Permanent display
Archive
Independence and Identity: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints
14 May 2026 — 6 Oct 2026 at Metropolitan Museum of Art
· New York City
This exhibition presents a carefully chosen selection of works from the Department of Drawings and Prints, bringing together drawings and prints that reflect on the enduring themes of independence and identity. The works on view invite visitors to consider how artists across different periods and traditions have used the medium of works on paper to assert individuality, challenge convention, and explore what it means to belong — or to stand apart.
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…