THE MET NEWS FOR JANUARY 2022

 

January 2022   VIRTUAL OPENING Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts Watch a preview of the exhibition Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue through March 6, 2022. Watch now →     Spotlight: Spinario's Thorn What can Antico's small, bronze sculpture teach us about pain, mindfulness, and the creative process? Explore the episode →     The First Print Portfolio Produced for The Met A look at the Museum's history of engaging with contemporary artists and the print medium. Read now →     How Was It Made? A Korean Inlaid-Lacquer Box Watch as lacquer craftsman Lee Kwang-Woong uses traditional Korean techniques to create a beautiful box inlaid with delicate shell decoration. Watch now → Risographs in Watson Library Artists explore the potential of a new printmaking technology. Read now →   Exhibitions Highlights Surrealism Beyond Borders CLOSING SOON Through January 30, 2022 The Met Fifth Avenue Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith FINAL WEEKS Through February 13, 2022 The Met Cloisters Celebrating the Year of the Tiger OPENING SOON January 29, 2022–January 17, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue The African Origin of Civilization Ongoing The Met Fifth Avenue See all current exhibitions → Plan Your Visit See the Plan Your Visit page for more information about buying tickets in advance. Please note our current opening days and hours for each location. For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, dining locations are closed, and capacity is limited. In accordance with the New York City mandate, all visitors aged 5 and older must show proof of vaccination status. All visitors aged 12 and older must show proof that they have received two doses of an accepted two-dose series vaccine, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. All visitors aged 18 and older must also show a valid personal ID. All visitors aged 5–11 must show proof that they have received at least one dose of an accepted vaccine. Beginning January 29, all visitors aged 5–11 must show proof of full vaccination. Face coverings are required for all visitors aged 2 and older, even if they are vaccinated. Read our visitor guidelines. Buy 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 Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts, Surrealism Beyond Borders, Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith, Celebrating the Year of the Tiger, and The African Origin of Civilization. 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: 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 | Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi) (Italian, ca. 1460–1528). Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot), probably modeled by 1496, cast ca. 1501. Bronze, partially gilt (hair) and silvered (eyes). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012 (2012.157) | Nathaniel Russel, Time Zone Featuring Light (Lisbon, Portugal: Stolen Books, 2019) | 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 | Camel from the Church of San Baudelio de Berlanga (detail), Spain, first half of the 12th century (possibly 1129–34). Fresco transferred to canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1961 (61.219) | The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu, ca. 2575–2465 B.C. Egyptian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1948 (48.111) | Seated Couple, 18th–early 19th century. Dogon artist: Mali. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977 (1977.394.15)