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Hot off the cy-press! 🌳 ⁣ ⁣ Join us this spring for "Van Gogh’s Cypresses," the first exhibition to focus on the trees—among the most famous in the history of art—immortalized in signature images by Vincent van Gogh. #VanGoghCypresses
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Van Gogh’s Cypresses is the first exhibition to focus on the trees—among the most famous in the history of art—immortalized in signature images by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890).
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"It is a personal quest to unfold a continuous inquiry on who Black girls and women are—among and beyond us, and how we can imagine ourselves otherwise." — Tanekeya Word Explore the everyday fantastical in Word's print "Starshine & Clay": met.org/3jtOLTc
A print featuring a Black woman in profile against a backdrop of a large orange circle, a brown curved rectangle, and a blue background behind that. Her hair sits atop her hair in swirls. A green collaged paper appears as her shirt or top garment.
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Staying in to beat the cold? Revisit the #MetLiveArts production of Gertrude Stein—born February 3, 1874—and Virgil Thompson's "The Mother of Us All," which imaginatively chronicles the story of Susan B. Anthony and the women's suffrage movement.⁣
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This past February, on the eve of Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday, The Met presented The Mother of Us All in collaboration with The Juilliard School and th...
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We were thrilled to welcome
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students to The Met this week! Thank you
@ChancellorCUNY
and all who joined.
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Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
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It was a special treat to join @CUNY students at @metmuseum—one of the country's landmark cultural institutions. We are proud to be the first school to participate in the museum's initiative to strengthen ties with the community and expose young people to the arts. #CUNYAtTheMet
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Four-image collage of CUNY students, CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez and art work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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FINAL WEEK—Visit "Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina" to experience the legacy of African American potters from the 19th-century American South in dialogue with contemporary artistic responses. Learn more: met.org/HearMeNow
A view of The Met's sunlight filled Lehman Wing, centering a large jug by David Drake on display in front of a bold blue wall reading "HEAR ME NOW."
A view inside a gallery featuring a large white vessel with cowrie shells by contemporary artist Simone Leigh.
Two small artworks on display in cases in front of two large paintings of a Black woman in a vibrant cape.
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🚨 Teen Friday alert! 🚨 Are you an art-lover in New York age 15–18? Join us this Friday, February 3. Grab your crew and come by to hang out, listen to music, eat snacks, and get creative with other teens in a stress-free space. Learn more: met.org/3kK1Lo3
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Recently,
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asked me to respond to a piece of art I am drawn to as part of #MetAccess
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As part of our #MetAccess program, every month we invite Disabled and Deaf artists to respond to works in The Met collection that spark curiosity or inspiration. This month Nasreen Alkhateeb reflects on Iris van Herpen's 2011–12 ensemble from The Costume Institute, writing:⁣
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Victorian silhouette corset bodice made up entirely of bones, with layers of protruding rib shaped pelvis and hips.
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As part of our #MetAccess program, every month we invite Disabled and Deaf artists to respond to works in The Met collection that spark curiosity or inspiration. This month Nasreen Alkhateeb reflects on Iris van Herpen's 2011–12 ensemble from The Costume Institute, writing:⁣
Victorian silhouette corset bodice made up entirely of bones, with layers of protruding rib shaped pelvis and hips.
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ICYMI: hear live poetry in response to #HearMeNow.
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Join us on Sunday, February 5, as poets from across the country respond to "Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina." Ama Codjoe, @aracelisxgirmay, @aja_monet, @NajeeOmar will each share bespoke work reflecting on #HearMeNow. metmuseum.org/events/program
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Excited for thissss 😬✨
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Join us on Sunday, February 5, as poets from across the country respond to "Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina." Ama Codjoe, @aracelisxgirmay, @aja_monet, @NajeeOmar will each share bespoke work reflecting on #HearMeNow. metmuseum.org/events/program
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