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Representing the Complicated History of American Interiors

What is a period room and what are the benefits of publishing the research that informs them online?

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Black-and-white image of an actor in 18th-century period costume sitting in the Marmion Room

Art Explained

Go behind the scenes with artist Petrit Halilaj, who discusses with curator Iria Candela the inspiration and making of his 2024 Roof Garden Commission: Abetare.

May 7

Art and Literature

By Women, for Women: American Art Posters of the 1890s

How did women emerge as active creators of art and visual culture in the nineteenth century?

Shannon Vittoria April 19

Black History

Harlem Is Everywhere: Episode 5, Art as Activism

What was the political legacy of the Harlem Renaissance?

Jessica Lynne, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Jordan Casteel, and Bridget R. Cooks March 19

Black History

Harlem Is Everywhere: Episode 4, Music & Nightlife

What were the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance?

Jessica Lynne, James Smalls, Richard J. Powell, Christian McBride, and Carl Phillips March 12

Women’s History

Museums Without Men: Guerrilla Girls

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Katy Hessel and Allison Rudnick March 8

Women’s History

Museums Without Men: Marie Denise Villers

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Katy Hessel and Kathryn Calley Galitz March 8

Women’s History

Museums Without Men: Firelei Báez

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Katy Hessel and Firelei Báez March 8

Women’s History

Representing the Female Body

Take a closer look at two feminist artworks from the 1980s
by Lala Rukh and the Guerrilla Girls.

Kristin Plys March 8

Women’s History

Museums Without Men: Leonora Carrington

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Katy Hessel March 8

Women’s History

Museums Without Men: Mary Cassatt

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Katy Hessel and Laura D. Corey March 8

Visiting The Met?

Representing the Complicated History of American Interiors