#the-met Stories

DESIGN DISPATCH
The Met Recontextualizes Raphael, and Other News

Plus, Rockefeller Center introduces a sculpture by Bettina Pousttchi and Bergamo’s first...

DESIGN DISPATCH
The Met Museum Acquired a Rediscovered Rosso Fiorentino Painting, and Other News

Plus, Art Dubai has been postponed and Australia will host its first Takashi Murakami retrospective.

DESIGN DISPATCH
The Met Introduces High-Definition 3D Scans of Historical Objects, and Other News

Plus, Pieter Mulier's final collection for Alaïa and a successful start to Sotheby’s spring...

DESIGN DISPATCH
Official Venues Announced for Sundance Film Festival’s 2027 Colorado Debut, and Other News

Plus, Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock at The Met and Frank Lloyd Wright’s final home design.

DESIGN
Designing the Magnificence Within The Met Opera’s ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’

59, a Journey studio, composed more than 25 locations across three countries with tactile sets and...

ART
The Met Casts New Light on the Oeuvre of John Singer Sargent

A forthcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Singer and Paris,” showcases the...

Trending
How Much Money Should a Museum Director Make?

A recent survey of the tax filings of cultural institutions pulled back the curtain and sparked a...

Fashion
The Met Costume Institute Highlights Sandy Schreier, the Self-Proclaimed ‘Fashion Savior’

One of the world’s biggest couture collectors has donated a treasure trove of fashion and...

Fashion
The Met Costume Institute’s Spring Exhibition Is Simply Heavenly

On what could be considered fashion’s holy day, the first Monday in May, the Met Museum’s...

First Look
Inside the Highly Anticipated Rei Kawakubo Exhibition at the Met

The Met’s Costume Institute pays homage to the iconoclastic Japanese designer.

News
Design Dispatch: May 1, 2017

Our daily take on the world through the lens of design.

News
Design Dispatch: April 13, 2017

Our daily take on the world through the lens of design.

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Design Dispatch: April 7, 2017

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

News
Design Dispatch: Jan. 12, 2017

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

art
Making the Art Museum of the Future

Leaders at three standout New York institutions are embracing digital media and new technologies to

Fashion
The Met’s Manus x Machina Dispels Traditional Fashion Orthodoxy

The exhibition brings together over 170 diverse garments and shows that technology and the...