Opening
Celebrating the Year of the Horse — The Met
📍 The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Upper East Side
1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10028, Upper East Side, New York, NY
📅 Wednesday, April 8, 2026
🕐 Sun–Thu 10AM–5PM, Fri–Sat 10AM–9PM
Free
Marking the Lunar New Year of the Horse, The Met draws from its own collection to present works depicting the horse across cultures — Chinese bronzes, Japanese screens, Islamic manuscripts, and European paintings all gathered around a single animal that has symbolized power, freedom, and velocity across every civilization that knew it. On view through January 2027. Free with general admission.
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