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In this exhibition, 'Something's A Foot: Small Works from the Hofstra University Museum Collection,' all the works of art measure 12 inches or less in all directions. The size of the wo
The observation deck includes three renovated lower levels and three renovated upper levels housed in the 70-story architectural heart of Rockefeller Center, 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The view itself is u
This exhibit features American and European paintings, works on paper, sculpture, design and architecture representing the major artistic movements since 1900.
These compositions they made by Victorian women with photographs and watercolors are whimsical and fantastical, combining human heads and animal bodies, placing people into imaginary landscapes, and m
Liza Lou's recent work 'Continuous Mile,' an ambitious and engaging large-scale sculpture made of gleaming white beads, went on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on January 23, 200
The art of the book in medieval India is closely associated with the Jain religious community. This exhibit features illustrated palm-leaf and paper manuscripts.
This exhibit features portraits, landscapes, history paintings, still lifes, folk art and sculpture from colonial times through the early 20th century.
This exhibit features manuscripts and miniatures, carpets, intricately decorated objects in many media, and architectural elements from the founding of Islam in the 7th century C.E. onward, from Moroc
This exhibit features sculpture, furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork, scientific instruments, textiles and period rooms of the major Western European countries from the Renaissance through the ea
This exhibit features statuary, reliefs, stelae, funerary objects, jewelry, daily implements and architecture from prehistoric Egypt through the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms to the Roman period (4th c
When The Charles Engelhard Court--the grand, light-filled pavilion that has long served as the formal entrance to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing reopens in March 2009 after two ye
The Pacific Ocean encompasses more than a thousand distinct cultures and hundreds of artistic traditions in an area that covers about one-third of the earth's surface. The Museum's new perma
See an international array of instruments of historical, technical and social importance, as well as tonal and visual beauty, from accordions to koras to zithers.
This exhibit features seven centuries and five continents of fashionable dress, regional costumes and accessories for men, women and children, up to the present.
This exhibit features armor for men, horses and children, as well as weapons and martial accoutrements of sculptural and ornamental beauty from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and America
This exhibition -- the first in an art museum to be devoted exclusively to Oceanic musical instruments -- explores the rich diversity of musical instruments created and used in the Pacific Islands. Dr
The renovation of the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Dijon provides an opportunity for the unprecedented loan of the alabaster mourner figures from the tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and his wi
These galleries explore the South Asian emergence of Buddhist and Hindu sculptural traditions between the 2nd century B.C. and the 8th century A.D. More than 160 works from the permanent collections a
The Museum's renovated gallery devoted to Native North American art display approximately 90 works made by numerous American peoples. Ranging from the beautifully shaped stone tools known as bann