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Bowls and Dishes #MetOpenAccess Highlights
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Bowls and Dishes #MetOpenAccess Highlights / Where ingenious design and impeccable technical skill come full circle. This highlight set of objects was featured in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access initiative that launched in partnership with Pinterest on February 7, 2017.
Arms and Armor #MetOpenAccess Highlights
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Arms and Armor #MetOpenAccess Highlights / From India to Italy and beyond, arms and armor have taken diverse forms and decoration. This highlight set of objects was featured in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access initiative that launched in partnership with Pinterest on February 7, 2017.
Tiffany Glass #MetOpenAccess Highlights
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Tiffany Glass #MetOpenAccess Highlights / Louis Comfort Tiffany embraced virtually every medium, designing and directing his studios to produce luminous works of art and craft. This highlight set of objects was featured in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access initiative that launched in partnership with Pinterest on February 7, 2017.
The Pre-Raphaelite Style
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The Pre-Raphaelite Style / The Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood sought to reform art through the use of abundant detail, vibrant color, and pastoral settings. This highlight set of objects was featured in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access initiative that launched in partnership with Pinterest on February 7, 2017.
What's your sport?
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What's your sport? / Depictions of athletes and athletic endeavors from other times and places—some fascinating and some fun—can be found in nearly every area of The Met.
Asia and the Ancient World
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Asia and the Ancient World / This board, featuring pins by Kurt Behrendt, Associate Curator, Department of Asian Art, highlights artworks from the Asian Art Department and across The Met to showcase the artistic innovation and aesthetic tastes that characterize the multitude of cultures that make up Asia. This unparalleled artistic diversity naturally also invites a consideration of connections and exchange. Follow Kurt on Instagram @kurt.behrendt.
The Artist Project
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The Artist Project / For one year, The Met will invite 100 artists—local, national, and global—to choose individual works of art or galleries that spark their imaginations. In this online series, artists reflect on what art is, what inspires them from across 5,000 years of art, and in so doing, they reveal the power of a museum and The Met. #MetArtistProject
The Met Breuer
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The Met Breuer / The Metropolitan Museum of Art's modern and contemporary art program includes a new series of exhibitions, performances, artist commissions, residencies, and educational initiatives in the landmark building designed by Marcel Breuer [BROY-er] on Madison Avenue and 75th Street. The Met Breuer provides additional space for the public to explore the art of the 20th and 21st centuries through the global breadth and historical reach of The Met's unparalleled collection. #MetBreuer
Cosmic Wonders
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Cosmic Wonders / “Astronomy compels the soul to look upward, and leads us from this world to another.” —Plato, The Republic, 342 BCE. #CosmicWonders
Amazing Animals
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Amazing Animals / “Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we know.” ― Irene M. Pepperberg
Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology
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Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology / "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology," presented in The Met's Robert Lehman Wing through September 5, 2016, explores how fashion designers are reconciling the handmade and the machine-made in the creation of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear. #ManusxMachina
The Splendor of Spring
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The Splendor of Spring / “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ―Pablo Neruda
#MetMusic
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#MetMusic / The Department of Music Instruments closed its galleries on February 22, 2016, for a yearlong renovation and reinterpretation project. While the galleries are closed, engage with our #MetMusic collection on this Pinterest board. This collaborative board will feature pins from Jayson Dobney's, Associate Curator and Administrator, Department of Musical Instruments, Pinterest account. Follow Jayson on Twitter @JayKerrDobney.
At the Circus
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At the Circus / “Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.” —P.T. Barnum
Dream Home
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Dream Home / “There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” —Jane Austen, “Emma”
New York City
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New York City / “The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby”
Met Selfies
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Met Selfies / "I purposely bought a good enough mirror to work from myself, for want of a model." —Van Gogh. The “selfie” wasn’t born in the 21st century with the advent of cell phone cameras and social media. For centuries, artists have created portraits of their most available model.
The Dog: Emblem, Performer, Friend
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The Dog: Emblem, Performer, Friend
"One Met. Many Worlds"
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"One Met. Many Worlds" / Inspired by and based on “The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide,” “One Met. Many Worlds.” features more than 500 collection highlights in 11 languages. Visually engaging details of individual works invite our visitors to discover provocative and layered concepts and respond by pairing images playfully, poetically, and creatively. Explore the collections through details, create your own artwork pair, and share it to our Visitor Gallery.
Power of Prints
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Power of Prints / "Prints throw open to their students with the most complete abandon the whole gamut of human life and endeavor, from the most ephemeral of courtesies to the loftiest pictorial presentation of man's spiritual aspirations." —William M. Ivins. This board commemorates the centenary of the Department of Prints at The Met. #MetonPaper100
Summer
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Summer / From beach landscapes to flower gardens, from bikinis to summer kimonos—representations of the season can be found throughout the Met’s collections.
The Few, the Proud, the Mustachioed
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The Few, the Proud, the Mustachioed / For centuries, men have donned the noble facial hairstyle known as the mustache; and indeed, it comes in many forms and variations across cultures and throughout history. Behold a board brimming with artworks featuring the age-old mustache from the Met’s collections.
The Met Asian Art Centennial 2015
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The Met Asian Art Centennial 2015 / 2015 marks the one-hundredth anniversary celebration of the Museum's Department of Asian Art. To mark the centennial, the Museum is showcasing its unparalleled collection of Asian art through a range of inspiring exhibitions, performances, talks, tours, and other offerings through spring 2016.
From the Archives
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From the Archives / A precious wellspring of textual and visual history, the Met's digital archive documents how the Museum has changed over time with the arrival of new works of art and visitors. Unearth lost histories and discover hidden secrets with this collection of images and blog posts featuring research from our Museum Archives and Digital Media Department.
Paris: The City of Light and Love
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Paris: The City of Light and Love / “Paris is a moveable feast.” —Ernest Hemingway. Whether it is the love-locked Pont des Arts, lascivious Moulin Rouge, or simply the cobbled streets which join the two—see the Parisians who peopled the past.
Met Miniatures
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Met Miniatures / While our collection boasts many monumental masterpieces, it also contains a plethora of delightful diminutive objects.
Viewpoints: Body Language
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Viewpoints: Body Language / How does the sculpted body communicate? Watch videos and listen to audio clips from Met experts, leading authorities, and rising stars, each with a unique perspective on the language of gesture, facial expression, and pose. Share your viewpoint on Met artworks by using tagging your pins with #MetViewpoints. We'll repin our favorite posts on this board!
Autumn
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Autumn / “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ―Albert Camus. Breathe in the autumn air and celebrate fall with these seasonal works from the collection.
Winter Wonderland
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Winter Wonderland / “Sleigh bells ring / Are you listening / In the lane / Snow is glistening / A beautiful sight / We're happy tonight / Walking in a winter wonderland.” ‘Tis the season of snowy landscapes, snuggly sweaters, celebrating the holidays, and staying warm by the fire—all depicted in these works from the Met’s collections.
Let's Dance
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Let's Dance / A sacred act, a rite of passage, or simply a fabulous way to spend a Saturday night, dance has inspired artists for thousands of years. Depictions of this art form can be found throughout the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum.
The Cat: Muse, Symbol, Deity
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The Cat: Muse, Symbol, Deity / "If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air."—Doris Lessing, English writer
Food and Feasting
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Food and Feasting / Eat, drink, and be merry.
Love
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Love / From flirtatious couples to the joys of motherhood, depictions of romance and love can be found throughout the galleries of the Met.
#MetKids
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#MetKids / Discover, learn and play with the Met: Activities, works of art and great ideas made for, with, and by kids. Great tips for parents and teachers too! #MetKids
"Examining Opulence: A Set of Six Renaissance Tapestry Cushions"
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"Examining Opulence: A Set of Six Renaissance Tapestry Cushions" / This unique exhibition on view in the Ratti Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Art through January 18, 2015, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the interdisciplinary nature of scholarly investigation. A set of six finely woven tapestries (Flemish, ca. 1600) are the focus of close examination; X-rays and macro images included in the exhibition reveal an intimate view of materials and techniques, sharing historical information contained within the weaving itself.
The Horse: Majestic, Stately, Dependable
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The Horse: Majestic, Stately, Dependable / 2014 was the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac calendar. Celebrate with works from the collections featuring these remarkable and powerful steeds.
Lady in Red
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Lady in Red / From antiquity to the present day, color has been embedded with cultural meaning. Red—associated with blood, fire, fertility, and life force in many cultures throughout the world—has always been one of the most highly prized colors. —Elena Phipps, "Cochineal Red : The Art History of a Color"
The Cloisters
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The Cloisters / 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of The Cloisters museum and gardens. Celebrate with this board featuring works of art, exhibitions, publications, digital archives, and more.
China: Through the Looking Glass
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China: Through the Looking Glass / “China: Through the Looking Glass,” on view through September 7, organized by The Costume Institute in collaboration with the Department of Asian Art, explores how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries, resulting in highly creative distortions of cultural realities and mythologies. High fashion will be juxtaposed with Chinese costumes, paintings, porcelains, and other art, as well as films, to reveal enchanting reflections of Chinese imagery. #ChinaLookingGlass
Art as Inspiration: K-12 Educator Resources
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Art as Inspiration: K-12 Educator Resources / Foster students' learning with resources and artworks dedicated to teaching.
Book Smart: Met Publications
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Book Smart: Met Publications / From its founding in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum has published exhibition catalogues, collection catalogues, and guides to the collections. Now five decades of Met publications on art history—and more than 390 full-text titles—are available to read, download, and/or search for free online.
Jewelry Box
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Jewelry Box / “Rich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore.” ―Thomas Moore. Take a look at some of The Met’s most stunning jewelry and gems and tell us what you’d wear.
The Radiant Peacock
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The Radiant Peacock / Associated with royalty and symbolizing beauty, immortality and exoticism, the peacock has long been a favorite motif of artists.
Striking Swords
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Striking Swords / The deadly and the delightful
Costume Party
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Costume Party / Find creative and unique art-inspired costumes in our collection for Halloween or any other masquerade throughout the year.
Wicked Works
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Wicked Works / These ghoulish works of art from the Met’s collection include depictions of witches, ghosts, bats, skulls, and more.
The Iris: Fair among the Fairest
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The Iris: Fair among the Fairest / In an episode from the Japanese literary classic "The Tales of Ise," a young aristocrat happens upon a place called Eight Bridges. Admiring the lush growth of irises, he composes a poem of five lines—each beginning with one syllable of the Japanese word for iris—that expresses his longing for a loved one left behind in the capital: "I have a beloved wife, / Familar as the skirt / Of a well-worn robe, / And so this distant journeying / Fills my heart with grief."
Digital Collections from the Met Museum Libraries
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Digital Collections from the Met Museum Libraries / Visual highlights of the rare and unique materials being digitized by the Met Museum Libraries. See more from the Digital Collections from the Met Libraries here: http://met.org/S3VBZu
The Tortoise and the Hare
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The Tortoise and the Hare / “The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed.” — Æsop, “The Tortoise and the Hare”
From The Met Store
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From The Met Store / See The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Store Pinterest page for more: http://pinterest.com/metstore/
The Wedding: A Visual Feast
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The Wedding: A Visual Feast / "I . . . chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well."—Oliver Goldsmith, "The Vicar of Wakefield"
Bashford Dean
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Bashford Dean / The “Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department” exhibition surveys the career of Dr. Bashford Dean (1867–1928), the Arms and Armor Department’s founding curator. This board features historical images and works from the exhibition, on view through October 13, 2014.
Woven Wonders
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Woven Wonders / This board showcases the lush and wondrous worlds depicted in tapestries throughout the collections.
The Old Man and the Sea
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The Old Man and the Sea / “He always thought of the sea as la mar, which is what people call her in spanish when they love her. Sometimes those who love her say bad things of her, but they are always said as though she were a woman.” —Ernest Hemingway, “The Old Man and the Sea”
Plain or Fancy?
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Plain or Fancy? / Drawn from the collection of European sculpture and decorative arts, “Plain or Fancy?” contrasts austere works of art with ornate ones, encouraging viewers to examine their own responses. This exhibition, on view through August 18, is accompanied by an interactive feature: http://met.org/13TaEy3
82nd & Fifth
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82nd & Fifth / We've invited 100 curators from across the Museum to talk about 100 works of art that changed the way they see the world. Eleven Museum photographers interpret their vision: one work, one curator, two minutes at a time. “82nd & Fifth” is a year-long series of 100 episodes. Throughout 2013, new releases will appear every Wednesday.
Connections | The Nose
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Connections | The Nose / Highlighting some of the most interesting noses in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, creative producer Masha Turchinsky explores the power of this facial feature. The Metropolitan Museum's Connections invited staff to offer their personal perspectives on works of art in the Museum's vast collections. Comprising 100 episodes, Connections aired throughout 2011. See all episodes here: http://met.org/egckNs
Connections | Letters
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Connections | Letters / Ashley Williams, administrator to the director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's, explores the lost art of letter writing. The Metropolitan Museum's Connections invited staff to offer their personal perspectives on works of art in the Museum's vast collections. Comprising 100 episodes, Connections aired throughout 2011. See them all here: http://met.org/egckNs
World Cup 2014
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World Cup 2014 / The Met's collection is as diverse as the teams participating in the World Cup this summer—browse artworks from every country competing in the tournament! As the tournament continues, we’ll add new ones each time a respective country wins a match.
Gridiron Greats
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Gridiron Greats / On the occasion of the 2014 Super Bowl, the Met has installed a selection of vintage football cards from the celebrated collection of Jefferson R. Burdick. The exhibition is on view from January 24 through February 10, 2014.
Connections | Hands
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Connections | Hands / Using works in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collections, Museum Educator Alice Schwarz discusses the myriad ways hands convey information. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Connections invited staff to offer their personal perspectives on works of art in the Museum's vast collections. Comprising 100 episodes, Connections aired throughout 2011. See them all here: http://met.org/egckNs
#TapestryTuesday
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#TapestryTuesday / Pieter Coecke van Aelst’s Renaissance-era tapestry designs influenced generations of tapestry designers and weavers. In anticipation of the upcoming exhibition “Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry,” and to celebrate the Met's collection of European tapestries woven between 1500 and 1900, we're launching #tapestrytuesday on Pinterest. Every Tuesday, we’ll add European tapestries woven between 1500 and 1900 to this board.
"Charles James: Beyond Fashion"
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"Charles James: Beyond Fashion" / "Charles James: Beyond Fashion," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art through August 10, 2014, explores James's design process, focusing on his use of sculptural, scientific, and mathematical approaches to construct revolutionary ball gowns and innovative tailoring that continue to influence designers today. Approximately sixty-five of James's most notable designs are presented in two locations—the Anna Wintour Costume Center and the special exhibition galleries on the Museum's first floor.
Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations
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Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations / This board features works related to the exhibition and photographs taken by Curator Kurt Behrendt on his research travels. “Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations” singles out two periods when the Buddhist Tibetan tradition drew from outside influences to develop new vocabularies of form. On view February 8–June 8, 2014.
“Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century”
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“Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century” / “Lost Kingdoms,” on view through July 27, 2014, is the first international loan exhibition to explore the sculptural art produced in the earliest kingdoms of Southeast Asia.
Olympics
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Olympics / Celebrate the Olympics with works of art from the Met. During the games we'll feature works from our collections related to medal events.
Collaborated Abraham Lincoln Collection
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Collaborated Abraham Lincoln Collection / We invite institutions on Pinterest to participate in pinning pieces of their collections pertaining to Abraham Lincoln to this board. The goal is to have a board containing artifacts and items relating to Mr. Lincoln from all types of institutions and share these unique pieces with a wide and varied audience. If you are an institution who would like to contribute to this board please tweet us at: @alplm
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between
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Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between / The Costume Institute's spring 2017 exhibition examines the work of fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, known for her avant-garde designs and ability to challenge conventional notions of beauty, good taste, and fashionability. The thematic show features approximately 140 examples of Kawakubo's womenswear for Comme des Garçons dating from the early 1980s to her most recent collection.
Textiles at The Met
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Textiles at The Met / A closer look at textiles, their materials and techniques at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
PUNK: Chaos to Couture
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PUNK: Chaos to Couture / "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" examines punk's impact on high fashion from the movement's birth in the early 1970s through its continuing influence today. Featuring approximately one hundred designs for men and women, the exhibition includes original punk garments and recent, directional fashion to illustrate how haute couture and ready-to-wear borrow punk's visual symbols. This exhibition is on view through August 14, 2013.