Happy New Year from The Met

MetNews: To celebrate the stories of 2016 and kick off the new year, we've brought together some of our most popular and innovative online features from the past 12 months. [View in browser] [The Met] [Met News] To celebrate the stories of 2016 and kick off the new year, we've brought together some of our most popular and innovative online features from the past 12 months. As ever, we hope that these programs—ranging from The Artist Project and #MetKids to immersive 360° video tours of The Met's iconic spaces—inspire and offer you even more opportunities to discover the collection and its incredible stories. Read on to learn more about these new digital resources, which will allow you to access The Met anytime and from anywhere in 2017. [A Year in Features] MetCollects MetCollects celebrates works of art new to the collection by borrowing the fresh eyes of photographers and the enthusiastic voices of curators, conservators, and, at times, living artists, collectors, and supporters. Take a look back at the [12 unique acquisitions] we've featured this year. [See What's New] Timeline of Art History The Met's signature [Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History] is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history through The Met collection. This year, we launched The New Edition and celebrated the publication of the 1,000th essay. Dive into the world of the Timeline and read the latest essay, "[The Assyrian Sculpture Court]." [Explore the Timeline] The Artist Project In 2016 we published the last two seasons of [The Artist Project], an online series in which 120 artists reflect on what inspires them from across The Met collection. Their unique and passionate ways of seeing and experiencing art reveal the power of a museum and encourage all visitors to look in a personal way. Find a new perspective in one of the [120 episodes] on our site. [Watch Now] The Met 360° Project This series of videos captured with a spherical 360° camera offers new and dynamic access to the Museum's iconic spaces from a perspective typically unavailable to the public. + [The Met Cloisters] + [The Charles Engelhard Court] + [The Met Breuer] + [The Great Hall] + [The Temple of Dendur] + [Arms and Armor Galleries] #MetKids This award-winning digital feature is made for, with, and by kids. In 2016 we added [54 map pins], [37 blog posts], and [17 videos]. Find out what’s new each month by [signing up for the #MetKids newsletter]. [Discover #MetKids] [From the Blogs] Five of the Most-Read Articles in 2016 From a survey of our landmark exhibition exploring the artistic riches of ancient Pergamon, to discussions of medieval tarot decks and the Museum's first digital map, revisit five of the most popular articles published on The Met's award-winning blogging platform in 2016. [Before Fortune-Telling: The History and Structure of Tarot Cards] In Season [Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World: Three Centuries of Greek Art from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra] Now at The Met [Now on View: Shakespeare through the Eyes of Artists] Now at The Met [The Future of Mapping and Wayfinding at The Met] Digital Underground [Sometimes Strange, Sometimes Humorous, but Always Beautiful] In Circulation [Become a Member] Get even closer to the art in 2017 as a Member. Enjoy free, express admission to all three Met locations, special viewing hours, discounts at The Met Store, and more. Not to mention, you'll be supporting our mission to make art accessible to all. [Join Today] [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] [Manage Your Preferences] | [Unsubscribe] [MetCollects], [The Artist Project], and [#MetKids] are supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The [Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History] is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.] Comments are welcome at [metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org]. Images: See MetCollects image credits [here].