ArtExhibition
The Face of Life: Modern Portraits
Mon, 18 May 2026 · All day
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000, 5th Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan Community Board 8, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10035, United States
Indoor
About
An authoritative survey of modern portraiture at The Met, tracing evolving ideas of identity from early 20th century to the present. In the museum's grand galleries, the show pairs painting and media to reveal how faces have been used to tell personal and cultural stories.