Perspectives
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Vincent van Gogh continues to inspire efforts to improve imaging standards for color reproduction, including in 3D.
William Scott Geffert, Juan Trujillo, Chris Heins, Wilson Santiago, Isaac Jonas, and Xue Chen
March 11
Learn about the artist’s subversive and probing representations of herself and others.
Patricia G. Berman
March 13
Fashion ephemera from the designer Issey Miyake paint a picture of his career and ethos.
Mika Kiyono
March 18
Spectrum of Desire co-curators Melanie Holcomb and Nancy Thebaut discuss sensuality and sexuality in Medieval art.
Lina Palazzo
March 18
Wrathful images of the divine in South Asia are meant to protect and nurture, not to be feared.
Vaishnavi Patil
March 9
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The Met visits Helen Frankenthaler’s studio as she reflects on a six-decade career redefining abstract painting with her experimental soak-stain technique.
December 11, 2025
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Shirin Fozi and Julia Perratore
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September 4, 2025
In Circulation
Read articles and the latest news about The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Libraries’ collections, activities, and research related to the history of art.
Fashion ephemera from the designer Issey Miyake paint a picture of his career and ethos.
Mika Kiyono
March 18
On reproducing Toulouse-Lautrec’s sketchbook Album de Marine.
Andrijana Sajic
February 18
Global perspectives on Black fashion and dandyism.
Julie Lê and Kai Toussaint Marcel
January 21