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Rich Man, Poor Man: Art, Class, and Commerce in a Late
Medieval Town
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Gallery 10, The Met Cloisters
For the emerging middle class in early Tudor England, the home served as
both an assertion of social position and a form of self-expression. Now
open, at The Met Cloisters, Rich
Man, Poor Man: Art, Class, and Commerce in a Late Medieval Town
explores this idea by looking at the house and tastes of one merchant in
16th-century Exeter. Featuring more than 50 works—textiles, prints,
furnishings, and decorative arts objects—all from The Met collection, this
exhibition offers a focused study of the intersection of art and class in
an English city at its most prosperous moment. Max Hollein, Marina Kellen
French Director of The Met, stated: "This exhibition provides fresh
insight into the surprising and important role art played in shaping class
identity in medieval England. The sculptures that are at the center of this
exhibition are exceedingly rare, and it is exciting to see them given the
scholarly attention they deserve."
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Africa &
Byzantium
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Opens November 19, 2023
Gallery 199, The Met Fifth Avenue
Bringing together a range of masterworks—from mosaic, sculpture, pottery,
and metalwork to luxury objects, paintings, and religious manuscripts—this
exhibition recounts Africa's central role in international networks of
trade and cultural exchange. With artworks rarely or never before seen in
public, Africa & Byzantium sheds new light on
the staggering artistic achievements of medieval Africa. This long-overdue
exhibition highlights how the continent contributed to the development of
the premodern world and offers a more complete history of the vibrant
multiethnic societies of north and east Africa that shaped the artistic,
economic, and cultural life of Byzantium and beyond.
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Coming This Holiday Season
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Medieval "Christmastide"
Decorations at The Met Cloisters
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From December 14, 2023, through January 7, 2024, a unique
tradition at The Met Cloisters pays tribute to the medieval Christmas
celebration. Visitors enter under a great arch of holly boughs bright with
red fruits, which symbolize light, warmth, and welcome. Holly is the plant
that is most associated with the medieval feast.
Stay tuned and follow on Instagram for more!
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Accessibility at The Met
The Met is committed to accessibility for all. For information about
accessibility, programs, and services for people with disabilities at both
Met sites, visit metmuseum.org/access. To request an access
accommodation for virtual programs or online resources, email access@metmuseum.org,
or call 212-650-2010. For information about
accessibility on our website, see our Website Accessibility Statement.
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All events take place at The Met Cloisters Main Hall unless
otherwise noted.
For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits,
see Rich Man, Poor Man:
Art, Class, and Commerce in a Late Medieval Town and Africa & Byzantium.
Public programs at The Met Cloisters are made possible in part by The Helen
Clay Frick Foundation.
For Education program funders, visit metmuseum.org/educationfundingsupport.
For MetLiveArts program funders, visit metmuseum.org/metliveartssupport.
Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000
years of world art. Donate now.
Images: Architectural Support with a Peasant Holding a Club,
1524–1549. Made in Exeter (by French woodworkers), England. French. Oak,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1974
(1974.295.3) | Mosaic Panel of Preparations for a Feast, Tunisia, Carthage,
late 2nd century ce. Marble, limestone, molten glass, 94 1/2 x 88 5/8 in.
(240 x 225 cm). Paris, Musée du Louvre, Department of Greek, Roman, and
Etruscan Antiquities (MNC 1577; Ma1796). © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource,
NY. Photo: Hervé Lewandowski
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