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Met hosts teen art show for 2025 Scholastic Gold Key awardees

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibition featuring over 500 works by New York City teenagers who have received the prestigious Gold Key Award from the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

By NYC Gazette | Mar 28, 2025

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Exhibition explores feminist revision of European chinoiserie

Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie offers a fresh perspective on the history of European porcelain, examining it through a feminist lens.

By NYC Gazette | Mar 25, 2025

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Exhibition highlights overlooked art of Chinese bronzes spanning eight centuries

By NYC Gazette | Feb 28, 2025

Chinese bronzes from the 12th to the 19th century, a significant yet often overlooked category of Chinese art, are the focus of an upcoming exhibition.

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Exhibition at The Met showcases historical baseball cards from Burdick's collection

By NYC Gazette | Feb 13, 2025

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showcasing a selection from the Jefferson R. Burdick collection, known for its extensive array of historical baseball cards.

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Exhibition highlights Caspar David Friedrich's impact on landscape painting

By NYC Gazette | Feb 8, 2025

Caspar David Friedrich, a pivotal figure in European landscape painting, is the focus of a new exhibition titled "Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature."

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Students create modern medieval beasts at The Met Cloisters

By NYC Gazette | Feb 6, 2025

In winter 2025, The Met Cloisters hosted an educational program for third-grade students from P.S. 48 PO Michael J. Buczek in upper Manhattan.

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Pinkowitz gift enriches The Met's collection with diverse prints

By NYC Gazette | Feb 6, 2025

The Department of Drawings and Prints, which holds over a million drawings, prints, and illustrated books from Europe and the Americas dating back to around 1400, organizes four rotations annually in the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr.

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Museum exhibits artifacts celebrating Year of the Snake

By NYC Gazette | Jan 11, 2025

The East Asian lunar calendar operates on a twelve-year cycle, with each year associated with one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac.

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Exhibition explores Ganesha's influence from seventh century to modern times

By NYC Gazette | Dec 17, 2024

Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is a Hindu deity revered for his ability to clear paths to the gods and remove obstacles in daily life.

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Siena art exhibit explores pivotal moment in early Italian Renaissance

By NYC Gazette | Dec 10, 2024

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 explores a significant period at the beginning of the Italian Renaissance.

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Exhibition explores photography's role in crime and punishment

By NYC Gazette | Dec 10, 2024

Photography has long influenced societal power structures, particularly in crime and punishment.

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Lee Bul unveils new sculptures on Met Fifth Avenue facade

By NYC Gazette | Dec 10, 2024

South Korean artist Lee Bul has created four new sculptures for the Museum's Fifth Avenue facade, challenging conventional ideas about what sculptures can reveal.

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Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze presents monumental calligraphy at The Met

By NYC Gazette | Dec 10, 2024

For the 2024 Great Hall Commission, Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze has crafted two large-scale works of Chinese calligraphy for the historic space of The Met.

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Exhibition showcases vibrant Korean art from Lea R. Sneider Collection

By NYC Gazette | Dec 2, 2024

Over a span of forty years, Lea R. Sneider amassed a notable collection of Korean art that defied traditional conventions.

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Metropolitan Museum unveils holiday display with Christmas tree and Nativity scene

By NYC Gazette | Nov 26, 2024

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is maintaining its holiday tradition by showcasing a Christmas tree adorned with a Neapolitan Baroque crèche.

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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards exhibit highlights top teen talents

By NYC Gazette | Nov 22, 2024

The exhibition "Taking Up Space" showcases artwork by teenagers from across the United States who have achieved the highest national recognition in the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

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Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze to create calligraphy for The Met

By NYC Gazette | Nov 21, 2024

Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze will create two large-scale Chinese calligraphy works for the 2024 Great Hall Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.