Art
We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes: Manhattan’s Psycho Summer
New York City is creeping towards a psycho kind of summer.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art
The Mug Shot’s Origins in Debunked 19th-Century Science
French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon believed each person's physical measurements were as distinct as their fingerprints, and devised the first modern mug shots as part of his classification system in the 19th century.
Art
The Met Breuer Traces the Unfinished to the Deliberately Incomplete in Western Art
At a press preview earlier this month, Sheena Wagstaff, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s chairwoman for modern and contemporary art, said that “arguably only the Met” could put on a show like Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible.
Announcement
Get a First Look at the New Met Breuer
At this third and newest location of The Met, you can experience modern and contemporary art like never before: through the lens of The Met’s five thousand years of art from every corner of the globe.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NjE4MjgsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNzE3MzcsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJja
Art
Walk the Eight Blocks from the Met to the Met Breuer, Accompanied by Soundscapes
John Luther Adams's "Soundwalk 9:09" is a composition that's only complete once you listen to it on the noisy New York City streets.
Art
The Metropolitan Museum Is Still Very Eurocentric and Conservative
If you thought the Eurocentric gods may have been toppled from their comfortable perches at the top of Mt. Met, you'll be sorely disappointed.
Art
The Bawdy History of Medieval Playing Cards
Playing cards arrived in Europe from Asia sometime in the 14th century, and by 1367 they had their first citywide ban in Bern, Switzerland.
In Brief
Metropolitan Museum’s Admission Now “Suggested” Rather Than “Recommended”
Since 1893, admission to New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has been as little as a penny.
Opinion
The Meh-tropolitan Museum of Art's Rebranding
It looks like THE MET has made a really unfortunate mistake not only on the logo, but on the entire surrounding brand system.
Art
Playing with Time on a Gilded Age Piano
George A. Schastey had one of the most popular design firms among New York City's Gilded Age elite, but now his work is barely known.
Art
Light Projections Bring Color and Lost Glory to the Temple of Dendur
We recognize the Temple of Dendur today as a monochromatic sandstone structure, but its walls, like those of most ancient Egyptian temples, were originally painted bright colors.
Art
A Fashion Icon Who Championed the Power of Personal Style
The Art of Style paints a stunning portrait of Jacqueline de Ribes, superficially a woman who embodied glamor and grace, but a peek beneath the surface showcases the broader complexities of her as an individual and creator.