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The Met often displays exhibits outside its famous building; for example, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden hosts a series that commissions pieces for its outdoor space. Pictured is the work that is currently on view, Alex Da Corte's 'As Long as the Sun Lasts,' which can be seen through October 31st, 2021.

New York City, As Seen By the Class of 2021

Lavanya Manickam, Staff Reporter
June 16, 2021
The steps of the Metropolitan Museum in the spring of 2021 are less busy than they were prior to the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. On the first Monday of May, this exact area of the entrance to the museum would normally be decorated with a large white tent that would conceal the paparazzi and the celebrities who would be entering the highly anticipated Met Gala.

Fashion’s Biggest Night Out: The Met Gala

Alexandra Zwiebel, Staff Reporter
June 14, 2021
The new home of The Frick Collection in the modernist, brutalist Marcel Breuer-designed building standing at the Southeast corner of 75th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

Frick Madison: Old Masterpieces in a New Light

Jonathan Wu, Staff Reporter
June 10, 2021
Here is the Waterhole diorama by William R. Leigh.

Reflections on the Dioramas of William R. Leigh at the American Museum of Natural History

Fahim Zaman, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2021
The actors in The Queen’s Gambit actually memorized and played every chess game seen in the show.

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Makes Chess Fashionable

Anna Ye, Staff Reporter
January 8, 2021
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's lobby is unusually empty for a Saturday afternoon. With timed tickets now required and one fourth of the usual museum capacity enforced, due to social distancing restrictions during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Met is now never crowded.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Reopens its Doors

Rose Marabello, Staff Reporter
November 23, 2020
On a postcard might be any of these funny objects that Jiahe Wang has found left on the street.

DID YOU LOSE THIS? Jiahe Wang’s Missing Link Project Fuses Mail, Public Art, and Performance Art Into Something Entirely New

Montana Lee, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2020
Harper Prentice ’22 visits The Metropolitan Museum of Art with her friends, Thomas Bakos ’22 and Genevive Morange ’22. “Besides wearing masks, undergoing temperature checks before entering, and following strict social-distancing measures, I would say that visiting The Met was very similar to pre-pandemic - which is extremely comforting in my opinion,” Prentice said.

Empty Museums: As Priceless as the Art

Samantha Cavusoglu, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2020
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