Inside the Met
The largest art museum in the Americas prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday with a treasure trove of landmark exhibitions. When COVID-19 strikes, the world shuts down and, for the first time in its history, the Met closes its doors.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- PBS
- Documentary
The largest art museum in the Americas prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday with a treasure trove of landmark exhibitions. When COVID-19 strikes, the world shuts down and, for the first time in its history, the Met closes its doors.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
The Birthday Surprise
Fri, May 21, 2021 48 mins
The first episode of Inside The Met goes behind closed doors to reveal how the museum functions, venturing above and below the public galleries for a close-up look at the work of curators, conservators and executives.
Episode 2
All Things to All People?
Fri, May 21, 2021 48 mins
Questions are raised about some of The Met's most treasured objects, many obtained unethically and reflecting the tastes of the wealthy 19th-century industrialists and entrepreneurs who founded the museum.
Episode 3
Love and Money
Fri, May 28, 2021 48 mins
As the glamorous, highly-anticipated Costume Institute show "About Time" comes together, museum staff wonders who will pay for new acquisitions, the crucial but very costly research and conservation work.
