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A visually stunning seek-and-find museum adventure for inquisitive kids.Seven-year-old Stevie is lost in the galleries! She needs to locate a series of artworks to find her way out and back to her family. Can you help her? Follow Stevie as she explores the most exciting and intriguing galleries and exhibitions inside The Met in this beautifully illustrated seek-and-find adventure!As Stevie moves through The Met's galleries of Greek and Roman art, Ancient Egypt, and Modern and Contemporary art, learn about the rarest and most beautiful objects found in the museum's prestigious galleries. Who can you find? What will you discover?© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is jam-packed with treasures from around the world... Now they're leaping out of the museum and onto your sticker book pages! This is your chance to create your very own art gallery! From dancers to dragons, masks to mummies and much, much more, your Met Sticker Book will be bursting with awesome art, curated by you. Discover The Met's collection of spectacular paintings, amazing artefacts, and world-famous sculptures, and choose which gallery to display them in. Where will you hang the modern-art installations or the ancient suits of armour? Along the way, learn fun facts about artists, history, and the stories behind some of the most famous objects from across the globe. Developed in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this is the perfect introduction to the art world for any budding art lover. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Imagine having 5,000 years of human history's most amazing artworks at your fingertips! Go on a trip through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art without ever leaving your home! Prepare to explore the treasures of the world's civilisations-from ancient Egyptian amulets, Mayan jewellery, and prehistoric tools-to Medieval tapestries, Renaissance suits of armour, and modern-day baseball cards. Each page brings you closer to the past as you learn about the people of different ages through the objects they left behind. Discover hand-picked highlights of the museum's huge collection as you travel through history, one incredible object at a time. This book combines exclusive Met photography with colourful and quirky illustrations in a resource that parents can trust, with a design that kids will love. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

See the world through Louise Bourgeois' eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.Have you ever wondered exactly what your favourite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Louise Bourgeois, meet the famous French-American painter, printmaker and sculptor. Step into her life and learn what led her to explore her fears and emotions through her art. Learn all about her family and what inspired her to create her large spider sculptures. Have a go at producing your own art inspired by your dreams!In this series, follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep - perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

See the world through Claude Monet's' eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.Have you ever wondered exactly what your favourite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Claude Monet, meet the famous French painter. Step into his life and learn how he pioneered the Impressionist movement. Learn all about his love of nature and how he was inspired to paint light, water, and waterlilies. Have a go at producing your own art inspired by what you find most beautiful about nature!In this series, follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep - perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Join William the hippo and friends in an interactive adventure puzzle book. Help them solve the mystery and save the exhibition!William the hippo and his friends live on 5th Avenue, New York, inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At night, when the museum is closed and all the visitors have gone home, their adventures begin. A special exhibition is about to open, and everyone is excited to see the amazing exhibits from all over the world. However, the boxes holding the exhibits are locked with puzzles that need to be solved. The curators are struggling to figure them out - it's up to you to help William and his friends travel through the museum, solve the puzzles and save the exhibition!© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Travel through 14 key moments in fashion history! From the 1880s to the present day, learn about the clothes that people wore through lavishly illustrated scenes featuring outfits from the Costume Institute's collection. Each outfit tells a story and links to a time and place, from Hollywood glamour, to a 1970s roller disco, and an eco-friendly 2020s clothes swap. Read about the designs of the times, with select highlights of key designers, and must-know facts. Turn to the back of the book to press out and play with three dolls, and choose from 14 stunning outfits to style them. Learn more about each outfit before styling your doll, and head to the scene in the book for hours of imaginative play. This luxury keepsake is perfect for gifting, and features an integrated sturdy card envelope at the back to keep the dolls tucked safe after use. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Journey through The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection to reveal intricate treasures with your colouring pencils. Discover the secrets of the museum in this colouring adventure. There's 80 treasures to colour, from the large-scale unicorn tapestries, to a kaleidoscopic geometric quilt, and exquisite ball gowns covered with trimmings. Mesmerising pen-and-ink linework calls you to colour, hatch, shade and doodle on thick pages that beautifully enhance your artwork. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Discover incredible artworks and find your inspiration in The Metropolitan Museum of Art! Cut, stick, paint and draw with these awesomely arty activities inspired by real masterpieces. An artistic cheetah leads you through the museum as you explore and discover amazing pieces from The Met. Follow the prompts to create your own works of art! Turn your hand to artistic techniques like pointillism and sgraffito, and have a go at making clay sculptures and relief prints. With space for you to try out each idea and amazing facts to read, you'll find all the inspiration you need to make art and have fun.

Discover your ABCs at the museum! Little ones can learn the alphabet through artI went to the museum and I saw... Featuring artists from Gustav Klimt to Vincent van Gogh, young readers can learn the alphabet while discovering some of the world's most well-known paintings and intricate textiles. Developed in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met ABC is guaranteed to spark a lifelong love of learning and art appreciation. Each page features a famous artwork from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, a letter, and a headword. A memory game at the end of the book reinforces learning. Children can discover apples with Cézanne, dance lessons with Degas, and waves with Hokusai. It's the baby art book series that grown-ups will love, too.© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Learn to count at the museum! Little ones can discover numbers through artI went to the museum and I saw... Featuring fascinating objects from the last 6,000 years, young readers can learn to count while discovering Nepalese crowns, Chinese teapots, and Greek gods. Developed in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met 123 is guaranteed to spark a lifelong love of learning and art appreciation.Each page features a famous object from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection and a number, and the fun memory game at the end reinforces learning. It's the baby art book series that grown-ups will love, too.© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

See the world through Paul Cézanne's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.Have you ever wondered exactly what artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Paul Cézanne meet the famous French painter.Follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep - perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Learn your colours at the museum! Little ones can discover the world through art. I went to the museum and I saw...Featuring objects from Asia, America, and Europe, young readers can learn colours while discovering some of the world's most well-known paintings, textiles, and objects. Developed in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Colours is guaranteed to spark a lifelong love of learning and art appreciation.Each page features a famous artwork from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection and a number. The fun memory game at the end reinforces learning. It's the baby art book series that grown-ups will love, too.© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Discover the world through the museum's collection of black and white artworks and objects! I went to the museum and I saw...Featuring artists from Bill Traylor to Josef Albers, young readers can discover mesmerising black and white artworks and objects from across The Met's incredible collection. Developed in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Black and White is guaranteed to spark a lifelong love of learning and art appreciation and is perfect for very young children with a developing sense of vision. Each page features a high contrast black and white artwork from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, and the fun matching game at the end reinforces learning. Young readers can discover cats from 18th century China, 4000-year-old shields from Egypt, and 16th century Incan clothing. It's the baby art book series that grown-ups will love, too. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Lose yourself in scenes inspired by the creative genius of Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, Hokusai, James Van Der Zee, and many more!Perfect for fans of Where’s Wally? and Pierre the Maze Detective, Where Did Van Gogh Go? is the arty spotting book that little kids and big kids alike can enjoy. Full of search and find scenes inspired by some of history’s greatest artists, children can work to find a variety of hidden pictures – and learn about these fantastic artists along the way.A beautifully designed hidden picture book with an educational focusLEARN BY STEALTH: Artworks and incredible objects to seek-and-find are accompanied by interesting information about the artist, their work, and their life.INSPIRED BY BRILLIANT ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD: Features both male and female artists including Henri Rousseau, Salvador Dalí, Florine Stettheimer, and Hokusai in settings from 18th century Venice to 1920s New York.HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT: Features 10 detailed scenes representing a magical version of some of the Met Museum’s best-loved artworks, offering hours of fun.Do you want to roam through a field of swaying cypress trees hunting for Vincent Van Gogh’s paintbrush? Or explore Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico ranch on the lookout for wildflowers? Perhaps you’d rather navigate the waterways of Canaletto’s Venice to find decorative masks?Discover unique scenes inspired by some of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most loved paintings and the lives of their creators. Read about the artist and their work before embarking on a fun seek-and-find activity inspired by the artist’s life.

Travel through time as you explore the famous period rooms at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and craft your own doll’s house with the press-out paper dolls and objects.Immerse yourself in five opulent historical spaces with this chic, illustrated doll’s house book that brings to life the period rooms at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Perfect for doll’s house fans and crafting hobbyists of all ages, The Met Paper Doll’s House is the ideal way to recreate the magic of The Met’s beloved period rooms and build your own dream historical spaces.Press out and craft your own period-inspired doll’s houses:The latest book in The Met Dress Up Paper Dolls seriesLearn about how people lived throughout history in a format perfect for youngsters and crafting enthusiasts alikeThe ideal gift for kids who enjoy doll’s houses, as well as fans of period-themed museum exhibitsShelter under the pagoda in a Chinese-inspired garden while admiring exotic plants, explore an 18th-century parlour, and admire a lavishly decorated Gilded-age dressing room – all while learning about the history of these spaces and the fascinating objects within them. Then, pop out and play with exquisitely designed stylish furniture, from incense burners to dressing tables, and bring the scenes to life in your very own doll’s house.© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A highly detailed gift book complete with an informative and engaging introduction to knights, made in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn about these medieval warriors and create your own scene with a press-out jousting tournament!How did you become a knight? How heavy was a suit of armour? Where did knights live? And what was it like to take part in a battle? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this fact-filled book all about knights, then turn to the back of the book to press out and assemble the pieces to make your very own jousting tournament.An interactive introduction to excite young history enthusiasts:Beautifully detailed illustrations: Stunning medieval scenes will engage children, bringing the past to life in gorgeous detail.Made with the experts: Created in full collaboration with The Met to bring this historical period to life from the comfort of your home.Learn through play: Press out and assemble the included pieces to create your own jousting tournament and extend the rich learning experience even further.Kids interested in history will find a lot to love in this informative, factually accurate and interactive book – a must-have gift for young history buffs and fans of medieval knights.© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

How big is the Temple of Dendur? How small is William the Hippo? Find out in this incredible REAL-size guide!Get ready to be amazed as you see famous objects at their actual size. Zoom in on sarcophagus of the Chantress of Amun-Re Henettawy, stare up at striding figures from a child’s eye view, and marvel over intricate jewellery.Featuring fun facts, stats, and colourful pictures of objects big and small, at their official sizes. This book is a chance for kids to increase their understanding of history, and get the Museum experience, no matter where they live in the world.Plus, FOLD-OUT pages allow for further reveals!