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Ronald S. Lauder, Estée Lauder heir, will donate the entire Neue Galerie—along with Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I valued at $135 million and 13 additional Klimt works—to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, effectively merging the two institutions by 2028 and expanding the Met’s holdings of early 20th‑century German and Austrian art.
The Met’s new Costume Art exhibition treats fashion as fine art by placing garments alongside artworks and using reflective, named mannequins to invite visitors to see themselves in the clothes. Organized around a typology of bodies—from Naked & Nude to Classical, Abstract, and Reclaimed—the show explores how dress shapes and is shaped by the human form, including diverse, pregnant, corpulent, and disabled bodies, while connecting fashion history to broader art contexts. It unfolds across the Met’s new Condé Nast Galleries, aiming to democratize aesthetics and celebrate the body as a shared artistic medium rather than a mere display of clothing.
The Met Gala 2026 returns on Monday with a 'Fashion is Art' theme tied to the Costume Institute's spring 2026 exhibition, 'Costume Art,' promising a star-studded, fashion-forward night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; full details (guest list, viewing options) require Globe access.
This guide to the 2026 Met Gala covers the theme, hosts and dress code, while noting the Costume Institute’s next show and its new home at the Condé Nast Galleries—the 11,500-square-foot entrance that signals fashion’s prime place in the Met.
A 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar, historically associated with Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones, is in dispute over its ownership, with Mick Taylor claiming it was his and was stolen, while the Met Museum states it was never owned by him and has a well-documented provenance. The guitar has a storied history, including being part of a famous band performance and exhibitions, but Taylor's claim remains unverified and the museum seeks to clarify its provenance.
The Met Museum's exhibition 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' explores Black dandyism and its role in challenging social norms and identity, showcasing garments, art, and media from the 1700s to today that blend African and Western styles, highlighting the power of fashion to transform and subvert hierarchies.
The Met's Rockefeller Wing has reopened after a $70 million renovation, transforming into a more open, culturally respectful space that highlights non-Western art with updated displays, improved provenance research, and contemporary works, challenging traditional museum narratives and emphasizing interconnectedness among cultures.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's renovated Rockefeller Wing, showcasing 1,726 objects from Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania, reopens with redesigned, immersive galleries that highlight the beauty and history of diverse cultures, offering visitors a visually stunning and engaging experience.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has revealed the design for its new modern wing, which aims to enhance the museum's capacity to display modern and contemporary art. The redesign is part of a broader effort to update and expand the museum's facilities.
The book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art serves as a hospital for ailing books, processing an astonishing 2,500 books each year. With fearsome machines and antique tools, the lab restores books from every department of the museum, some rare and valuable, others ordinary. The lab's head, Mindell Dubansky, advises readers on how to keep their own books in superb condition, emphasizing the avoidance of light, dust, extreme temperature fluctuations, and improper storage.
The book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a fascinating place where a team of six employees work to restore 2,500 books annually, using fearsome machines and antique tools to treat ailing books from every department of the museum. The lab, designed in close collaboration with conservation staff, exudes a certain mad-scientist magic and serves as a hospital for books, aiming to intervene as little as possible while maintaining the function of a book and making it look like they were never there. The head of the lab offers advice for keeping books in superb condition, including avoiding light, dust, extreme temperature fluctuations, and improper storage, and recommends using a thin slip of regular old paper as the safest bookmark.
Iris Apfel, the New York society matron and interior designer known for her brash bohemian style and eclectic wardrobe, has passed away at the age of 102. Rising to fame in her 80s and 90s, she became a fashion icon with her irreverent and clamorous ensembles, mixing hippie vintage with haute couture and reveling in contradictions. Her unique style and willfully disjunctive accessories made her a standout figure in the fashion world, and her wardrobe formed a hit exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" features the largely forgotten artist William H. Johnson, whose life and art exemplify the trans-Atlantic focus of the show. Johnson's career spanned various artistic styles, from French Impressionism to folk art, and his later works, featuring simple figures in bold colors, are particularly celebrated. Despite facing hardships and a lack of recognition during his lifetime, Johnson's artwork has been preserved and is now gaining renewed attention through exhibitions and shows, including a major upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
An upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art aims to shine a light on the often overlooked visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance, featuring works by Laura Wheeler Waring, Charles Henry Alston, Malvin Gray Johnson, and Richmond Barthé. With the help of loans from Black colleges and family collections, the show seeks to reframe the contributions of these artists within the broader context of European and American modernism, offering a fresh perspective on the cultural significance of the Harlem Renaissance.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting the "Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" exhibit, showcasing 160 works that chronicle the ways Black artists interpreted and portrayed everyday life in Harlem from the 1920s to the 1940s. The exhibit highlights the significance of fashion in communicating prosperity and countering racist depictions, featuring works by artists such as James Van Der Zee, Laura Wheeler Waring, and William H. Johnson. The exhibit also explores the symbolic use of clothing to underscore inequality and is accompanied by a podcast series. This comprehensive showcase aims to provide a long overdue chronicle of the artistic contributions of Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance era.