Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives

Nomadic Weavings from the Collection of William and Inger Ginsberg at the MET

19 March 20181 October 2017

Nomadic weavings on display at the MET The MET will show an exhibition ‘Nomadic Weavings from the Collection of William and Inger Ginsberg’ from 25 September 2017 through 7 May 2018. The location is The Met Fifth Avenue, The Hagop Kevorkian Fund Special Exhibitions Gallery, Floor 2, Gallery 458. The … Read more

Islamic carpets and Dutch paintings at the MET

15 February 201811 March 2014

Carpet 17th century IranCotton (warp and weft); wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile 97.5 x 56.25 in. (247.65 x 142.87 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph Dudley, 1953 (53.214)Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Mid-17th century Islamic carpets will hang side by side with depictions in Dutch painting at the Metropolitan Museum from 11 March through 11 June 2014. As early as the 14th century, images of carpets woven in primarily Anatolia and Persia began to appear in European paintings.

Worlds most famous collection of Islamic art is now open for the public

15 February 201813 November 2011

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York reopened their Islamic Art galleries 1 November 2011 after 5 years renovation.

The MET will reopen their Islamic art galleries 1 November 2011

15 February 201821 October 2011

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be reopening their Islamic Art galleries 1 November 2011. The 15 new galleries include art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. The renovated galleries houses the Metropolitan’s famous collection of Islamic art. The renovation began five years ago … Read more