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Photocollages Reveal Wit and Whimsy of the Victorian Era in Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Opening February 2
Share Exhibition Dates: February 2-May 9, 2010 Press Preview: Monday, February 1, 10 a.m.-noon In the 1860s and 1870s, long before the embrace of collage techniques by avant-garde artists of the early 20th century, aristocratic Victorian women were experimenting with photocollage. Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art... »
Landscape – Impossible Photographs
Share Exhibition dates: 4 – 21 February 2010 Opening party: 4 February, 7-9pm Photographer: Karen Grainger Re: Landscape presents illusory photographs of English rural scenes and coastlines. Using mirrors when photographing each landscape, Karen Grainger blurs the boundary between the reflected and the real. The resulting compositions feature subtle interruptions to more striking disturbances that complicate any normal, easy... »
Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Share Exhibition Dates: April 27–August 1, 2010 Exhibition Location: Special Exhibition Galleries, 2nd floor Press Preview: Monday, April 19, 10 a.m.–noon Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a landmark exhibition of 150 works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), will present an unprecedented opportunity to view the Met’s extensive collection of the artist’s work. Opening... »
Metropolitan Museum Announces American Woman – May 5-August 15, 2010
ShareExhibition dates: May 5-August 15, 2010 Exhibition location: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, second floor Gala Benefit May 3, 2010, with Co-Chairs Oprah Winfrey, Patrick Robinson, and Anna Wintour The spring 2010 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, the... »
Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans (MMA)
Share Exhibition Dates: September 22, 2009–January 3, 2010 Exhibition Location: Galleries for Drawings, Prints and Photographs, and The Howard Gilman Gallery, second floor Press Preview: Monday, September 21, 10 a.m.–noon . The 50th anniversary of the publication of The Americans, Robert Frank’s groundbreaking book of black-and-white photographs, will be celebrated with the major exhibition Looking In:... »
Michelangelo’s First Painting
Share * Exhibition Dates: June 16–September 7, 2009 * Exhibition Location: Gallery 4b, European Paintings, 2nd floor * Press Preview: Monday, June 15, 10:00 a.m. –noon Michelangelo’s First Painting, a special exhibition beginning June 16 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents The Torment of Saint Anthony, the first known painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Florence 1475- Rome... »
Michelangelo’s First Painting – MMA
Share Exhibition Dates: June 16–September 7, 2009 Exhibition Location: Gallery 4b, European Paintings, 2nd floor Press Preview: Monday, June 15, 10:00 a.m. –noon . Michelangelo’s First Painting, a special exhibition beginning June 16 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents The Torment of Saint Anthony, the first known painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Florence 1475- Rome 1564),... »
The Pictures Generation, 1974–1984
Share Exhibition Dates: April 21–August 2, 2009 Exhibition Location: Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography and The Tisch Galleries, second floor The first major museum exhibition to focus on the highly influential group of New York artists known as the “Pictures Generation” will be presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from April... »
Spectacular French Bronzes on View at Metropolitan Museum in Exhibition Spanning Renaissance and Age of Enlightenment
Share Exhibition dates: February 24–May 24, 2009 Exhibition location: Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor Beginning in the 16th century, a tradition of bronze sculpture developed in France that was influenced by achievements of the Italian Renaissance, while manifesting its own distinct refinement and force. Even though French bronzes were among the glories of royal... »





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