The Met Explores Tiffany Studios’ Design Drawings in First Major Exhibition, Opening October 2026
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host its first major exhibition dedicated to design drawings by Tiffany Studios, running from October 22, 2026, to February 7, 2027, in Galleries 691–693. The showcase features nearly 120 works, predominantly from The Met’s collection, with select loans. It highlights the contributions of designers such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Frederick Wilson, and Clara Driscoll across themes of domestic interiors, ecclesiastical settings, and public commissions. Notably, “Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria” (1911) from the Chrysler Museum of Art will reunite with its original wisteria transoms for the first time in decades.
Key facts
- Exhibition dates: October 22, 2026 – February 7, 2027, at The Met Fifth Avenue, Galleries 691–693.
- Nearly 120 works, primarily from The Met’s collection with selected loans, are featured.
- First major exhibition devoted specifically to design drawings for Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Gilded Age creations.
- Designers highlighted include Frederick Wilson, Jacob Holzer, Agnes Northrop, Clara Driscoll, and Julia Munson.
- Thematic organization across three galleries: domestic interiors, ecclesiastical settings, and public/commercial commissions.
- Reunion of "Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria" (1911) from the Chrysler Museum of Art with its original wisteria transoms, recently found in a private Arizona home, shown together for the first time in at least half a century.
- The Met holds the largest collection of Tiffany design drawings anywhere; many have never been studied in depth.
- Exhibition grows from decades of conservation and research; digital and interpretive components will explain discoveries.
Entities
Artists
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Frederick Wilson
- Jacob Holzer
- Agnes Northrop
- Clara Driscoll
- Julia Munson
- Louis C. Tiffany
- Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen
- Max Hollein
- Agnes F. Northrop
Institutions
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Tiffany Studios
- Chrysler Museum of Art
- New York Art Life
- Tiffany & Co.
- Galerie Magazine
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Arizona
- New York City