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Met News: September 2022

 

 

Met News

 

September 2022

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Inventing the Piano

Inventing the Piano

Opera singer and renowned countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments, discuss how the human voice influenced the invention of the piano. Listen now →

 

 

Immaterial: Metals, Part One

Immaterial: Metals, Part One

Dive into the magic of iron, bronze, lead, and copper in the first half of Immaterial's season finale. Listen now →

 

 

Immaterial: Metals, Part Two

Immaterial: Metals, Part Two

Mercury, silver, and gold. Three of the most powerful substances on Earth are also among the most enigmatic. Listen now →

 

 

Insider Insights | The Japanese Kimono

Insider Insights | The Japanese Kimono

Join Met experts to explore the history and modernization of the Japanese kimono. Learn about Japan's famed weaving, dying, and embroidery techniques along with discoveries from new scientific research. Watch now →

 

 

AFPR—Meet The Artists: Zizipho Poswa

AFPR—Meet The Artists: Zizipho Poswa

Zizipho Poswa's sculpture "Noxolo" references a magodi, a traditional African hairstyle, which she associates with memories of her aunt—after whom she named the piece. Watch now →

 

 

Reconstructing the Archaic Greek Sphinx

Reconstructing the Archaic Greek Sphinx

See how the sphinx of a Greek funerary monument was reconstructed in its original form and color. Read now →

 

 

Something for Everyone: From the Archives of the Metropolitan Museum Journal

Something for Everyone: From the Archives of the Metropolitan Museum Journal

The Metropolitan Museum Journal Board shares some of their favorite articles past and present. Read now →

 

Exhibition Highlights

In Full Bloom: Margaret Armstrong's Decorated Publishers' Bindings Revisited

In Full Bloom: Margaret Armstrong's Decorated Publishers' Bindings Revisited

CLOSING SOON

Through September 21, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue

Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina

Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina

JUST OPENED

Through February 5, 2023
The Met Fifth Avenue

Noble Virtues: Nature as Symbol in Chinese Art

Noble Virtues: Nature as Symbol in Chinese Art

OPENS TOMORROW

Through January 29, 2023
The Met Fifth Avenue

The Facade Commission: Hew Locke, Gilt

The Facade Commission: Hew Locke, Gilt

UPCOMING

Opens September 15, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue

The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England

The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England

UPCOMING

Opens October 10, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue

Cubism and the Trompe l'Oeil Tradition

Cubism and the Trompe l'Oeil Tradition

UPCOMING

Opens October 20, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue

Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art

Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art

UPCOMING

Opens November 21, 2022
The Met Fifth Avenue

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Travel with The Met

Extend Your Met Experience beyond the Walls of the Museum

Extend Your Met Experience beyond the Walls of the Museum

In the Travel with The Met program, join our curators and educators on exclusive art and cultural journeys—in the U.S. and around the world.

See a full list of upcoming trips →

 

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Masks are recommended, but not required. Read our visitor guidelines.

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