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Unpacking the Hindu Icon of Devotion

The prowess of Hanuman – part monkey, part human – and the strength of his devotion are all packed within this thin cloth. This Diwali, we are looking back at artist Nalini Malani’s collaboration with the Artistic Project; a look at Hanuman Bearing Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, and the making of unwavering devotion enshrined within its every fiber. Subscribe for new content from The Met: https://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum #TheMet #Art #...

Artist Interview — Jesse Krimes: Corrections | Met Exhibitions

Go behind the scenes with Jesse Krimes as he discusses his inspiration and artistic process for his works in the exhibition Jesse Krimes: Corrections, on view at The Met through July 13, 2025. Krimes’s image-based installations, made over the course of his six-year incarceration, reflect the ingenuity of an artist working without access to traditional materials. Employing prison-issued soap, hair gel, playing cards, and...

Celebration and Resistance — Mexican Prints at the Vanguard

Join us to learn about the role that aesthetics play in shaping and circulating political ideologies across a range of artforms, including printmaking, poetry, and performance. Listen to panelists as they reflect on works in the exhibition Mexican Prints at the Vanguardhttps://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/mexican-prints-at-the-vanguard and consider the continued potential that the arts have to advocate for and enact social cha...

An Evening with Artist Lee Bul

Join artist Lee Bul for a conversation about The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo, a suite of four sculptures for The Met Fifth Avenue's facade that combines classical and futuristic bodily forms in motion and explores how history can be admired as well as destabilized. The conversation unpacks Lee's expansive career, including her performances, sculptures, and installations that address the aspirations and disillusions associated with the ...

Look Again: European Paintings — The Rise of the French Academy

Join curator David Pullins as he discusses the rise of the French Academy, the Salon, and the role of women artists in 18th century France, featuring works now on view in the renovated and reinstalled European Paintings galleries at The Met, Look Again: European Paintings 1300-1800. Learn more about the European Paintings Galleries https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/look-again-european-paintings-1300-1800 Subscribe fo...

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major (Johnny Gandelsman, five-string violin) | MetLiveArts

In 2023, violinist Johnny Gandelsman realized a longtime dream: performing J.S. Bach’s six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, plus novel arrangements of the composer’s six cello suites, over a weeklong residency at The Met Cloisters. Through four consecutive nights in the resplendent Fuentidueña Chapel, Gandelsman paved a memorable journey through the behemoth pieces, infusing his own, fo...