Paper pastimes in Drawings and Prints The Met is the keeper of many historic puzzles, games, and other popular pastimes. The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine, and Montebello drew up a list of 1,200 highlights and these were reconciled with the lists of the curators of the various collection to create 800 objects to be photographed and incl… This guide was a new pocketbook version of the magazine-format guidebook published in 1972 as Montebello claimed that the idea for the guide "to present a profile of the Met in terms of its strengths and weaknesses", came from the museum's senior editor Kathleen Howard in 1978 and took 5 years to make, based on a pocket-sized format inspired by the guidebook from the In the following list from the index, the artist's name is followed by the location of one of their works and its page number in the guide. Please try different filters. *Works of art at The Met are rich, primary-resource texts. In the anniversary year, we will have many opportunities to express our thanks to the generations of New Yorkers, visitors, and supporters whose generosity and enthusiasm have built The Met. There are no artists that match your filter criteria. The Artist Project is an online series in which artists respond to The Met’s encyclopedic collection. Our website has been optimized for viewing in the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. 100 artists—local, national, and global—choose works of art that spark their imaginations. If you are using Internet Explorer or other browsers you may encounter problems with certain sections of our website.Find The Metropolitan Opera on Facebook (opens new window)Find The Metropolitan Opera on Twitter (opens new window)Find The Metropolitan Opera on Instagram (opens new window)Find The Metropolitan Opera on Instagram (opens new window) 82nd & Fifth Explore the intersection of art and ideas in this series on 100 works of art. Now, for the first time, you can enjoy a 360° perspective on architect Marcel Breuer's landmark 1966 creation. The Met Breuer is a new home for modern and contemporary art, seen through the lens of The Met’s historic collection. Displaying {{artistLanding.artists.length}} artist results that meet your filter criteria. They have formed a significant category within the graphic arts since the wide-spread introduction of paper in the late fourteenth century. Displaying {{artistLanding.artists.length}} artist results that meet your filter criteria. The Met's permanent collection is curated by seventeen separate departments, each with a specialized staff of curators and scholars, as well as six dedicated conservation departments and a Department of Scientific Research. For artists with more than one work in the guide, or for works by artists not listed here, see the online guidebook, the Metropolitan Museum of Art website or the corresponding The juried exhibition that was announced by Met director Francis Henry Taylor at the start of 1950 seemed emblematic of all of this. The permanent collection includes works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2020 with exhibitions and events for audiences in the U.S. and around the world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's school tour program is made possible by the generosity of Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman. Additional school programs are made possible by The Susan J. Schulte Fund, Brodsky Family Foundation, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Montebello claimed that the idea for the guide "to present a profile of the Met in terms of its strengths and weaknesses", came from the museum's senior editor Kathleen Howard in 1978 and took 5 years to make, based on a pocket-sized format inspired by the guidebook from the Germanisches Nationalmuseumof Nuremberg. The Artist Project This series invites 120 artists to share what they see when they look at The Met.