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“As much as the camera reveals things we cannot see it also creates things we bring to it.” —James Nares on “Street” met.org/XltoRh
Thanks @metmuseum for letting us record this powerful talk between @350.org-founder @billmckibben & @djspooky: bit.ly/12poZfv
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Heading to the beach this #MemorialDay weekend? Enjoy William Merritt Chase’s scenic painting “At the Seaside.” met.org/1a8faWa
Art Review: New European Paintings Galleries, 1250-1800, at the Met nyti.ms/10o0P77
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This is the last weekend to see "Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity.” View selected highlights: met.org/16xSrUD #FashionFriday
Kick off summer with incredible savings during The Met Store's #MemorialDay weekend sale. met.org/11cLGXz pic.twitter.com/5Je4tffIMk
Over the past twenty years, photography has undergone a dramatic transformation. “After Photoshop” closes Monday. met.org/14MCicR
.@espn takes a look inside our collection of over 30,000 baseball cards. Check out "A Sport for Every Girl" now: met.org/ZgQCLg
Take a 360-degree look at a mid-18th-century French bowl, elaborately decorated with vignettes of fish. met.org/10l0SR7 #82ndandFifth
“It’s so exaggerated by current standards of taste…it’s very hard for us to appreciate…” —Curator Jeff Munger met.org/10PFV0h
DO go chasing unicorns! Unicorns in art @metmuseum, & galleries and studios everywhere shar.es/ZiS6x
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Our @googleart #ArtTalk with curator Jeff Rosenheim about “Photography & the American Civil War” begins now! Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=wdlrY2…
Opening today! The New European Paintings Galleries, 1250-1800. met.org/11d348U pic.twitter.com/3ulK0PYzsf
[TODAY] At 12pm ET don't miss our #ArtTalk about #photography during war time with @metmuseum and ask questions live! goo.gl/tUEW9
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One of Velázquez's most distinctive portraits is on view for the first time in the U.S. met.org/11adqbz pic.twitter.com/myfJp0Sh4h
Tomorrow join our @googleart #ArtTalk with “Photography and the American Civil War” curator Jeff Rosenheim: met.org/105gA3O
Get a complete, 360-degree look at a lifelike sculpture of a Buddhist monk made some 1,000 years ago. met.org/10m8MWZ #82ndandFifth
“It looks like someone you might know, someone you might talk to.” —Curator Denise Leidy on a Liao dynasty sculpture met.org/183Ym5Z
“Impressionism, Fashion, & Modernity” closes Monday. Don’t miss this exhibition featuring paintings and costumes. met.org/VHmSV6
Happy birthday to Mary Cassatt, born on this day in 1844. Celebrate with her painting “Portrait of the Artist.” met.org/1a1uvHV
“Birds in the Art of Japan” features 150 works from medieval times to the present. met.org/11orSLY pic.twitter.com/5br4gLIfaE
Examine the evolving role of the camera during the American Civil War in this exhibition of more than 200 photographs met.org/VaVFZq
“Something monumental has been happening…” —@NewYorker. Check out our new European painting galleries opening 5/23! met.org/ZaUGwx
"The Roof Garden Commission: Imran Qureshi" presents the first large-scale installation in the U.S. by the artist. met.org/19iZTRY
Happy birthday to Albrecht Dürer, born on this day in 1471. Celebrate with his engraving "Adam and Eve." met.org/12P85HI
Tomorrow join research associate Alison Hokanson for a talk about “Impressionism, Fashion, & Modernity” @92YTribeca. met.org/18clkpe
“African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde” features African wood sculptures alongside works by Stieglitz & Picasso: met.org/Zfz3uj
Thursday, at 12 p.m. EST, join us & @googleart for an #ArtTalk about “Photography and the American Civil War.” met.org/105gA3O
So cool! @metmuseum Media Lab manager Don Undeen demonstrates how to 3D print objects from the collection #aam2013 pic.twitter.com/bHqCwJodwm
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In the early 1940s Abstract Expressionism shifted the art world’s focus. Learn more and view a slideshow of works: met.org/10K1yfw
“The latest fashion . . . is absolutely necessary for a painting. It's what matters most." —Édouard Manet met.org/VHmSV6
Few of Homer’s watercolors rival "Fishing Boats, Key West" for its effects of simmering sunlight & steamy atmosphere. met.org/12GOsl1
“Search for the Unicorn” features some 40 works of art and invites audiences to see the Unicorn Tapestries anew. met.org/10wau6U
There’s only 1 week left to see James Nares’ video “Street,” featuring footage of people on the streets on Manhattan. met.org/XltoRh
PUNK features more than 100 designs for men & women which illustrate how high fashion borrows punk’s visual symbols. met.org/17tzAKT
Don’t miss “After Photoshop: Manipulated Photography in the Digital Age,” closing May 27. met.org/14MCicR
Tomorrow, at 3 p.m., join us for free talks celebrating The Cloisters 75th anniversary by curators and a conservator: met.org/12GGto4
"I only ever take one picture of one thing. Literally. Never two." —William Eggleston met.org/Xs30Bx
This Cloisters set of 52 cards constitutes the only known complete deck of 15th century illuminated playing cards: met.org/Y3VKQh
“Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity” closes in 10 days! Check out gallery views: met.org/10u87pg #FashionFriday
23 May is our #ArtTalk with @metmuseum about Photography & the American Civil War. Ask your questions today to join! goo.gl/L1zki
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It’s Museum Memories Day today! Tweet us your most memorable museum moment. #MusMem
Watch this time-lapse video documenting the installation of Imran Qureshi’s Roof Garden commission, now on view: met.org/12EHI77
On May 23, join us and @googleart for an #ArtTalk with “Photography & the American Civil War” curator Jeff Rosenheim: met.org/16cJDov
“Plain or Fancy?” contrasts austere works of art with ornate ones from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. met.org/WeqkYt
Searching for unicorns and celebrating 75 years of the @metmuseum’s Cloisters: vogue.cm/l4a9B
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View images from the discovery of an Egyptian statue, found in a hidden chamber of the tomb of Meketre. met.org/YJftF5 #82ndandFifth
“They’ve captured her in a moment in time.” —Curator Catharine Roehrig on an Egyptian statue of an offering bearer: met.org/13lat7R