Met Museum Launches Weekly Film Series for 150th Anniversary
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2020 with a weekly online film series. Every Friday throughout the year, the museum releases a video from its archives on its website and Instagram, using the hashtags #FromTheVaults and #FilmFriday. The archive comprises over 1,500 films acquired or produced by the Met, dating from 1920 to the present. One recently released film is a montage dedicated to cats, featuring ancient Chinese sculpture, Broadway stages, and commentary from curators and scholars, exploring the enduring fascination with domestic felines in art.
Key facts
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2020.
- Every Friday in 2020, the Met releases a film from its archives online.
- Films are released on the museum's website and Instagram.
- The hashtags #FromTheVaults and #FilmFriday are used.
- The archive contains over 1,500 films from 1920 to the present.
- One released film is a documentary about cats.
- The cat film includes ancient Chinese sculpture and Broadway imagery.
- Curators and scholars provide commentary in the cat film.
Entities
Institutions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Locations
- New York
- United States