Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. Of these objects, 2,177 of them are on view in the museum now. 82,911 of them are available online. There are 919 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. They are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Italian

Drug Jar (Albarello), ca.1550

Jacob Hoefnagel, designer

Riddle: my skin is red, and white liquid is hidden within (Aenigma: Rubra mihi cutis est, latet intus niveus humor), 1592

Chinese

Hezhe Fish Skin Jacket, 1875 - 1900

Iranian

Kaiumers, the First King of the World, mid 1600s