Taiwanese calligraphy master Tong Yang-Tze redefines tradition with her monumental, larger-than-life works, transforming The Met's Great Hall into a space of bold cultural dialogue.
The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will focus on the relationship between race, fashion, and identity in its Spring 2025 exhibition titled “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The exhibition will share its theme with this year’s Met Gala. While focusing
Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London has secured a rare medieval carving of Jesus, edging out New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met). This seven-inch sculpture, meticulously carved from walrus ivory and depicting Jesus being taken down from the cross,
In honor of the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birth in 2024, the Metropolitan Museum of Art presents Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature, the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist in the United States. Organized in cooperation with
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has completed the return of an ancient Sumerian sculpture to Iraq. The restitution ceremony for the Sumerian sculpture took place in Washington D.C., as announced by the Met in a statement. This return
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) interrupted the opening night revival of Tannhäuser, an 1845 German opera by Richard Wagner at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Opera House on November 30. The activists aimed to draw attention to the environmental degradation of Earth’s water resources.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Verizon have launched a first-of-its-kind experience at the Museum, Replica, that allows visitors at The Met to scan artwork and bring elements of the works digitally into the global immersive platform Roblox through augmented reality (AR). Users
