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82nd & Fifth: Tang Dynasty Figure
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82nd & Fifth: Tang Dynasty Figure

http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/she Explore this object: http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/figure-of-a-seated-court-lady-china-2010.120 "It also tells us a lot about human nature, about this constant and eternal pursuit of beauty."...
82nd & Fifth: Dionysos
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82nd & Fifth: Dionysos

http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/centerpiece Explore this object: http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/restored-by-pacetti-vincenzo-italian-1990.247 "One wonders what will an audience in a hundred years think of it." 82nd & Fifth...
82nd & Fifth: Olmec Mask
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82nd & Fifth: Olmec Mask

http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/face Explore this object: http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/mask-olmec-1977.187.33 "Being able to recognize a face is one of those fundamental survival skills." 82nd & Fifth invites 100 curators...
Digital Reconstruction of the Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Assyria
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Digital Reconstruction of the Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Assyria

This video reconstructs the Nortwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (near modern Mosul in northern Iraq) as it would have appeared during his reign in the ninth century B.C. The video moves from the outer courtyards of the palace into...
The Artist Project: Shiva - Izhar Patkin
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The Artist Project: Shiva - Izhar Patkin

Izhar Patkin on "Shiva as Lord of Dance" "I don't have to believe in the Shiva, but I cannot ignore what this object was meant to be." The Artist Project is a 2015 online series in which we give artists an opportunity to respond to...
The Artist Project: Greek Pottery - Deborah Kass
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The Artist Project: Greek Pottery - Deborah Kass

Deborah Kass on Athenian vases "I think I'm looking at cartoons of another time that I can't decipher anymore." The Artist Project is a 2015 online series in which we give artists an opportunity to respond to our encyclopedic collection...
The Artist Project: Tomb of Perneb - Sarah Sze
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The Artist Project: Tomb of Perneb - Sarah Sze

Sarah Sze on the Tomb of Perneb "I think a lot of people panic, and it's not just the claustrophobia: it is the intensity of that experience." The Artist Project is a 2015 online series in which we give artists an opportunity to respond...
The Artist Project: Hanuman - Nalini Malani
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The Artist Project: Hanuman - Nalini Malani

Nalini Malani on "Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs" "I'm attracted to the myths because, for me, it's a language to link with people." The Artist Project is a 2015 online series in which we give artists an opportunity...
The Artist Project: Pre-Columbian Gold - Teresita Fernández
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The Artist Project: Pre-Columbian Gold - Teresita Fernández

Teresita Fernández on Precolumbian gold "We know that this represents greatness, and yet we only have a handful of examples to point to it." The Artist Project is a 2015 online series in which we give artists an opportunity to respond...
#MetKids—How Can I Recognize Ancient Greek Architecture?
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#MetKids—How Can I Recognize Ancient Greek Architecture?

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian—oh my! Build on your knowledge of Greek columns with Ella, age 10, and find out why ancient Greek architecture is still so popular today. Credits #MetKids is a digital feature made for, with, and by kids...
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