftsmanship behind works on paper from the museum's renowned collection.

Bodhisattvas of Wisdom, Compassion, and Power

Buddhist art exploring wisdom, compassion, and power

Japan: A History of Style

Centuries of Japanese art and design at the Met

Freak Power

Posters as tools of counterculture and radical change.

Shapes from Out of Nowhere: Ceramics from the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection

A stunning survey of ceramic art drawn from the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, showcasing vessels and forms that push the boundaries of the medium.

Masters and Masterpieces: Chinese Art from the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection

A major exhibition of Chinese art spanning centuries, drawn from the renowned Florence and Herbert Irving Collection at the Metropolitan Museum.

Celebrating the Year of the Ox

Met treasures honoring the ox across Asian art and history.

Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints: New York Inspired

New York City as muse, in drawings and prints from The Met.

Vera List & The Posters Of Lincoln Center

How one patron defined Lincoln Center's iconic poster art

Escenas

A 2025 NYU art exhibition exploring scenes and narratives through contemporary artistic practice.

Seeing Sound

Where sound becomes image in contemporary art