Permanent display
Closing soon
Fictions of Emancipation
10 Mar 2022 — 5 Mar 2023 at Metropolitan Museum of Art
· New York City
Fictions of Emancipation is a 2022 exhibition presented by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition examines how artists have imagined, depicted, and contested themes of emancipation, freedom, and liberation through diverse visual and narrative strategies. Drawing on works from the museum's collections, the show investigates the complex relationship between artistic representation and the lived experience of emancipation across different historical moments and cultural contexts.
About the venue
Metropolitan Museum of Art
· New York City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the fourth-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5,727,258 visitors in fiscal year 2025, it was the most-visited museum in…
