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View of a medieval garden during springtime

In Season

In Season, which featured news about The Met Cloisters, the branch of the Museum in northern Manhattan devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, ran from May 1, 2014, through September 28, 2017.

Detail view of a 16th-century spinet

Of Note

This blog, in which members of the Department of Musical Instruments shared information about this extraordinary collection, its storied history, and archival audio and video recordings, ran from January 13, 2014, through September 20, 2017.

Detail view of an Islamic illuminated manuscript showing Laila and Majnun reading a book

RumiNations

Members of the Department of Islamic Art and guest authors discussed the department's comprehensive collection and its rich history at The Met on this blog, which ran from April 20, 2015, through August 31, 2017.

View of an audience awaiting the beginning of an opera in a medieval sculpture gallery

MetLiveArts Blog

This blog, which took readers behind the scenes of MetLiveArts to explore contemporary issues and innovations through the lens of the Museum's collection and galleries, ran from September 16, 2014, through August 30, 2017.

A series of illuminated bulbs against a dark background

Digital Underground

This blog discussing the activities of the Digital Department—which leads the creation, production, presentation, and dissemination of multimedia content in support of the Museum's programming—ran from September 27, 2013, through August 7, 2017.

A group of teens sketch in an art gallery

Teen Blog

This blog, written by the Metropolitan Museum's Teen Advisory Group (TAG) and occasional guest authors, ran from January 13, 2012, through May 10, 2017.

Painting of a landscape with classical buildings

Travel Blog

This blog, managed by the Museum's Travel with The Met team, ran from September 25, 2013, through October 3, 2015.

Power figure made of wood and clay stares into the distance with its bright white eyes

Kongo: Power and Majesty

This blog accompanied the exhibition Kongo: Power and Majesty, on view from September 18, 2015, through January 3, 2016.

A water color portrait of artists in a park looking over as one draws

Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends

This blog accompanied the exhibition Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends, on view from June 30 through October 4, 2015.

Angel floating in the air comes down to touch the face of a man

The Winchester Bible: A Masterpiece of Medieval Art

This blog accompanied the exhibition The Winchester Bible: A Masterpiece of Medieval Art, on view from December 9, 2014, through March 8, 2015.

Adam pointing at Eve in the garden of Eden

Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry

This blog accompanied the exhibition Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry, on view from October 8, 2014, through January 11, 2015.

Ivory sculpture of a half-human, half-lion with wings

Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age

This blog accompanied the exhibition Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age, on view from September 22, 2014, through January 4, 2015.

A bronze statue of a woman running with snakes wrapped around her shoulders and arm

The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925

This blog accompanied the exhibition The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925, on view from December 18, 2013, through April 13, 2014.

The stone columns of the Bonnefont arcade before the garden

The Medieval Garden Enclosed

This blog—active from July 1, 2008, through December 18, 2013—was dedicated to the gardens at The Cloisters, the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan.

Followers look on as a prophet writes

Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition

This blog accompanied the exhibition Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition, on view from March 14 through July 8, 2012.

Two ivory kings sit with shocked expressions on their faces

The Game of Kings

This blog accompanied the exhibition The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen from the Isle of Lewis, on view at The Met Cloisters from November 15, 2011, through April 22, 2012.

Seven boys run in a field with a red barn in the background

American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915

This blog accompanied the exhibition American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915, on view from October 12, 2009, through January 24, 2010.

A queen sits on her throne looking down at the children at her feet.

The Art of Illumination

This blog accompanied the exhibition The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry, on view from March 1 through June 12, 2010.

An angel in white sits in a temple in beautiful red and green colors

Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages

This blog accompanied the exhibition Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages, on view from June 2 through September 1, 2009.

A mannequin wears a ruffled, bone-colored garment

blog.mode: addressing fashion

This blog accompanied the exhibition blog.mode: addressing fashion, on view from December 18, 2007, through April 13, 2008.