Objects of Beauty

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  Steeped in History: British Tea Wares

  February 16, 2021 | The Met’s British Galleries showcase a host of delightful decorative objects designed for tea

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  Regarding Nature: Claude Monet

  November 14, 2020 | The Met Store celebrates the great French Impressionist—and horticulturist—with a birthday bouquet

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  It’s About Time!

  November 12, 2020 | The 2020 Costume Institute exhibition, “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” is now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue

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  Picasso, Master of Change

  October 25, 2020 | On the occasion of his birthday, The Met Store remembers Picasso and his dynamic oeuvre

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  Gustav Klimt: Shimmer & Depth

  July 13, 2020 | This giant of Viennese modernism was born on this day in 1862

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  Pearls of Wisdom: Five Things You May Not Know about Pearls

  June 30, 2020 | Join us for a brief look at the always-in-style pearl, June’s lustrous birthstone

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  Celebrating Fathers Through Art

  June 21, 2020 | Since as far back as ancient Egypt, artists have been honoring fathers in their works

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  Honoring Peter Carl Fabergé, Master Goldsmith and Craftsman

  May 30, 2020 | Happy birthday to the gifted Russian jeweler, celebrated for the unparalleled luxury objects he produced for the crowned heads of Europe

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  Saluting 5,000 Years of Mothers

  May 10, 2020 | Across centuries and cultures, artists have paid visual tribute to the joys of motherhood

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  Laughing Matters

  May 5, 2020 | It’s National Laughter Day—the perfect occasion for a few chuckles, chortles, ha-has, and LOLs courtesy of The Met collection

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  The Majesty of Nature

  April 22, 2020 | This Earth Day, a roundup of artworks from across cultures illustrates how nature inspired beautiful art across centuries and cultures

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  “Poet and Paper-Maker”: Celebrating William Morris

  April 16, 2020 | The famed British designer’s work and philosophy had a profound—and lasting—effect on the decorative arts