MetKids—Is There More Than One Way to See a Work of Art?

Explore new ways of looking with Nestor, age 7, and see art in a new way in this #MetKids feature!

Closed captioning for this video is available in ten additional languages:

#MetKids - هل هناك أكثر من طريقة لمشاهدة الأعمال الفنية؟
#MetKids—是否有更多的方式来解读一件艺术品?
#MetKids—Il y a-t-il plus d'une façon de voir une œuvre d'art ?
#MetKids—Kann man ein Kunstwerk auf mehr als nur eine Art betrachten?
#MetKids—Esiste più di un modo di vedere un'opera d'arte?
メットキッズ—アート作品の見方はいくつもあるの?
#MetKids—작품을 보는 방법이 하나만 있는 걸까요?
#MetKids—Há mais de uma maneira de ver uma obra de arte?
#MetKids—Можно ли видеть искусство по-разному?
#MetKids— ¿Hay más de una forma de ver una obra de arte?


Contributors

#MetKids Contributor: Nestor

Special thanks to the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

© Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

© 2015 The Metropolitan Museum of Art


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