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The American Museum of Natural Historys paleontology team is shown digging for fossils on their 2022 trip to Mongolias Gobi Desert.

The American Museum of Natural History: A Behind the Scenes Look At the Largest Fossil Collection In the World

Claire Elkin, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
In this collage displaying various pieces at Poster House, the expert artistic expression emphasizes the museum’s eccentric exhibits.

From Rogue Artists to Questionable Mascots: How Poster House Reimagines Art

Tammy Lam, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2023
Here is the polychromy reproduction of ‘Small Herculean Woman,’ depicting a woman in a sheer teal shawl. Her gaze follows the viewer with a solemn expression.

Multicolor Marble and More: ‘Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color’ at The Met Museum

Dara King, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
At the forefront of the Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition exhibit at the MET Museum are two different depictions of a violin, one Cubist and one realist.

A Comprehensive Cubist Compendium: A Review of ‘Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition’ at the MET Museum

Sela Emery, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2023
Salem, Massachusetts, is home to the biggest Halloween festival in America. Tourists have many opportunities to learn about the towns sinister history by visiting prominent landmarks and museums while also having a lot of fun within the marketplace and Salem commons.

The Bewitching History of Salem

Maliha Chowdhury, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2022
Here is ETHEL, the featured spring quartet, playing their first set of the evening in the cafe on date night at the Met, as the sun sets.

The Met Museum Date Night

Alexandra Zwiebel, Staff Reporter
July 25, 2022
Panels next to the large model of the megalodon describe it being about 50 feet long, significantly larger than the current largest predatory fish, the great white shark.

The Sharks Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History

Dhriti Mamtora, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Jane Austen is most known for her six published and finished novels, all made into various spin-offs and adaptations for generations to love.

Jane Austen: Universally Acknowledged

Maliha Chowdhury, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
“I buy everybody’s records, Ive got the Beatles, Ive got everybody...Now weve got to be not too partial to one kind of music, weve got to appreciate all kinds of music,” Armstrong said.

The Home of Louis Armstrong: A Peek Into the Influential Jazz Figure’s House and His Life and Times in Corona, Queens

Camila Kulahlioglu, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
The Parthenon’s most recent restoration project was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the project came with controversy, as it paved over much of the Acropolis’ natural terrain.

Give Back the Elgin Marbles

Carolyn Chui, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
At the Natural History Museum, COVID-19 booster shots are administered in a side room of the building.

My Personal COVID-19 Booster Shot Experience

Alexandra Zwiebel, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
Jasper Johns According to What utilizes a broad color scheme — one that strays from the exhibit’s chromatic fundamentals.

Jasper Johns’s ‘Mind/Mirror’ Exhibit Tells a Star-Spangled Story

Sela Emery, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2022
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 22, 2021
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 Cortes 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
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 Arts 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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