Daniel Weiss

02/09/2023

02/09/2023

Met Kids Fun Fact: The name of this instrument, o-daiko, literally means "big, fat drum."

Can you guess why there is a rooster on top of this drum?

It represents peace! A drum like this symbolizes peace and goodwill between nations.

What represents peace in your life?

Learn more: met.org/2REbPPe

🥁 Attributed to Kodenji Hayashi (Japanese, 1831–1915). O-daiko, ca. 1873. Wood, metal, cloisonné, hide, silk, padding.

02/09/2023

Artist Nairy Baghramian's commission for The Met's facade will be her first public installation in New York City.

Join us at the Museum on Thursday, September 7, as Baghramian and Met curator Akili Tommasino gather to discuss the installation, which comprises four abstract polychrome sculptures with components that seem to have washed up like flotsam and jetsam in the voids of their respective niches.

Learn more: met.org/3ONcs4N

02/09/2023

🎶 If you want to write a song about the moon
You want to write a spiritual tune
Presto, a song about the moon 🎶
—Paul Simon

Let the enchanting glow of tonight's full moon ignite your creativity! 🌝 Throughout history, the moon has been a source of inspiration for artists worldwide, spanning generations and genres.

As early as the 17th century, artists like French engraver Claude Mellan looked to capture the essence of the moon. This modern-looking engraving is one of three remarkable prints he created that depict the phases of the moon. Mellan drew what he observed through a telescope, which had only been invented by the Dutch some 30 years prior.

Commissioned by French humanist Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc and astronomy enthusiast Pierre Gassendi, these prints unite art and science in celestial harmony.

Learn more: met.org/47UG1K6

🎨 Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688). Full Moon, 1635. Engraving; first state of two (BN).

02/09/2023

Don't let the sun set on your summer without checking out Date Night at The Met ☀️

Every Friday and Saturday from 5–9 pm, enjoy live music and gallery chats—plus drinks, light fare, and epic views of Central Park on the Cantor Roof.

Learn more: met.org/DateNight

02/09/2023

Discover the magnetism of this iconic painting that nearly fell into obscurity.

02/09/2023

Artworks on loan from historically Black institutions will make the show one of the largest surveys of the era in nearly 40 years.