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#MetKidsFunFact: Hidden in plain sight on this 10th-century bowl is good life advice—the design is actually calligraphy! ✍️ The writing shares a proverb: "Planning before work protects you from regret; prosperity and peace." Learn more: https://t.co/vqwYn2Mw3J https://t.co/8sZZFvaBAK

Who you calling a lyre? 👀 💫 To mark the beginning of the Lyrid meteor shower, which runs from today until April 25, get to know the constellation it's named for and the Greek myth behind it. Image: https://t.co/IHdv7AL9jA https://t.co/SxAQXYKiQK

A 27-year-old artist is on trial in Russia after publishing cartoonish drawings that promote an accepting view of the female body: https://t.co/QPr8752L8F https://t.co/QZTq0ljrr5

Our staff has been hard at work in the galleries to put finishing touches on "Monet and Boston: Legacy Illuminated," opening this weekend! 🖼️🔨 🗓️ April tickets are sold out, but mark your calendars—May tickets go on sale April 20 for MFA members and April 21 for nonmembers. https://t.co/Qs2EHMbWsg

Everyday objects are sliced and re-assembled into distorted sculptures by artist Fabian Oefner https://t.co/4Q0LmOTsju https://t.co/5yfxpmBsDB

Sunny day and everything's A-OK on the #CantorRoof—our 2021 Roof Garden Commission is now on view.☀️ At 26 feet tall, Alex Da Corte's "As Long as the Sun Lasts" features the beloved Sesame Street character Big Bird and the modern aesthetic of Alexander Calder’s standing mobiles. https://t.co/dXxgGiv3ID

Caption this! Wrong answers only. https://t.co/ABuzgKT2xl

During its heyday as a weekly magazine, Life employed 101 salaried photographers—but only six were women. Combined, those six photographers shot over 325,000 images and helped shape contemporary photojournalism. https://t.co/XY76voSMBN

Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Le Brun, born #OnThisDay in 1755, was primarily self‑taught, as women were not allowed to attend France’s official art schools. Some scholars think the young woman in this portrait (about 1797) may be Russian Countess Irina Ivanovna Worontzov. https://t.co/yA0XsBmz1L

Christie's will sell a $40 million Rothko that was once a part of Bunny Mellon's collection https://t.co/SQMEzSOhr8

Sitting alone, gazing out at the New York skyline, #BigBird has an introspective, melancholic disposition—both figuratively and literally blue. https://t.co/ZOJ4Ej1FdS

After Orpheus's death, Apollo honored him by placing his lyre in the sky, which is the Lyra constellation we admire today. Will you be watching the meteor shower this week? ☄️ Image: https://t.co/JMVhXMHc1b https://t.co/MmcVmJqjBa

Star Wars Characters Pushed In Classical Artworks https://t.co/VE3AgSn2g0 https://t.co/TWlIAFzqm3 https://t.co/M4tttHEKMS

Curators from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, and other institutions discuss their favorite works by Francisco Goya, who died on this day in 1828 https://t.co/uFJw4LKxpS

Fashion entrepreneur James Whitner spoke to us from his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, about his art collection and his mission to support emerging artists. https://t.co/6R0qjcAZmn