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Timeline Photos Expand your art history knowledge with a little help from Met curators ✨
Join Eleanor Hyun for an exploration of buncheong ware—a unique Korean ceramic type produced during the Joseon dynasty—in our virtual Art History Study Group. 🤓 📚
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Become a volunteer at The Met! ✨
We are currently accepting applications for new volunteers, who will begin training in fall 2021.
Questions? Sign up for a virtual info session, held January 11–23.
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📸 Demonstrators march in protest soon after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, April 1968. Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images.

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"I have now passed these same values to my sons, who proudly followed in my footsteps to their own careers in law enforcement.
But this is just one person’s story, and I know that there are countless other stories of...

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"My friends and I had a peaceful encounter that fateful night, but I worry for all...who one day may not be as lucky. I stand with all who are calling for change, and I hope that we can mirror these...

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"The officer I encountered on that eventful night in Memphis became one of my dearest mentors and advocates for my career. Despite our different backgrounds, we always strived to support, listen, and foster understanding, with each other and with all...

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"Together we can write a better story, one in which every person in America is finally treated with the equality, respect, and dignity they deserve."⁣ 8/8
Read Keith's full story and more in our recent bulletin, "A Time of Crisis"...

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"He did not see us as threats because of the color of our skin; he saw us as young men and human beings who deserved the chance to go home instead of to jail.⁣
From that day forward, I was...

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"The officer who stopped us was white, and at this moment of unprecedented racial tension, I thought we were going to get arrested—or worse. Instead, the officer demonstrated the true meaning of civil service." 3/8

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"...my desire to serve in this field stemmed directly from my experience during the protests after Dr. King’s assassination. I, a young Black man, along with two of my friends, was caught outside in my neighborhood after a government-mandated curfew."...

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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection See more than 100 historical objects created by Native artists across the U.S. and Canada in #ArtofNativeAmerica.
Made by more than 50 Indigenous groups, these works speak to the complexity, vibrancy, and variation of Native life and offer rich narratives ... 5 Comments

ok, but why aren't you promoting the works of black people on MLK DAYWonderful information culturalI’m indigenous myself and very proud of who I am and for those who are racist will never change and ...

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Charlotte Cushman was the first American actor with an international career. She was especially known for playing male roles like Romeo—which she sometimes played with her sister as Juliet. In this portrait too, she is wearing gender ambiguous clothing. She ... 1 Comments

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Timeline Photos Today on #MLKDay, we're reflecting on the words of The Met's Chief Security Officer Keith Prewitt, whose 40-year career in law enforcement was shaped by his experience during protests after Dr. King's assassination in 1968:
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Let's hope the Met will also be more fair-minded and equitable in its hiring practices across at all levels. King would say, “All lives matter”...

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Internships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Ever wondered what it's like to work at a museum? 🏛️
Join a vibrant community of students at The Met! Applications for our 10-week paid summer internships are now open for interested college and graduate students. Apply by January 27.
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I wish this program was available about fifty years ago when I attended college. My book, 'The Chairs Are Jealous', ...During the 1960s my father worked at the MMA. On school holidays I used to go to work with him. ...Oh wow how wonderful, i've always wanted to go there.

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Women In World History Isabelle Eberhardt abandoned her European upbringing to lead an adventurous — albeit short — life as a writer in North Africa. She left a legacy not only as a writer but also as a cross-dressing pioneer.
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Shady Ladies Was Joan of Arc a Saint? Insane? Transgender? The savior of France? The inventor of France? Get tickets bit.ly/3bP4Dta
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Timeline Photos Become a volunteer at The Met! ✨
We are currently accepting applications for new volunteers, who will begin training in fall 2021, either on-site or virtually, per safety regulations next autumn.
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Who the Mona Lisa Is Is it possible if I live abroad?Che bello sarebbe!

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‘A New Look at Old Masters’ Review: In a New Light, Literally “Works we’ve loved all our lives have never looked better, while some that we may have slighted in the past demand and reward attention in thought-provoking groupings and comparisons that reveal the wealth and depth of the collection.”
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WildFlowers Project Beautiful and cultural pleace!

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Sunday at The Met—"About Time: Fashion and Duration" How do you translate 150 years of fashion history into a physical space?
Join Met curator Andrew Bolton and exhibition designer Es Devlin—with moderator Asad Syrkett, Editor in Chief of "Elle Decor"—for a conservation about the design inspiration behind "About ... 131 Comments

Thanks for this exhibition The Met! Absolutely unbelievable step back in time of fashion!👗💛-EugeneInteresting about being taught fashion and architecture history at the same time. In the 1990s, FIT presented the show, "Charles ...Hi from Buenos Aires, Argentina

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What Is a Reliquary? Here's a Short Introduction To the Bejeweled Medieval Vessels "The ornate reliquaries of medieval Christianity are objects of great religious importance, but they are also unparalleled examples of craftsmanship."
What's a reliquary? Find out with a look at a few items from the #MetCollection.
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I'm curious- do you work with catholic churches to make sure any reliquaries with relics still in them are respected ...The bust of Saint Balbina has been attributed to the Borman workshop probably Pasquier Borman. There was a wonderful exhibition ...You get a plenary indulgence every time you boop her nose. Kinda like those Japanese nekoneko things.

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Timeline Photos Anyone else make a resolution to be more creative in 2021? 🙋 🙋‍♂️ 🎨
If that sounds like you, join us for Community Creates—a virtual, artist-led art-making class. In this session, create new narratives from old photographs.
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Sunday at The Met—About Time: Fashion and Duration How do you translate 150 years of fashion history into a physical space?
Find out tomorrow, January 17, as Met curator Andrew Bolton and exhibition designer Es Devlin speak with moderator ELLE Decor Editor in Chief Asad Syrkett about the ... 30 Comments

What a respite to view fashion history given Covid & world events 💐This is a gorgeous exhibition.Nice. SUNDAY / JANUARY 17
11:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. I'll make sure to have a cup of coffee ready.

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Sunday at The Met—"About Time: Fashion and Duration" How do you translate 150 years of fashion history into a physical space?
Join Met curator Andrew Bolton and exhibition designer Es Devlin—with moderator Asad Syrkett, Editor in Chief of "Elle Decor"—for a conservation about the design inspiration behind "About ... 7 Comments

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Balcony Bar from Home with ETHEL and Friends—Ching-chu Hu Music + painting = ❤️
This week on Balcony Bar from Home with ETHEL and Friends, we're thrilled to feature the music of Ching-chu Hu, accompanied by paintings by his father Hu Hung-shu. Here's what's coming up:
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The effects of overlaying the music, musicians and artwork visually is just stunning.Very impressed with music, artwork, and creative design. Thank you.Just beautiful!!!! Congratulations to all the musicians and Ching-chu Hu.

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About Time: Fashion and Duration | Sunday at The Met Tune in for a conversation that reveals the design inspiration behind the exhibition About Time: Fashion and Duration.
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Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute, The Met
Es Devlin, Exhibition Designer
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Shady Ladies Come learn about the women dancers and singers who have made the Moulin Rouge the worldwide icon of racy entertainment from 1889 to today! Book tickets here bit.ly/2Ke1sjq

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Shady Ladies Find out about the women in Toulouse-Lautrec's posters on the Women of the Moulin Rouge tour, live on Zoom this Saturday with Professor Andrew Lear and that fabulous Parisian, Edith De Belleville: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/131142766545
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National Gallery Rosalba Carriera was born #OnThisDay in 1673. She was not only the most celebrated pastellist of the eighteenth century, but also the most successful female artist of her generation. She had an international clientele, many of whom visited her studio ... 2 Likes

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Storytime with The Met: “Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band” by Kwame Alexander Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime from home! Join us every week for a picture-book reading and an activity connected to The Met collection. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. This week, Met ...

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How to create your own cabinet of curiosities | Drop-in Drawing Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular art-making series and experience The Met collection through creative challenges. This week, assemble a collection of personal curiosities inspired by an apothecary cabinet in The Met collection. Check out the ...

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