Artist Hanna Lee Joshi renders posed women in vibrant gradients to embody loss and acceptance https://t.co/8fk6u5QMA0 https://t.co/DsoI5eRteL
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In honor of NYC #DisabilityPrideMonth, we're taking a (brief) look back at the history of accessible programming here at The Met. As early as 1908, the Museum offered programs for Blind and Deaf visitors and provided wheelchairs on site. (This photo was taken in 1922.) 1/4 https://t.co/1ouo3e01mC
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Meet the Muses: Euterpe. Euterpe, muse of music and song, stands at the far right of this fragmentary Roman sarcophagus. She holds a pair of tibiae, or pipes, one in each hand. https://t.co/RXGvvmNdlC
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Damien Hirst’s cherry blossom paintings, a sentimental ode to the joys of spring, are now on view in Paris: https://t.co/V3kguB6qHR https://t.co/HoP93zkltG
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John Kosmopoulos transforms Paris into a cotton candy wonderland in these surreal infrared photos. https://t.co/losYozd4kr https://t.co/NHZ0JyvZfg
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August 13, 1521, marked the fall of the Aztec Empire. Following a year of war, a smallpox outbreak, and a protracted siege, the Mexicas surrendered to the Spanish conquistadors who took over the Mexica capital Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco (both today Mexico City). https://t.co/F2mN880HIN
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Artist Christine Kim creates stunning portraits made from layers of cut paper foliage fragments 🦋 https://t.co/8qtHLqi7G4
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Spotlight: Brooklyn artist Dodi King paints fantastical worlds rooted in spirituality and myth: https://t.co/bgKlBWBOOn https://t.co/UPqbG2TOFC
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A decade later, The Met ​expanded our programming for visitors with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum through the creation of the Discoveries program which continues to this day! 3/4 https://t.co/za6d5UQqMR
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A kind pine cone helps an elderly man survive a cold winter in a heartwarming stop-motion animation by Claire Campbell https://t.co/ZuNAyVYKRv https://t.co/rgse5h5rP8
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A medical student called Eleanor Love founded an organization that repurposes flowers from weddings to bring hope to hospital patients. https://t.co/gFHA8X8Y9V
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Today the #MetAccess program provides a range of activities, classes, and events ​both in-person and online that are tailored to meet the needs of visitors with disabilities. 4/4 Learn more about them ↓ https://t.co/lDQIho3QkD
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Join us August 13 for this daylong reading and with a musical performance by the Christopher Garcia Music project and poetry readings by Project 1521, Gloria Alvarez, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, and Diana Magaloni and the art of Sandy Rodriguez. 9am–5pm PT. https://t.co/OoORUFUqG5
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Chill out with some relaxing textile conservation 💠See how LACMA conservators sourced beetle wing sequins and lovingly restored a 200-year old men's sash from India to its former glory. Watch on @YouTube: https://t.co/pbVcgmmnIV https://t.co/QFDCjeMohp
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Sonia Boyce rose to prominence as part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1980s, tackling and upturning notions of race in her work https://t.co/X3LgGCksDh @mimauseful
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