Worth a visit to the Metropolitan Museum, the exhibition – www.metmuseum.org/deathbecomesher – explores the aesthetic development and cultural implications of mourning fashions of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Approximately 30 ensembles, many of which are being exhibited for the first time, reveal the impact of high-fashion standards on the dictates of bereavement rituals as they evolved…
The Metropolian Museum is always a must-visit around the holidays.
Visiting the MET museum today…and wondering what that little critter crawling on his arm is.
This summer The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are presenting PUNK: Chaos to Couture. The exhibition will examine punk’s impact on high fashion from the movement’s birth in the 1970s through its continuing influence today. “Punk’s signature mixing of references was fueled by artistic developments such as Dada and postmodernism,” said Thomas P….
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing reopens January 16 after a major four year renovation that included an overhaul of the way it displays its vast collection of home-grown masterpieces. The third, and final, phase of a $100 million overhaul of the American Wing completed 26 galleries and created a chronological installation of the…
Annual Christmas Tree And Neapolitan Baroque Crèche At The Met Saturday December 17,2011 – Sunday January 08,2012 1000 Fifth Avenue Click here to learn more Learn about the history of Christmas with the Met’s nearly 40 year old tradition of displaying its beautiful Christmas tree and nativity scene. Silk-robed angels and lifelike attendants adorn the…
I’ve posted about this program before so this is just a reminder that the first weekend of the month is coming up – time to participate in Bank of America’s Museums on Us®. In New York City, Bank of America card holders will have access to 8 venues FREE! The participating museums are: The Metropolitan…
I’ve posted about this program before so this is just a reminder that the first weekend of the month is coming up – time to participate in Bank of America’s Museums on Us®. In New York City, Bank of America card holders will have access to 8 venues FREE! The participating museums are: The Metropolitan…
New York, like any large city, although glorious, can be expensive. A couple visiting a gallery or museum can be manageable, but add 3 children into the mix and 5 x $$ becomes careful consideration. Here is what makes it work for us: Museums on Us® is Bank of America’s community outreach program. The first…