How to create your own cabinet of curiosities | Drop-in Drawing

Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular art-making series and experience The Met collection through creative challenges. This week, assemble a collection of personal curiosities inspired by an apothecary cabinet in The Met collection. Check out the inspiration image below, grab a variety of precious finds and everyday objects, and get started whenever you're ready. A spice rack or shoebox can serve as your cabinet. Please note: This event is prerecorded.
Featured artwork:
Nicolaus I Kolb (German, 1582-1621). Apothecary Cart, 1617-18. Veneer: ebonized pearwood (Pyrus communis), ebony, partially gilded silver; carcass: conifer; interior: protective quilted cushion covered in red silk, drawers and chest lined with red silk velvet; gold, trimming; mounts and fittings: brass, partially gilded; thirty-two (32) vessels and utensils: glass, partially gilded silver, low carbon steel, leather, 11 x 11 x 9 1/16 in. (28 x 28 x 23 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2019 (2019.229.1a-c-.32a, b)
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