I’ve writ­ten about exhi­bi­tions at the Met in the past, and I think another trip to the Met in the near future is a good idea. Before Maelstrom and Vermeer are over November 29^th, head uptown and check them out. Start with the Vermeer exhibit, which is located on the bot­tom floor. The Milkmaid, the high­light of the exhi­bi­tion, is here on loan from Amsterdam for the first time since the World’s Fair in 1939. It’s quite a remark­able piece and well worth the trip to see it. After all, it might not be back in the U.S. for another 70 years.

Next, head up the ele­va­tor to the roof gar­den and have a drink amidst Roxy Paine’s Maelstrom. The expe­ri­ence is meant to emerge the viewer in what seems like a storm or force of nature. When walk­ing through, it’s also appar­ent that the sculp­ture could also be tree roots or indus­trial piping.

For those of you who haven’t been to the Met in awhile, the American wing is now reopened, and look­ing quite different.

New and com­ing soon: Time your trip right and you can see all of the above, as well as this years annual Christmas tree, on dis­play start­ing November 24^th. Next year, gear up for the Met’s first exclu­sively Picasso exhi­bi­tion with over 150 works from the museum’s per­ma­nent col­lec­tion, start­ing April 20^th.