 | | |  |  | | Art in your inbox |  | | Exhibition Tour—Divine Egypt | | Join Diana Craig Patch, the Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge of Egyptian Art, and Brendan Hainline, Research Associate in the Department of Egyptian Art to virtually explore the exhibition Divine Egypt, on view at The Met through January 19, 2026. Watch now → | | |  | | Meet Me at The Met: Laurie Anderson | | It’s difficult to pick a favorite object in The Met collection, but New York artist Laurie Anderson finds herself making a beeline to the Mail Shirt with Inscribed Rings (15th–16th century) whenever she visits. Watch now → | | |  | | Making Superfine | | Before Superfine: Tailoring Black Style closes this weekend, join co-curator Monica L. Miller and artists Torkwase Dyson and Tanda Francis to learn about the collaborative and creative process of building the exhibition. Watch now → | | |  | | Behind the Seams | | Discover an impressive range of resources—from periodicals and lookbooks to self-published zines—that explore the evolution of Black style and dandyism in The Costume Institute Library. Read now → | | | | Exhibition Highlights | | |  | | Divine Egypt | | JUST OPENED | Through January 19, 2026
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Images: Left: Jamel Shabazz. A Time Before Crack: Photographs from the 1980s (2022). Right: Jamel Shabazz. Drama & Flava (2025) | Tyler Mitchell, Untitled (Christian in Wales Bonner), 2025 | Triad of Osiris, Horus, and Isis. From Egypt, probably Thebes, Karnak Temple. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, reign of Osorkon II (about 872–837 BCE). Gold inlaid with lapis lazuli. Acquired in 1872. Paris, Louvre Museum, Department of Egyptian Antiquities (E 6204). © 2025 GrandPalaisRmn (Louvre Museum). Photo: Mathieu Rabea | Aquamanile in the Form of Phyllis and Aristotle, Netherlandish, late 14th or early 15th century. Copper alloy, 12 ¾ x 7 x 15½ in. (32.5 x 17.9 x 39.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.1416) | John Wilson (American, 1922–2015). My Brother, 1942. Oil on panel, 12 x 10 5/8 in. (30.48 x 26.9875 cm). Smith College Museum of Art, Purchased, (SC 1943.4.1) Courtesy of the Estate of John Wilson | Luo Yongjin (Chinese, born 1960), Oriental Plaza, Beijing (detail), 1998–2002. Inkjet print. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Promised gift of The Walther Family Foundation © Luo Yongjin | Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish, 1862‒1946). Self-Portrait (detail), 1912. Oil on canvas, 17 1/8 × 16 1/2 in. (43.5 × 42 cm). Finnish National Gallery Collection, Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki (A-2016-51). Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis | | | | |
