Gallery Tales: Monica Yoon Art Journey

Tag: MET

  • The MET : The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism

    The MET : The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism

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    The Harlem Renaissance: A Journey of Discovery “The Harlem Renaissance: The Transatlantic Modernism” – the title alone made me pause. Each word carries such historical weight, and their connection promises something beyond my usual museum experiences. As an Asian immigrant art student, I couldn’t resist my curiosity about this exhibition, particularly given its presence at…

  • Metropolitan Cloister  

    Metropolitan Cloister  

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    A Bridge Across Time Just fifteen minutes from Manhattan’s grid, an unexpected silhouette rises above the Hudson – medieval cloisters perched on a hill, as if a piece of ancient Europe drifted across the Atlantic. The story of how these stones journeyed here is as remarkable as the sight itself. In 1910, sculptor George Grey…

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

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    Growing Up with The Met My first Met visit in 2018 was just another tourist stop – a sixth-grader’s obligatory Manhattan checklist item. Coming from a small town, I saw this massive museum as nothing more than an impressive building with a fancy entrance. Little did I know how three years, including a long pandemic…