Permanent display
Closing soon
Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints: New York Inspired
21 Jan 2021 — 26 Apr 2021 at Metropolitan Museum of Art
· New York City
This 2021 exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art brings together a carefully chosen group of works from the Department of Drawings and Prints, united by a single, enduring theme: New York City as muse.
From intimate sketches to large-scale prints, the works on view capture the city's restless energy, its architecture, its streets, and its people through the eyes of artists who found in New York an inexhaustible subject. The selection spans a broad range of periods and techniques, offering visitors a layered portrait of one of the world's most depicted cities.
The exhibition invites viewers to trace how successive generations of artists have responded to the urban landscape, finding beauty, tension, and meaning in its ever-changing fabric.
From intimate sketches to large-scale prints, the works on view capture the city's restless energy, its architecture, its streets, and its people through the eyes of artists who found in New York an inexhaustible subject. The selection spans a broad range of periods and techniques, offering visitors a layered portrait of one of the world's most depicted cities.
The exhibition invites viewers to trace how successive generations of artists have responded to the urban landscape, finding beauty, tension, and meaning in its ever-changing fabric.
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…
