The Met - Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt
Wed, Jun 11
|The Met Fifth Avenue
Step beneath The Met into the Byzantine Crypt, where ancient relics and contemporary visions meet in Afterlives—an evocative exhibition on death, memory, and transcendence.
Time & Location
Jun 11, 2025, 7:00 AM – Jan 18, 2027, 11:00 PM
The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
About the event
Event Overview
Now on view through January 10, 2027, Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt at The Met Fifth Avenue offers an immersive and transhistorical experience exploring how humanity has envisioned death and the afterlife across centuries. Set within the atmospheric Byzantine Crypt (Gallery 302)—a hidden chamber beneath the Museum’s Grand Staircase—the exhibition blends Byzantine Egyptian funerary artifacts with contemporary art that reimagines relics, memorials, and spiritual guardianship.
Exhibit Details
What: Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt
Where: The Met Fifth Avenue – Gallery 302
When: Now through January 10, 2027