Visiting Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion?

You must join the virtual exhibition queue when you arrive. If capacity has been reached for the day, the queue will close early.

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MetKids Microscope

What’s the Science behind Music?

Sound is invisible, yet it’s all around us! What’s going on here? What exactly is a sound, anyway?

MetKids Microscope

What Does Sound Look Like?

Make an instrument and a special tool to visualize sound.

MetKids Microscope

What Happens When We Touch Art?

Find out how touching artworks can be dangerous and meet the scientists that take care of the art—our conservators.

MetKids Microscope

How to Dust For Fingerprints

Uncover hidden fingerprints around your home like an art detective.

MetKids Microscope

Are Bookworms Real? Pests at The Met

Meet some of the critters that like to munch on art and books at the Museum and learn how experts keep The Met safe.

MetKids Microscope

How to Make a Field Guide

Make a field guide and use it to classify bugs like a scientist at the museum.

On View

The Giants of Mont’e Prama

Learn about the discovery and meaning of these ancient stone figures from Sardinia.

Behind the Scenes

Textile Conservation at The Met

Learn about the science, art, and exhibition techniques of textile conservation at The Met.

 

Behind the Scenes

Examining Storage Jars from the American South

Scientific research on food residue found in nineteenth-century stoneware vessels produced by enslaved artisans sheds light on the contents once stored inside.

Behind the Scenes

Conserving the King Arthur Tapestry

Follow the conservation treatment of “King Arthur” from the “Nine Heroes Tapestries” series, among the oldest in The Met’s collection.

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