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Girolama dai Libri’s ‘Madonna and Child with Saints’ headlines the MET’s Northern Renaissance art exhibition.

Northern Renaissance art on display at Met

Carter Glace, Staff Writer December 2, 2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates the work of Italian painter and illuminator Girolamo dai Libri and various Veronese artists in a new 14-piece exhibit.
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” is currently on display at the MET from Oct. 31, 2015 to Oct. 11, 2016.

Art of the ancient Americas and paintings from China open at the Met

Carter Glace, Staff Writer November 3, 2015
Ancient American exhibit "Design for Eternity" and "Masterpieces of Chinese Painting" opened at the Met, providing a wide-ranging scope of Ancient American architectural design and Chinese calligraphy.
“Celebrating the Art of Japan” brings together a massive collection of Japanese art, covering many statues, paintings and poems that span centuries of Japanese history.

Two worlds meet at Met

Carter Glace, Staff Writer October 26, 2015
Two vastly different exhibits find common artistic ground in the Met's "Fashion and Virtue" and "Celebrating the Art of Japan." Explore how textiles changed from housework to hate-couture in this expansive gallery.
 The Head of a Colossal Statue of Senwosret III at the Ancient Egypt Exhibition on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Met focuses on Egyptian Middle Kingdom in exhibit

Carter Glace, Staff Writer October 19, 2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens a comprehensive exhibit on the Middle Kingdom in their Egyptian Wing in "Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom."
Melencolia I by Albrecht Dürer is one of many pieces among the galleries 1.5 million prints.

‘Drawing’ through history at Met

Lily Dolin, Contributing Writer October 5, 2015
"Drawings and Prints" opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring artwork from Western Europe and America from the 15th century to the present.
One of Robert Gobers many strange and beautiful sculptures in The Heart is Not a Metaphor.

Exhibitions to explore over winter break

Alex Greenberger, Arts Editor December 4, 2014
Art exhibitions make for the perfect way to spend a cold, wintry day over the break
Exhibition explores funeral fashion

Exhibition explores funeral fashion

Gianna Collier-Pitts, Violet Vision Blog Editor October 22, 2014
The presence of death has never been so attractive as when showcased in the Anna Wintour Costume Center. The upcoming Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, smartly coined "Death Becomes Her," looks at the history of mourning attire in the 19th century across Europe and the United States. It also delves deeper into the societal trends surrounding grief and the female image.

Met protests must reflect First Amendment rights

WSN Editorial Board October 21, 2014
Controversial opera "The Death of Klinghoffer" is set to debut at the Met this fall, much to the dismay of some prominent protesters.
The layout of Thomas Struth: Photographs can be seen at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural photos on display at Met

Stephanie Cheng, Contributing Writer October 2, 2014
"Thomas Struth: Photographs" showcases the German photographer's sublime work
Stephanie Zheng for WSN

Students celebrate contemporary China at Met Museum

February 24, 2014
A citywide student group hosted an event at the Met that showcased recent Chinese history.
via flickr.com

Changes in lease could lead Met to charge admission price

October 30, 2013
The Met has come under fire recently for allegedly not making it clear that its admission prices are suggested.
Courtesy of The Met

Met Features 19th Century Fashion

May 1, 2013
The Met's "Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity" exhibition features the evolution of fashion from the 19th century.