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#MetKidsFunFact: The Buddhist deity Fudō Myōō is both smart and stubborn—his name means "Immovable King of Wisdom" in Japanese. His sword and lasso help him capture and defeat evil. ⚔️ Learn more: https://t.co/vLPZz3AU9n https://t.co/JosssH7ndB

A cleverly designed chameleon conceals a six-foot measuring tape in its mouth https://t.co/ICsm2slA9k https://t.co/v94xT3kTJB

Named after the mythical Greek goddess of the rainbow, the iris has captured the eye of artists for many centuries. Learn about the history and meaning of these expressive plants with artworks from our galleries and the flowers found in nature. https://t.co/W7SvJHHd6J https://t.co/MszGv3whzS

Reindeer in Finland are having their antlers sprayed with reflective paint to help save their lives from tragic car accidents. https://t.co/Z6mtE9h3Cj

The Italian government has officially banished hulking cruise ships from the Venice Lagoon (for real this time): https://t.co/6NVn8rHTW6 https://t.co/8wvf21NJh9

Listen up! It's time for #MetMedici: The podcast 🎧 Tune in (for free!) to @Spotify and The Met's website for our new podcast on "The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570." What's each episode about? So glad you asked. Keep scrolling to find out. https://t.co/PHaBMnyZwZ

Artist Fanni Sandor is adding to her menagerie of biologically accurate sculptures with adorable new miniatures https://t.co/8rIpUJgZ70 https://t.co/T88phCBfX0

Christian Boltanski, the French conceptual artist known for work that explored notions of memory, loss and personal as well as cultural history, died today at his home in Paris at the age of 76 https://t.co/38fFu1FIZ6

Damien Hirst's new NFT project forces buyers to choose between owning a digital token or a work on paper: https://t.co/pNxFut8jfK https://t.co/Grv9cnUuMw

It's Garden Break O' Clock! Close your inbox and enjoy some moments of green relaxation. 🍃🥬🌿 #GardensUnited

Sontag’s 1977 collection of essays entitled On Photography is perhaps the most prescient and influential book ever written on the medium. https://t.co/XxejPNUdEa

Ep 4: For Cosimo I de’ Medici’s wife, motherhood was her superpower. Costume designer Alessandro Lai, the School of Historical Dress's Jenny Tiramani, artist Bisa Butler, and scholars Linda Wolk-Simon and Victoria Kirkham unravel what her portrait reveals. https://t.co/4xDLOGRfAx

Butterflies 🦋 have been around for at least 50 million years. Sadly, 56 species in Britain and Ireland are under threat today from unprecedented environmental change. #GardensUnited https://t.co/tyYQA7AflM

Louise Bourgeois’s “Freud’s Daughter,” on view at the Jewish Museum, seeks to shed light on the tenuous relationship the artist shared with psychoanalysis and what it allowed her to excavate — a framework she would probably abhor. https://t.co/7Os8m8jSeV

Beautiful Pink Landscapes in Congo https://t.co/4NDMKDn1Pp https://t.co/8JLwKxxfFh