September at The Met 

View in browser     Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo Watch this short film to explore the painting Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California (1878) by French-born artist Jules Tavernier. Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo is on view now through November 28, 2021. Watch now →     Medici In-Gallery Guide Check out our guide to The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570, where you'll find the exhibition's artworks, playlists, videos, and more, all in the palm of your hand. Explore the galleries →     Germaine Krull's Queer Vision Once the toast of Paris, avant-garde photographer Germaine Krull held a mirror to queer life in interwar France. Krull is featured in the exhibition, The New Woman Behind the Camera, on view through October 3, 2021. Read now →     The Met's Thomas J. Watson Library Reopens Its Doors Researchers can once again access the library in person. Learn more →   Collecting Inspiration for Collecting Inspiration Medill Higgins Harvey, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts and Manager, The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, on her book about Edward C. Moore's legacy at Tiffany & Co. Read now → New Museum Hours Beginning Tuesday, September 7, The Met is extending its hours: Sunday–Tuesday, and Thursday: 10 am–5 pm Friday and Saturday: 10 am–9 pm Closed Wednesday Upcoming Exhibitions In America: A Lexicon of Fashion September 18, 2021–September 5, 2022 The Met Fifth Avenue Surrealism Beyond Borders October 11, 2021–January 30, 2022 The Met Fifth Avenue Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room November 5, 2021–Ongoing The Met Fifth Avenue Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts December 10, 2021–March 6, 2022 The Met Fifth Avenue See all current exhibitions → Plan Your Visit The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters are open! See the Plan Your Visit page for more information about making a reservation and buying tickets in advance. Please note our current opening days and hours for each location. In accordance with New York City mandate, the Museum requires all visitors age 12 and older to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Masks are required for all visitors. Please read the visitor guidelines page to learn about our new health and safety protocols. Buy or reserve your tickets now → Become a Member →           The Met Fifth Avenue 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 metmuseum.org       Explore        Membership        Donate     For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo, The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570, The New Woman Behind the Camera, In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, Surrealism Beyond Borders, Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room, and Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts. The Audio Guide is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The publication Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany and Co. is made possible by the William Cullen Bryant Fellows of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. Donate now. Comments are welcome at metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org. Images: Jules Tavernier (American, born France, 1844–1889). Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California (detail), 1878. Oil on canvas, 48 x 72 1/4 in. (121.9 x 183.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Marguerite and Frank A. Cosgrove Jr. Fund, 2016 (2016.135) | Germaine Krull (French (born Poland), 1897–1985). Les Amies, ca. 1924. Gelatin silver print,16 x 20.79 cm (6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel and Jennifer and Joseph Duke Gift, 2001 (2001.398) | Librarian Amy Hamilton busily scanning books for researchers who can’t access the library in person. Photo by Dana Keith | "VEIL FLAG" by S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA., 2020. Courtesy of Sterling Ruby Studio. Photography by Melanie Schiff. | Mayo, Coups de bâtons (Baton Blows), 1937. Oil on canvas. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf. © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: bpk Bildagentur / Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf / Achim Kukulies / Art Resource, NY | Roberto Lugo, Queen Abolition, 2021. Digital illustration. | Sèvres Manufactory. Covered vase in the form of a tower (vase en tour; detail), ca. 1762.  Soft-paste porcelain. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection. Image courtesy of the Huntington Art Museum, San Marino, California