Permanent display
Closing soon
Water Memories
23 Jun 2022 — 2 Apr 2023 at Metropolitan Museum of Art
· New York City
Water Memories is an exhibition presented at the Metropolitan Museum from 2022 to 2023. Bringing together works that span cultures and centuries, the show examines the profound and enduring relationship between humanity and water — as a source of life, a force of nature, and a vessel for memory and imagination.
From ancient artifacts to modern works, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on how water has shaped human experience, inspired artistic creation, and carried the weight of collective and personal memory across time.
From ancient artifacts to modern works, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on how water has shaped human experience, inspired artistic creation, and carried the weight of collective and personal memory across time.
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…
