The Met, Anywhere: New Videos for the Weekend

This weekend, watch the latest Met Story and videos From the Vault [The Museum has temporarily closed its three locations. Learn more.]( [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News]( [New Videos for the Weekend]( This weekend, enjoy the latest episode of [Met Stories](, catch up on recently released videos from our [archive](, and read our latest [blog]( to learn how you can create your own art gallery in Animal Crossing. Each week we'll continue bringing you ways to explore the Museum online. #MetAnywhere [Met Stories]( [Screenshot of the video, 'Met Stories: Catharsis'.]( [Met Stories: Catharsis]( Watch Episode 5, in which Michael Zacchea, retired Marine Lt. Col. and author, processes his post-traumatic stress in the ancient Greek and Roman art galleries after returning home from the Iraq War. [Watch now →]( [From the Vaults]( [Screenshot of the video, 'Art Awareness, 1972'.]( [Arts Awareness, 1972]( "We discovered that art history was not the best handle by which to reach a kid." Since its founding in 1870, The Met has had a strong educational mission. In this 1972 film, a team of educators brings students from the New York metro area together for experimental arts-education courses in the Museum. Students engage with masterpieces in new and surprising ways, from dancing beside Greek and Roman statuary to making music, movies, and art in the galleries. [Watch now →]( [Screenshot of the video, 'La Belle Époque, 1983'.]( [La Belle Époque, 1983]( Next Monday is the first Monday of May—but sadly, there won't be any crowds at The Met. Travel back in time and revisit the Costume Institute's 1982 exhibition "La Belle Époque," organized by the legendary Diana Vreeland. This outrageous and slyly self-aware documentary takes you on a journey from the heights of decadence in fin-de-siècle Paris through the global pandemonium of World War I. [Watch now →]( [Screenshot of the video, 'A Visit to the Armor Galleries, 1924.']( [A Visit to the Armor Galleries, 1924]( In the 1920s, The Met began to explore filmmaking as part of its educational program. To prepare for this new undertaking, Bashford Dean, the head of the Arms and Armor department, sought the advice of Hollywood professionals D. W. Griffith and John Barrymore. When actor Douglas Fairbanks Sr. viewed the film at The Met, he pronounced it "bully." [Watch now →]( [Blogs]( [Screenshot of the Animal Crossing game.]( [Own a Van Gogh... in Animal Crossing, with The Met's New Share Tool]( The Met is celebrating 150 years of collecting and presenting works of art in its galleries. But now, some of those works can be in a gallery of your very own: the sizable, virtual museums of Animal Crossing. [Learn how→]( [Webby Award Nomination]( The Met has been nominated for the 24th Annual Webby Awards honoring excellence on the internet for the best Cultural Institution website. Help us win by casting your vote by May 7.[Vote now→]( [The Met Fifth Avenue]( 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 [The Met Cloisters]( 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 [The Met Breuer]( 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 [metmuseum.org]( [Explore]( [Membership]( [Donate]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.]( Comments are welcome at [metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org](mailto:MetMuseum_Newsletter@metmuseum.org). Image: Nintendo via The Met