The Met’s newly reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing houses the extraordinary collections of the Arts of Africa, Arts of the Ancient Americas, and Arts of Oceania. The wing showcases remarkable objects including wood sculptures, exquisite metalwork, and carved ancestral figures, some dating as early as 3000 BCE. Through immersive cultural landscapes and diverse worldviews, these new permanent installations make a significant contribution to global art history.
“These 1,726 objects — majestic carved wood figures from Africa; pocket-size mythical beings, cast in gold, from Mexico; a communally painted, Sistine-worthy ceiling of the South Seas from New Guinea — are as beautiful as any art anywhere on this earth, and represent the spiritual, political and emotional lives of people spread over five continents and eight millenniums.” The New York Times
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Designer: WHY Architecture
Executive Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle
Case Fabrication: Goppion
Case Lighting Spotlights: Luxam
Photography: Bridgit Beyer
