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.
Genre: Documentary
S1.E1 ∙ The Birthday Surprise
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.
S1.E2 ∙ All Things to All People?
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Love and Money
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.
