Art Insights

Through October 26 The Met The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, offers an insightful exploration into over three centuries of Black style, focusing on the rich cultural and historical narrative of dandyism within the Atlantic world. Emerging in the 18th century against a backdrop of slavery, colonialism, and imperialism that facilitated […]

May 31–Ongoing The Met The Metropolitan Museum of Art proudly presents the reimagined Arts of Oceania galleries, reopened in May 2025 within the newly renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. This remarkable installation showcases over 650 exceptional works from the Museum’s extensive Oceanic art collection, which spans more than 140 unique cultures. The exhibition captures the

May 31–Ongoing The Met In May 2025, The Met proudly reopened its reimagined Arts of the Ancient Americas galleries in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing after an extensive multiyear renovation. This transformative installation offers visitors a fresh encounter with nearly 700 ancestral artworks from Indigenous cultures across North, Central, and South America as well as

May 31–Ongoing The Met The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries reopened in May 2025, housed within the reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. This multiyear renovation has culminated in a stunning new presentation that reintroduces visitors to one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of sub-Saharan African art. Featuring around 500 works for public display, the

Through January 4, 2026 The Met Enamel decoration represents an exquisite and historically significant aspect of Chinese decorative arts that has often been overlooked in traditional scholarship. This remarkable exhibition at The Met explores the profound aesthetic, technical, and cultural innovations of Chinese enamel wares from the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, revealing how

Ongoing The Met In November 2024, The Met’s American Wing will mark its centennial anniversary with a thoughtfully reimagined installation that celebrates its rich legacy and evolving vision. This extensive reinstallation showcases an impressive collection of American art and design across three floors. The newly interpreted galleries invite visitors to explore connections within the Wing’s

Through January 4, 2026 The Met Ganesha, prominently recognized as the beloved son of the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati, occupies a unique and cherished place in the spiritual and cultural landscapes of the Indian subcontinent and beyond. This exhibition, “Ganesha: Lord of New Beginnings,” offers an expansive exploration of the multifaceted depictions of Ganesha

Through July 31 The Met Karli Frigge, born in 1943, stands as a pioneering figure in the art of paper marbling, distinguished by her extraordinary creativity and technical mastery. This exhibition, The Magic of Marbling: The Art of Karli Frigge, showcases a carefully curated selection from the Watson Library’s exceptional collection of her works. Visitors

Ongoing The Met The exhibition Cycladic Art: The Leonard N. Stern Collection on Loan from the Hellenic Republic offers a remarkable journey into the rich artistic heritage of the Early Bronze Age Cycladic civilization. Hosted at The Met Fifth Avenue, this presentation is the fruit of a historic 50-year collaboration between The Metropolitan Museum of

Through February 10, 2026 The Met The Chinese zodiac, deeply rooted in East Asian lunar traditions, is a vital cultural lens through which the passing of years is observed and celebrated. Each year within this twelve-year cycle corresponds to an animal that imparts specific personality traits and symbolic meanings. Among these is the snake, an