Metropolitan Museum of Art
On view
Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s
American art confronts the Great Depression at the Met.
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
Tudor art and royal splendor at the Met
Embracing Color: Enamel in Chinese Decorative Arts, 1300–1900
Six centuries of Chinese enamel art at the Met.
Water Memories
A cross-cultural journey through art inspired by water.
Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection
A landmark exhibition exploring the aesthetics and cultural significance of the kimono through masterworks from the renowned John C. Weber Collection at the Met.
Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan
Miniature masterpieces of Edo-period sword craft at the Met.
Fictions of Emancipation
Art and freedom examined through the Met's collection
Celebrating the Year of the Tiger
Tigers in Asian art, from ancient ritual objects to painting.
Shell and Resin: Korean Mother-of-Pearl and Lacquer
Korean mother-of-pearl inlay and lacquerware at the Met
Alter Egos | Projected Selves
Artists reimagine identity through masks and alter egos.
Gifts from the Fire: The Martin Eidelberg Collection
A scholar-collector's gems at the Met, New York
Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith
Medieval Iberian art where three faiths collided and created.
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 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.
Knowledge of the Past is Key to the Present
Met collection show linking past and present across time.
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
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.
Celebrating the Year of the Ox
Met treasures honoring the ox across Asian art and history.
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.
Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints: New York Inspired
New York City as muse, in drawings and prints from The Met.
Great Hall Balcony Reinstallation
The Metropolitan Museum presents a reinstallation of its iconic Great Hall Balcony, showcasing the museum's commitment to reimagining its historic spaces.
Past exhibitions (32)
Sargent and Paris
Sargent's Paris years explored at the Met
Cubism and the Trompe l'Oeil Tradition
Cubism meets trompe l'oeil across five centuries of art.
Art Work: Artists Working for The Met
Artists who created, collaborated, and shaped The Met
Louise Bourgeois: Paintings
A comprehensive exhibition of paintings by the legendary French-American artist Louise Bourgeois, presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents
Homer's America reexamined — beauty, race, and power
Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast
Carpeaux's legacy reexamined through historical and contemporary art.
The Lightning Testimonies
Multi-channel video bearing witness to sexual violence
Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman
David's drawings: the radical vision behind his masterworks
Charles Ray: Figure Ground
Uncanny sculptures by Charles Ray at the Met
In the Orbit of Jacques Louis David: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints
David's neoclassical legacy in drawings and prints at the Met
The African Origin of Civilization
A 2021 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum exploring Africa's foundational contributions to human civilization and cultural development.
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts
French decorative arts that inspired Disney's animated classics
Cruel Radiance: Photography, 1940s–1960s
Mid-century photography from the Met's own collection
Before Yesterday We Could Fly
Afrofuturist period room reimagining Seneca Village
Surrealism Beyond Borders
Surrealism reimagined as a worldwide movement
Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo
An exploration of Jules Tavernier's artistic engagement with the Elem Pomo people and their cultural traditions during the 19th century.
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.
Spiritual Pop: Art in 1960s Iran
Where Iranian spirituality met 1960s pop art
The Roof Garden Commission: Alex Da Corte, As Long as the Sun Lasts
Bold rooftop installation by Alex Da Corte at the Met
Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits
Precise watercolor portraits of Native American life, 1832-34.
Alice Neel: People Come First
Six decades of Neel's unflinching humanist portraits
The Facade Commission: Carol Bove, The séances aren't helping
Bold steel sculptures on the Met's iconic facade
Goya's Graphic Imagination
Goya's prints and drawings: satire, war, and dark fantasy.
Crossroads: Empires and Emporia
A 2020 Metropolitan Museum exhibition exploring the intersecting worlds of empires and trade, tracing how commerce and power shaped cultures across history.
Francesco Clemente: The Isa Upanishad
Francesco Clemente brings his visionary interpretation of the ancient Sanskrit text "The Isa Upanishad" to the Metropolitan Museum, blending Eastern philosophy with his signature neo-expressionist style.
Thomas Hart Benton's America Today Mural
A landmark 1930s mural cycle by American regionalist Thomas Hart Benton, presented in a major 2015 Metropolitan Museum exhibition celebrating this monumental work of social realism.
Connecting with the Past: Japanese Archaeology and Early Sacred Arts
A 2012 Metropolitan Museum exhibition exploring Japan's archaeological heritage and the sacred arts of its early periods, revealing the spiritual and material foundations of Japanese culture.
Miró: The Dutch Interiors
A focused look at Joan Miró's celebrated Dutch Interiors series, shown at the Metropolitan Museum in 2010, exploring how the Spanish master transformed Old Master paintings into vivid surrealist canvases.
Francesco Clemente
A 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art presenting the work of Italian artist Francesco Clemente, exploring his distinctive approach to figuration and abstraction.
Arts of Ancient China
A landmark 2005 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum exploring the artistic achievements of ancient China across multiple dynasties and media.
Orientations to Ceramics in Great Hall Balcony
A 2005 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art exploring ceramic works displayed in the Great Hall Balcony, offering fresh perspectives on the art of ceramics.
Mughal Influence in Rajasthani Painting
A 2001 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum exploring how Mughal artistic traditions shaped the vibrant painting schools of Rajasthan.