Metropolitan Museum launches YouTube initiative

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has embarked on a bold initiative to provide original video content of the Museum's events and programs,  including films, lectures, concerts, guided tours, talks, and family programs, over YouTube.

Of particular interest to blog readers are the playlists for the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (5 videos at this writing), and 6 videos prepared for the exhibition "Eternal Ancestors".

Here for example is a brief video about the installation of the Asmat bis poles in the new gallery of Oceanic art.

Comments

[Anna]

Hi Ross,

You made our week here in the AAAPI department at the Baltimore Museum of Art! We were just deliberating on how to properly transport and store our Bisj pole. Do you have any idea what materials were used to create the stretchers?

We love the behind-the-scenes videos! I hope you folks make more available!

Thanks again,

Anna L.