Met Anywhere: Home

This week's Met Stories, Augmented Reality, and a new exhibition tour. [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News]( [Met Anywhere: Home]( [Paul Konigsburg and Nikhil Chopra]( [Met Stories: Paul Konigsburg and Nikhil Chopra]( Watch Episode 10, in which Paul Konigsburg, E.L. Konigsburg’s son, traces his mother's inspiration for "The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," her beloved book about two children who run away from home to live in The Met, and artist Nikhil Chopra reflects on living in The Met for nine days during his performance art piece last year. [Watch now →]( [Image of an Augmented Reality Object on a chair.]( [The Met's Art at Your Place? Instagram AR Brings It Home.]( Get a first look at a new AR filter Met visitors can use on [Instagram]( to view objects from the collection in their own home.[Read now →]( [Photograph of Rayyane Tabet in The Met galleries.]( [Exhibition Tour—Rayyane Tabet / Alien Property]( Join contemporary artist Rayyane Tabet on a tour of his exhibition [Rayyane Tabet / Alien Property](, which tells the story of the ninth-century B.C.E. stone reliefs excavated in the early 20th century at Tell Halaf, Syria and their subsequent destruction, loss, or dispersal to museum collections around the world, including The Met. [Watch now →]( [Archival photograph of a bookshelf.]( [Research Guides: A Step in the Right Direction]( Librarians Kamaria Hatcher and Jessica S. Ranne Cardona discuss several research guides the library has created.[Read now →]( [Drop-in Drawing]( [Drop-in Drawing: Postcards]( Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular series and experience The Met collection through creative drawing challenges. This week, try mail art, the practice of sending small-scale artworks through the postal service. [Watch now →]( [From the Vaults]( [Photograph of Diana Vreeland.]( [The Eighteenth Century Woman, 1982]( In this rollicking, over-the-top documentary narrated by actress Marisa Berenson you'll hear from the likes of Diana Vreeland and former Met Director Philippe de Montebello as they discuss how women of power and privilege ruled the Age of Enlightenment. [Watch now →]( [Still from the documentary, Dwellings, 1974]( [Dwellings, 1974—The Art of Charles Simonds]( This short documentary by Rudy Burckhardt captures the artist at work in Manhattan's Lower East Side, and offers a thrilling window onto a lost world, illustrating how art survives—and even flourishes—in the most unlikely conditions. [Watch now →]( [Plan Your Visit]( The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters are now open! [Watch this video]( or check out the [visitor guidelines page]( to learn about our [new health and safety protocols](. Please note that our [opening days and hours have changed](. Entry to the Museum will be by timed ticket or reservation only and capacity will be limited. Separate timed exhibition tickets are required for [Making The Met, 1870–2020]( and [About Time: Fashion and Duration](. See the [visitor guidelines page]( for more information on reserving or buying tickets in advance. [Buy or reserve your tickets 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 [metmuseum.org]( [Explore]( [Membership]( [Donate]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see [Rayyane Tabet / Alien Property](, [Making The Met, 1870–2020](, and [About Time: Fashion and Duration](. For Education program funders, visit [metmuseum.org/educationfundingsupport](. 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). Images: William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock). [A Scene in a Library, before March 22, 1844]( (detail). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005 (2005.100.172) | Detroit Publishing Company (American). [A California Anomaly, Snow and Oranges, Pasadena, California, No. 7782]( (detail), ca. 1905. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick (Burdick 428, PC143.313)