Artnet

Want to Wear Van Gogh’s Hat? A New App From the Met Invites Users to Virtually Interact With the Museum’s Costumes and Collections

Go ahead, try on a Renaissance-era suit of armor like King Henry II of France, and why not sport the straw hat from Vincent van Gogh’s famed 1887 self portrait? That’s all possible—kind of—thanks to ...
Hyperallergic

Play Dress-Up at the Met Museum With New AR App

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The Art Newspaper

Indigenous artists transform works at Metropolitan Museum in unsanctioned augmented reality project

The digital interventions by 17 Native artists, launched on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, put pointed twists on works in the ...
Untapped Cities

New Book by a Former Guard Reveals Hidden Stories from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Patrick Bringley knows his way around The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bringley spent a decade of his life roaming the halls of this iconic institution as a museum guard, collecting stories and ...
The New York Times

Keeping the Lights on at the Met Museum Is an Art in Itself

A look behind the scenes at the illumination of the pieces on display. The so-called lampers strike a delicate balance between accentuating the art and protecting it from the effects of light. At the ...