The Metropolitan Museum of Art
museumEncyclopedic art museum in New York City with collections spanning over 5,000 years, known for its vast permanent collections, major special exhibitions, and landmark building on the east side of Central Park. One of the largest and most-visited art museums in the world.
Upcoming Events (50)
Raphael: Sublime Poetry
An exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art presenting Raphael's masterpieces and drawings, exploring his poetic compositions and influence on the Italian Renaissance; opening 2026-03-29.
Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages
A Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition examining love, sex, and gender in the Middle Ages through medieval art and artifacts that challenge modern assumptions and highlight historical diversity.
The Jousting Armor of Philip I of Castile
Exhibition at The Met showcasing the ceremonial jousting armor of Philip I of Castile with historical context and craftsmanship from early 16th-century Europe.
Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck
Seeing Silence at The Met is a focused exhibition of Helene Schjerfbeck's paintings, highlighting her spare, introspective portraits and experiments in color and form across her career.
Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship
Gothic by Design at The Met examines the emergence of architectural draftsmanship through Gothic-era drawings, plans, models and manuscripts, revealing how medieval designers visualized and communicated complex structures.
View Finding: Selections from The Walther Collection
View Finding: Selections from The Walther Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a curated exhibition of contemporary photography offering a focused selection of works that highlight global perspectives and photographic practice.
Costume Art
Costume Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an exhibition exploring historical and contemporary garments, textile techniques, and fashion as cultural expression through curated displays and archival pieces.
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Selections from the Collection
Selections from The Met's collection showcase Chinese painting and calligraphy across periods, highlighting brushwork, composition, and the cultural history of ink and script.
Fanmania
Fanmania at The Metropolitan Museum of Art explores baseball fan culture through jerseys, memorabilia and fashion, examining how sports identity shapes style and community.
Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas
An exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art exploring mythic creatures across European and American art traditions through paintings, sculpture, and objects that trace transatlantic folklore and imagination.
Iba N’Diaye: Between Latitude and Longitude
Iba N’Diaye: Between Latitude and Longitude is the inaugural exhibition in the Met's Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, presenting the artist’s paintings and cultural dialogues across Africa and the West, on view through May 31, 2026.
The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents "The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York", a focused exhibition exploring Morrison’s paintings and sculptures inspired by New York’s urban landscapes and abstraction.
Musical Bodies
Musical Bodies at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an interdisciplinary exhibition that explores the relationship between music, performance, and the human body through historical objects, multimedia installations, and live-performance elements.
The Genesis Facade Commission: Jeffrey Gibson, The Animal That Therefore I Am
Jeffrey Gibson's façade commission 'The Animal That Therefore I Am' is a new large-scale mixed-media installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art exploring identity, Indigenous cultural forms, and performative ornamentation.
Making It Modern: European Ceramics from the Martin Eidelberg Collection
Making It Modern at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (opening 2026-06-14) presents European ceramics from the Martin Eidelberg collection, exploring design, technique and modernist currents in decorative arts.
Embracing Color: Enamel in Chinese Decorative Arts, 1300–1900
An exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art investigating enamel techniques and objects in Chinese decorative arts from 1300–1900, tracing technical, aesthetic and cultural histories across six centuries.
A Passion for Jade: The Bishop Collection
A curated exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art presenting the Bishop Collection of jade, highlighting carved objects, cultural histories, and material craftsmanship from across Asia.
Emily Sargent: Portrait of a Family
An exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art showcasing Emily Sargent’s portraits of a family, highlighting intimate portraiture and domestic identity within a museum presentation.
Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond
Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art showcasing Lillian Bassman's influential fashion and portrait photography for Bazaar and beyond, highlighting her elegant black-and-white aesthetic.
Revolution!
Revolution! at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an exhibition examining visual responses to revolutions across history, showcasing paintings, prints and artifacts that trace political and social upheaval.
A King’s Carpet: Louis XIV and the Savonnerie
Explore lavish 17th-century Savonnerie carpets made for Louis XIV at The Met, showcasing royal textiles, baroque design and exceptional craftsmanship in a major museum exhibition.
The Genesis Facade Commission: Liu Wei
Liu Wei’s Genesis Facade Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a large-scale, site-specific contemporary installation transforming the museum’s facade with provocative visual and conceptual gestures.
Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous at The Met is a major exhibition examining the entwined practices of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, highlighting their paintings, dialogues, and influence on Abstract Expressionism.
Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt
A site-specific exhibition at The Met's Byzantine Crypt presenting contemporary artists who engage with ritual, materiality, and historical memory within a sacred architectural setting.
Celebrating the Year of the Horse
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Jan 26, 2027 with a special exhibition and programming exploring Lunar New Year traditions and Asian art for visitors of all ages.
Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930
Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art surveying Hindu devotional prints from 1860–1930, highlighting print culture, religious imagery, and colonial-era visual exchange.
The Infinite Artistry of Japanese Ceramics
A major exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art exploring the craft, history, and aesthetics of Japanese ceramics from traditional tea wares to contemporary works.
Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt
Explore how contemporary art inhabits the Byzantine Crypt at the Met, pairing ancient space with modern expression.
A Passion for Jade: The Bishop Collection
Met exhibition showcasing Jade from the Bishop Collection.
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Selections from the Collection
Explore selections of Chinese painting and calligraphy from the Met's collection.
A Passion for Jade: The Bishop Collection
A curated display of jade artifacts from the Bishop Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection
Explores Native American art through the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition at the Met exploring arts of the ancient Americas.
Cycladic Art
Exhibition of Cycladic art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art exploring ancient Cycladic sculpture and culture.
A King’s Carpet: Louis XIV and the Savonnerie
Explore the 17th-century Savonnerie carpet and its imperial context in this Met Museum exhibition on Louis XIV’s influence.
The Genesis Facade Commission: Liu Wei
Contemporary artwork by Liu Wei showcased as the Genesis Facade Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Celebrating the Year of the Horse
The Met celebrates the Year of the Horse with an exhibition of zodiac-inspired art and related artifacts from Asian cultures.
Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages
The Met hosts Spectrum of Desire, an exhibition exploring love, sex, and gender in the Middle Ages.
Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
The Met presents Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous, a focused exhibition exploring the dialogue between Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.
Making It Modern: European Ceramics
Exhibition at The Met surveying European ceramics from the Martin Eidelberg Collection, highlighting modern ceramic design and cross-cultural influences.
Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection
Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcasing Native American art from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection.
Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room
The Met presents 'Before Yesterday We Could Fly,' an Afrofuturist period room exploring Black futures, art, and design.
Celebrating the Year of the Horse
The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts an exhibition celebrating the Year of the Horse, exploring artworks inspired by the Chinese zodiac.
Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond
Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond, a major exhibition of her Bazaar-era fashion photography.
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Selections from the Collection
Exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy at The Met.
Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room
Explore Afrofuturist design and Black speculative futures in The Met's 'Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room'.
Wedding Attire: Three Cultures, One Celebration
Explore wedding dress traditions from three cultures in a curated display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Musical Bodies
Explore how music and the body intersect in a contemporary art exhibition at The Met.
Baseball Cards from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick
An exhibition at the Met featuring baseball cards from Jefferson R. Burdick's collection, highlighting vintage sports memorabilia in an art-museum setting.
Flip Sides: Seeing Korean Art Anew
The Met presents Flip Sides: Seeing Korean Art Anew, a museum exhibition exploring Korean art from fresh perspectives.