01 Nov 2002

Special Exhibitions [Asian Art]
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
Self-description: "Conceived and organized by the Museum's curators, special exhibitions display works of art from the Metropolitan's own collection side by side with masterpieces from around the world. [...] Visit often, online and in person - our galleries will reward you with something different every time."
Site contents: CURRENT EXHIBITIONS [including...] * Nomadic Art of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes: The Eugene V. Thaw and Other New York Collections Oct 1, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003; * Cultivated Landscapes: Reflections of Nature in Chinese Painting with Selections from the Collection of Marie-Hélène and Guy Weill Sep 10, 2002 - Feb 9, 2003; * The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection Oct 1, 2002 - Mar 2, 2003; * Ancient Near East Galleries: Shining New Light on an Assyrian Palace Oct 19, 1999 - Dec 31, 2010; * Herzfeld in Samarra Jun 5, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003;
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS [including...] * The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia (1256 - 1353) Nov 5, 2002 - Feb 16, 2003; * Chinese Export Porcelain at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Jan 14, 2003 - Jul 13, 2003; * Great Waves: Chinese Themes in the Art of Korea and Japan Mar 1, 2003 - Aug 17, 2003; * Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus May 8, 2003 - Aug 17, 2003;
PAST EXHIBITIONS [including...] * Glass of the Sultans Oct 2, 2001 - Jan 13, 2002; * "Treasury of the World": Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals Oct 18, 2001 - Jan 13, 2002; * A Millennium of Chinese Painting: Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection Sep 8, 2001 - Jan 13, 2002; * The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection; * When the Manchus Ruled China: Painting under the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911); * Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan; * Courtly Radiance: Metalwork from Islamic India; * Women China Decorators in The Metropolitan Museum of Art; * Graceful Gestures: A Decade of Collecting Japanese Art; * Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island; * The Year One: Art of the Ancient World East and West; * The Artist as Collector: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting from the C. C. Wang Family Collection; * Farouk Hosny/Adam Henein: Contemporary Egyptian Artists and Heirs to an Ancient Tradition; * The Nature of Islamic Ornament, Part IV: Figural Representation.
[A visual feast - ed.]
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