The American Wing at 100
The American Wing at 100
Join curators as the American Wing celebrates its 100th anniversary with a reinstallation of its extensive collection of art and design.

Newly interpreted galleries on three floors reveal connections across the Wing’s increasingly hemispheric holdings—from the mid-17th to mid-20th century with some contemporary expressions—and foreground meaningful and relevant storylines.

Chapters

  • 0:00 - American Wing at 100
  • 3:12 - The Old and The New: Shared Spaces, Complex Narratives
  • 5:55 - Period Rooms
  • 8:58 - The Calculative Curve
  • 10:50 - Armelle and Madame X: A Conversation
  • 12:56 - The American Empire
  • 16:31 - Art Worlds: Women Artists, Artists of Color
  • 18:31 - Arts of Native America
  • 20:43 - Tiffany Window in the Englehard Court
  • 22:40 - What can we learn from the new American Wing?

 

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