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"The rest was history."
The Met is no stranger to first dates, anniversaries, and reunions—and every once in a while, a special proposal. Speechwriter Jared Spencer shares why he proposed to his husband, Joshua Dumas, a technologist, at the Museum.
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Anyone else make a resolution to be more creative in 2021? 🙋 🙋‍♂️ 🎨
If that sounds like you, join us for Community Creates—a virtual, artist-led art-making class. In this session, create new narratives from old photographs.
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The Met Unframed—Van Gogh's "Roses" How about a visit to The Met—even if you can't visit The Met? ⁣
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Wherever you are, take a trip to the Museum virtually through The Met Unframed, created using Verizon technology. Roam digital galleries, complete challenges, and even ... 5 Comments

Beautiful! 💖✋, 👀 and 👂🏿!
Nicely ✅, Met!Theresa West Andersen

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Wow! ❤️ Thanks for sharing your AR-t experience with #TheMetUnframed, @BrennaJue. https://t.co/sp6M4JlJsj

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Have you checked out #MetAboutTime yet? Explore the exhibition digitally ➡️ https://t.co/wcamUqMq7a ⏰✨ https://t.co/2wxjYE3UFH

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Timeline Photos Who's up for a round of cards? 🃏
Paul Cézanne—born #OnThisDay in 1839—was in his 50s when he carefully crafted this composition from figure studies he'd made of local farmhands.
Once he had puzzled-out his composition, he continued to fine-tune ... 15 Comments

Paul Cézanne a truly great artist with a huge diverse body of art worka brilliant artist! Father of modern art...cubism etc! thy all looked to Cezanne!Every brush stroke different!

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Storytime with The Met: “Just Ask!” by Sonia Sotomayor Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime from home! Join us every week for a picture-book reading and an activity connected to The Met collection. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. This week, Met ...

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Cards anyone? 🃏
Paul Cézanne—born #OTD in 1839—crafted this composition from figure studies he had made of local farmhands.
Cézanne channeled the quiet authority of this work into a second piece that now hangs at @the_barnes.
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Timeline Photos Expand your art history knowledge with a little help from Met curators ✨
Join Eleanor Hyun for an exploration of buncheong ware—a unique Korean ceramic type produced during the Joseon dynasty—in our virtual Art History Study Group. 🤓 📚
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The in-person guided tours at the Met were so much fun… I used to go there often. learned so much ...Ah so few artifacts remain. Really lovely.How delicate. So pretty

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Become a volunteer at The Met! ✨
We are currently accepting applications for new volunteers, who will begin training in fall 2021.
Questions? Sign up for a virtual info session, held January 11–23.
Learn more: https://t.co/dYPUkK3foe https://t.co/XEAoWKwzB5

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📸 Demonstrators march in protest soon after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, April 1968. Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images.

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"I have now passed these same values to my sons, who proudly followed in my footsteps to their own careers in law enforcement.
But this is just one person’s story, and I know that there are countless other stories of...

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"My friends and I had a peaceful encounter that fateful night, but I worry for all...who one day may not be as lucky. I stand with all who are calling for change, and I hope that we can mirror these...

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"The officer I encountered on that eventful night in Memphis became one of my dearest mentors and advocates for my career. Despite our different backgrounds, we always strived to support, listen, and foster understanding, with each other and with all...

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"Together we can write a better story, one in which every person in America is finally treated with the equality, respect, and dignity they deserve."⁣ 8/8
Read Keith's full story and more in our recent bulletin, "A Time of Crisis"...

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"He did not see us as threats because of the color of our skin; he saw us as young men and human beings who deserved the chance to go home instead of to jail.⁣
From that day forward, I was...

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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection See more than 100 historical objects created by Native artists across the U.S. and Canada in #ArtofNativeAmerica.
Made by more than 50 Indigenous groups, these works speak to the complexity, vibrancy, and variation of Native life and offer rich narratives ... 5 Comments

ok, but why aren't you promoting the works of black people on MLK DAYWonderful information culturalI’m indigenous myself and very proud of who I am and for those who are racist will never change and ...

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Timeline Photos Today on #MLKDay, we're reflecting on the words of The Met's Chief Security Officer Keith Prewitt, whose 40-year career in law enforcement was shaped by his experience during protests after Dr. King's assassination in 1968:
"...my desire to serve in ... 5 Comments

Let's hope the Met will also be more fair-minded and equitable in its hiring practices across at all levels. King would say, “All lives matter”...

Love Like God Challenge #lovelikeGodchallenge

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Internships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Ever wondered what it's like to work at a museum? 🏛️
Join a vibrant community of students at The Met! Applications for our 10-week paid summer internships are now open for interested college and graduate students. Apply by January 27.
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I wish this program was available about fifty years ago when I attended college. My book, 'The Chairs Are Jealous', ...During the 1960s my father worked at the MMA. On school holidays I used to go to work with him. ...Oh wow how wonderful, i've always wanted to go there.

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Isabelle Eberhardt abandoned her European upbringing to lead an adventurous — albeit short — life as a writer in North Africa. She left a legacy not only as a writer but also as a cross-dressing pioneer.
The French colonists in ... 2 Comments

What a life! 🙏💥Nick Pierani

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Timeline Photos Become a volunteer at The Met! ✨
We are currently accepting applications for new volunteers, who will begin training in fall 2021, either on-site or virtually, per safety regulations next autumn.
Questions? Sign up for a free virtual info session, ... 12 Comments

Who the Mona Lisa Is Is it possible if I live abroad?Che bello sarebbe!

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‘A New Look at Old Masters’ Review: In a New Light, Literally “Works we’ve loved all our lives have never looked better, while some that we may have slighted in the past demand and reward attention in thought-provoking groupings and comparisons that reveal the wealth and depth of the collection.”
#NewLookOldMasters
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I Love ❤️ MET ,and New York City .Good night beautiful Facebook team and lovely People with my love gratitude ...How can u elect Nita Ambani to your board? Her family is against Indian farmers. They support a govt who ...

WildFlowers Project Beautiful and cultural pleace!

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Sunday at The Met—"About Time: Fashion and Duration" How do you translate 150 years of fashion history into a physical space?
Join Met curator Andrew Bolton and exhibition designer Es Devlin—with moderator Asad Syrkett, Editor in Chief of "Elle Decor"—for a conservation about the design inspiration behind "About ... 129 Comments

Interesting about being taught fashion and architecture history at the same time. In the 1990s, FIT presented the show, "Charles ...Thanks for this exhibition The Met! Absolutely unbelievable step back in time of fashion!👗💛-EugeneAmazing how fashion/design, subjects so utterly exciting on myriad levels, can be made stultifying &
boring

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The Woman Who Survived Two Years Alone in the Arctic:
When rescuers came for Ada Blackjack, she was alone except for a cat named Victoria, or Vic for short. The pair were the only survivors of a quixotic five-person expedition ... 3 Comments

This photo of her is incredible.What a woman! I wonder about the "Arctic Hysteria" part though.Fascinating

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About Time: Fashion and Duration | Sunday at The Met Tune in for a conversation that reveals the design inspiration behind the exhibition About Time: Fashion and Duration.
Featuring:
Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute, The Met
Es Devlin, Exhibition Designer
Moderated by Asad Syrkett, Editor ...

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Storytime with The Met: “Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band” by Kwame Alexander Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime from home! Join us every week for a picture-book reading and an activity connected to The Met collection. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. This week, Met ...

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How to create your own cabinet of curiosities | Drop-in Drawing Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular art-making series and experience The Met collection through creative challenges. This week, assemble a collection of personal curiosities inspired by an apothecary cabinet in The Met collection. Check out the ...

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An Eighteenth-Century Mexican Lacquerware Masterpiece | Insider Insights Explore the influence of globalization through an early-modern batea, a large, shallow bowl of lacquered wood. The piece is attributed to José Manuel de la Cerda, an indigenous artist who served at the mid-eighteenth-century court in Mexico City.
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Famous Foreign Lady Captures Heart of New York, 1963 | From the Vaults On February 7, 1963, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” made her public debut at The Met. Hundreds stood in the queue on that chilly winter morning, eager for the opportunity to see one of the world’s most famous paintings. Kept ...

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Cik Siti Wan Kembang is a legendary queen who ruled Kelantan, a state in Malaysia in around the 16-17th century. She is also a great warrior who fought in battles alongside her army of female horse riders. She never married, ... 19 Likes

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