Art Lovers Rejoice:
the Metropolitan Museum of Art has FREE art books to download
Met Publications offers five decades of Met publications on art history, available to read, download and/or search for free. Launched in 2012, Met Publications continually adds to their collection of free online books.
Every year The Met produces stunning art catalogues to promote their exhibitions: but if you don't live in New York City, and can't continuously purchase the many wonderful art catalogues, that art goes unseen. Now, art catalogues as well as other art books that are out of publication and readily available to the public through The Met's free download program. Virtual museum tours are a wonderful opportunity for armchair travel to some of the world's outstanding museums, the Met's online art books allow you to continue your virtual art education.
Met Publications books can be read online, or downloaded as a PDF. Each available art book lists:
- book title
- author
- description
- year released
- book cover image
Some of the titles available for download are:
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| Christian Dior by Richard Martin and Harold Koda (1996) |
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| La Belle Epoque by Philippe Julian and Diana Vreeland |
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| Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Barbara Burn (2006) |
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| Ancient Egyptian Jewelry by Ambrose Lansing (1940) |
Note: The Met also has over 400,000 free art images online for you to download.
à la prochaine,
Shirley
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