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“The casual scribbles of schoolchildren done on their desks in moments of boredom or distraction reveal the fantasies and dreams of their minds.'
— Petrit Halilaj (Petrit Halilaj)
NOW ON VIEW—See the 2024 Roof Garden Commission: Petrit Halilaj, 'Abetare' → met.org/PetritHalilaj
We were pleased to welcome Yemen Embassy D.C. to The Met for a celebration highlighting Yemen's rich culture, joined by members of the vibrant Yemeni diaspora in New York.
✨Just announced ✨
This Saturday, don't miss keynote speaker Isabel Wilkerson (Isabel Wilkerson) kick off the day for our #MetHarlemRenaissance Creative Convening. ⤵️
'New York City has added another jewel to its glittering cultural crown, and it takes up little more than one medium-size wall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.' —The New York Times
nytimes.com/2024/02/01/art…
Unmotivated by the prospect of being a homemaker, #HanaeMori enrolled in dressmaking school in postwar Japan.
As the first Asian designer to be a member of the Paris haute couture syndicate, Mori rose to the forefront of global fashion. ✨
Read more: met.org/3TpW7oP
🔍 Dive into the art of connoisseurship.
Join us on Friday, April 19 for the second Michael and Juliet Rubenstein Lecture on Connoisseurship, featuring the British Museum’s Hugo Chapman who explores “mistakes, fakes, and second takes.”
Learn more: met.org/3vV9wNM