Met News: January 2022

Virtual Opening for "Inspiring Walt Disney", Spotlight on Spinaro's Thorn, and more! [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News]( January 2022 [Detail of an ornately decorated ceramic building model with a pink roof.]( VIRTUAL OPENING [Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts]( Watch a preview of the exhibition [Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts](, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue through March 6, 2022. [Watch now →]( [A small bronze sculpture of a seated boy pulling a thorn from the bottom of his foot appears within a display case at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; the figure hunches over looking intently at the bottom of his foot; the sculpture is set against the warm walls and limestone columns of the against gallery in the distance.]( [Spotlight: Spinario's Thorn]( What can Antico's small, bronze sculpture teach us about pain, mindfulness, and the creative process? [Explore the episode →]( [Etching of a wreath with text that reads The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Etchings of Paintings]( [The First Print Portfolio Produced for The Met]( A look at the Museum's history of engaging with contemporary artists and the print medium. [Read now →]( [How Was It Made? A Korean Inlaid-Lacquer Box]( [How Was It Made? A Korean Inlaid-Lacquer Box]( Watch as lacquer craftsman Lee Kwang-Woong uses traditional Korean techniques to create a beautiful box inlaid with delicate shell decoration. [Watch now →]( [Blue woman and pink eggs]( [Risographs in Watson Library]( Artists explore the potential of a new printmaking technology. [Read now →]( [Exhibitions Highlights]( [Surrealism Beyond Borders]( [Surrealism Beyond Borders]( CLOSING SOON Through January 30, 2022 The Met Fifth Avenue [Detail of Spanish Camel fresco]( [Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith]( FINAL WEEKS Through February 13, 2022 The Met Cloisters [Celebrating the Year of the Tiger]( [Celebrating the Year of the Tiger]( OPENING SOON January 29, 2022–January 17, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue [The African Origin of Civilization]( [The African Origin of Civilization]( Ongoing The Met Fifth Avenue [See all current exhibitions →]( [Plan Your Visit]( See the [Plan Your Visit page]( for more information about buying tickets in advance. Please note our [current opening days and hours for each location](. For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, dining locations are closed and capacity is limited. In accordance with the [New York City mandate](, all visitors age 5 and older must show proof of vaccination status. All visitors age 12 and older must show proof that they have received two doses of an accepted two-dose series vaccine, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. All visitors age 18 and older must also show a valid personal ID. All visitors age 5–11 must show proof that they have received at least one dose of an [accepted vaccine](. Beginning January 29, all visitors age 5–11 must show proof of full vaccination. Face coverings are required for all visitors age 2 and older, even if they are vaccinated. 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The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection. Image courtesy of the Huntington Art Museum, San Marino, California | Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi) (Italian, ca. 1460–1528). Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn from His Foot), probably modeled by 1496, cast ca. 1501. Bronze, partially gilt (hair) and silvered (eyes). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012 (2012.157) | Nathaniel Russel, [Time Zone Featuring Light]( (Lisbon, Portugal: Stolen Books, 2019) | Mayo, Coups de bâtons (Baton Blows), 1937. Oil on canvas. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf. © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: bpk Bildagentur / Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf / Achim Kukulies / Art Resource, NY | [Camel from the Church of San Baudelio de Berlanga]( (detail), Spain, first half of the 12th century (possibly 1129–34). Fresco transferred to canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1961 (61.219) | The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu, ca. 2575–2465 B.C. Egyptian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1948 (48.111) | Seated Couple, 18th–early 19th century. Dogon artist: Mali. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977 (1977.394.15)