Permission to dance on the rooftops? 방문해 주셔서 감사합니다!
Yesterday we were thrilled to welcome South Korea's First Lady Kim Jung-sook; Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Hwang Hee; and the Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture
@BTS_twt
.
This morning we welcomed Michelangelo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (
@TMNT
) at The Met. Our celebrity guest came to see the work of an artist who happens to share his name.
#MetMichelangelo
Together in a private ceremony, they presented an exceptional work by Chung Haecho—one of the leading lacquer artists in Korea—as a gift from the South Korean government to the Museum.
It's "summer" in the Museum! ☀️🎶 So great to have
@5SOS
at The Met to explore "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll." Thanks for visiting!
#MetRockandRoll
📸: Dusty Kessler
The 2013 work, "Rhythm of the Five Color Luster," consists of five vessels whose colors relate to obangsaek—a traditional Korean color spectrum—representing a continuation and innovation of the centuries-long lacquer tradition and the traditional iconography of color.
I spy artworks from The Met (!!) 👀
Exploring art with
@BTS_twt
on
@googlearts
—including a stop at yours truly in NYC—is hands down our new favorite way to travel the globe.
Which work from our collection is your favorite?
“Camp: Notes on Fashion” explores the origins of camp’s exuberant aesthetic and how the sensibility evolved from a place of marginality to become an important influence on mainstream culture.
#MetCamp
You can see it for yourself soon! The Museum plans to exhibit the piece in "Shell and Resin: Korean Mother-of-Pearl and Lacquer," opening on December 13.
Blow Blather's away with The Met's new share tool for Animal Crossing: New Horizons! 🦉
Learn how to easily transport any of our 406,000
#MetOpenAccess
images into your virtual homes and islands ➡️
Tag us so we can see how you re-create the
#MetAnywhere
!
The day is heeeeeeere! Friends, art-lovers, New Yorkers—welcome back. The Met reopens today at 10 am. ❤️
Are you headed to The Met this weekend? Tag us in your photos and tell us about your Museum visit!
📸:
@taylorehill