The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Join us for a series of lectures exploring the evolution of history painting! In "Painting the Present from David to Warhol," discover an eighteenth-century revolution in history painting as artists shifted focus to contemporary events in response to rapid political and social change. 🗓️ Sunday, May 31 🕰️ 2 pm 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/4dk8xIW

The Met came alive with teen creativity! ✨ Relive moments from the 12th annual #TeensTakeTheMet. The night was filled with live performances, art making activities, workshops, and gallery experiences created for and by teens from across all five boroughs. Shoutout to the 60+ community partners who helped make this celebration possible! Made memories with us? Stay connected through teen events, internships, programs, and opportunities at The Met.

Join Rana Abdelhamid—author, organizer, and Founder & Executive Director of Malikah—for a conversation with Elena Ketelsen González, Associate Curator at MoMA PS1, celebrating Abdelhamid’s new book, "Get Home Safe: A Guide to Self-Defense and Building Our Collective Power." Grounded in community care and collective action, this book reimagines self-defense as a practice of healing, solidarity, and shared power. 🗓️ Thursday, May 28 🕰️ 6 pm 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/3RBiSIZ

Dragons, shapeshifters, and hybrid creatures await! Spend a special after-hours evening at The Met Cloisters to celebrate spring. On Thursday, May 21 at 6 pm, join us for: 🎶 Music in the gardens by Noah Bless Latin Jazz Quartet 💃 A Cumbia dance class led by artist and cultural educator Alan Mijai 🔍 Spot creatures that call Fort Tryon Park home with naturalist Alexandra Wang 🕹️ Try your luck at a special game of Lotería ✏️ Design your own mythical hybrid being 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/4u20dV7 ——— 📸 Argenis Apolinario

Join a curator talk for "Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship!" Explore the vision, imagination, and skillful artistry embedded in the carefully drawn plans of medieval architects and other artists of the day. The rare presentation of more than 90 works of art—drawings and prints alongside goldsmith works, architectural elements, sculpture, and painting—sheds new light on the artistic choices and expansive knowledge that informed the Gothic building practice. 🗓️ Thursday, May 28 🕰️ 3 p.m. 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/42ZKf1Q ——— ✏️ Attributed to Erwin von Steinbach (German, born Upper Rhine region, died 1318), Partially after Master Rudolph the Elder (German, died 1276), "Partial Elevation of the Facade of Strasbourg Cathedral (Drawing A’)," ca. 1260–70. Pen and brown ink on parchment. Fondation de l’Oeuvre Notre-Dame, in custody of Musée de l’Oeuvre Notre-Dame, Strasbourg.

Get a sneak peek of “Costume Art!” This exhibition explores depictions of the dressed body across The Met’s vast collection, pairing garments with artworks to reveal the relationship between clothing and the body across time and cultures. The Met Costume Institute's Spring exhibition opens in new Condé M. Nast galleries on May 10!

Get a first look at "Costume Art" with Misty Copeland! The Costume Institute's spring 2026 exhibition "Costume Art" opens to the public on May 10.

A new chapter for fashion at The Met is about to begin. The Condé M. Nast Galleries, a new nearly 12,000-square-foot space at the heart of The Met, will open in less than a week! Max Hollein, The Met's Director and CEO, and Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich, the gallery architects founders of architecture firm Peterson Rich Office, take you behind the scenes. “Costume Art,” the inaugural exhibition, opens Sunday, May 10. #MetCostumeArt

📣 Two more weeks until Teens Take The Met! Drop in for teen-only activities across the Museum, including art making, performances, music, and more. Discover what you can also do at over 60 NYC cultural and community organizations. 🗓️ Friday, May 15 🕓 Doors open at 4 pm ✨ Free for all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID 🎟️ Just show up or RSVP now to grab a free ticket → met.org/4tdFqNp #TeensTakeTheMet #MetTeens #MetMuseum

Since 2021, The Met has been the largest art museum in the United States to offer fully paid internships. Today, thanks to a transformative gift from Jennifer Rubio and Stewart Butterfield through their Rubio Butterfield Foundation, that commitment is endowed, supporting paid internships for undergraduate and graduate students in perpetuity. Every year, more than 100 interns work across 40+ departments, building skills in museum practice. We're committed to helping the next generation of museum professionals get there.

Save the date—college and university students are invited to College Night at The Met! Join us for this exclusive after-hours event featuring food, drinks, a DJ, and a dance floor in the Museum’s iconic Great Hall. Enjoy art making, a temporary tattoo station, a photo booth, a student dance performance, and exclusive access to several Met galleries, including the newly opened Condé M. Nast Galleries featuring the exhibition behind this year’s Met Gala, "Costume Art." Plus, don’t miss the 2026 Costume Institute College Fashion Design Competition showcase! Finalist designs (2D & 3D) will be on display all night. Come by to check out the designs and cast a vote for the People’s Choice award. 🎟️ Register now → met.org/4czkOKo

Get an inside look at the cutting-edge research conducted by Met fellows in "Research Out Loud: Met Fellows Present!" Go behind the scenes of groundbreaking research at The Met and hear directly from this year’s fellows as they share fresh perspectives on art history, preservation, and visual culture—and explore creative connections across the humanities, sciences, and performing arts. From building a wooden sarcophagus to writing like an ancient Greek or designing a mosaic, each program offers a hands-on look at how research comes to life. Open to scholars, professionals, and the art-curious alike, this series invites you to dive deeper into The Met collection. All talks take place in person, with select options to join on Zoom with advance registration. 🗓️ May 7–22 🎟️ Learn more → met.org/4sNEBKE

Experience The Met's Medieval Sculpture Hall through a Gothic lens! Get an insider look at the newly installed Medieval Town Square featuring freestanding statues in stone and wood that seem almost to come to life, inviting visitors to encounter the people of a late medieval city in northern Europe. 🗓️ Wednesday, April 29 🕰️ 4 p.m. 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/42dWMym

Discover fresh insights at The Met! Join us starting May 7 for "Research Out Loud: Met Fellows Present," an engaging series of talks, tours, and interactive activities led by Met Fellows. Hear behind-the-scenes perspectives from emerging scholars as they share their latest findings on art history, visual culture, cultural heritage preservation, interpretation, and scientific research across the Museum. Explore the full schedule and plan your visit: met.org/4cwtqQy

Experience The Met collection in a new way! Artists across disciplines—from poetry to theater—respond to works on view in encounters that can only happen at The Met. Join playwright Jess Barbagallo in the Lansdowne Dining Room for a two-person comedy reimagining the origin of Antonio Canova’s "Reclining Naiad"—from the perspective of a contemporary woman who asserts herself as its model. 🗓️ Friday, April 24 🕰️ 7 p.m. 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/41XZDeZ

Expand your knowledge of art history! Delve into the ever-evolving relationship between humans and nature in conjunction with the special installation "Ecologies of Painting." Look closely at 16–18th-century European paintings from The Met collection and learn how artists used ecology to explore humanity’s manipulation of nature—expressing admiration, connection, and assertions of dominance. 🗓️ Wednesday, April 22 🕰️ 3 p.m. 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/4856K8P ——— Pieter Bruegel the Elder, (Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569), "The Harvesters," 1565. Oil on wood.

Join us for a series of lectures exploring the evolution of history painting! "Past Made Present: History Painting from Raphael to Leutze" explores the many facets of history painting, from Raphael’s celebration of the classical world in "The School of Athens" to The Met’s iconic image of "Washington Crossing the Delaware." 🗓️ Sunday, April 26 🕰️ 2 p.m. 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/47JaLzE ——— Emanuel Leutze (American, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1816–1868 Washington, D.C.), "Washington Crossing the Delaware," 1851. Oil on canvas.

Artist Jeffrey Gibson’s work is visually captivating and sparks important conversations about our responsibility to the planet and its living beings. "The Animal That Therefore I Am," features four unique sculptures that invite viewers to reflect on the deep interconnectedness between all life and the environment. This momentous body of work explores the relationship between humans and nature, embodying the essence of Gibson's artistic philosophy. Through his intricate designs and thoughtful composition, Gibson encourages a dialogue on how we coexist with our natural surroundings. 🗓️ Create your own beadwork design this Saturday, April 11 and hear about the inspiration and creative process behind the large-scale sculptures created for The Met’s facade with artist Jeffrey Gibson. Link in bio to learn more. 📣 Create your own beadwork design this Saturday, April 11 and hear about the inspiration and creative process behind the large-scale sculptures created for The Met’s facade with artist Jeffrey Gibson. Learn more → met.org/3PVoyNn The exhibition is presented by Genesis.

The Met is grateful to Senator Chuck Schumer (@senschumer) for helping secure $1.75 million in federal funds in support of accessibility enhancements as part of our 83rd street renovation project.

Join an international group of art historians and conservators for a day-long symposium to hear new discoveries on the artistic process of Raphael, one of history’s most beloved and influential artists. 🗓️ Saturday, April 18 🕰️ 10:30 a.m. 🎟️ Get tickets → met.org/4caZj17