An exhibition of some 60 powerful and graphically elaborate sculptures and 30 rare historical photographs from the Papuan Gulf area of the island of New Guinea will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, on view through September 2, 2007.

The studio craft movement, characterized by one-of-a-kind decorative art objects, began in the U.S. after World War II and has flourished internationally over the past 40 years. During this period, craft artists have experimented with new materials and non-traditional techniques, producing bold, abstract, and sculptural art.

More than 80 medieval sculpted heads - half from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and half selected loans from American and European collections - are the focus of the upcoming exhibition Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture, on view through February 18, 2007.

The American Wing houses one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of American art in existence - more than 15,000 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts objects - all of which are accessible to the public on four floors of gallery and study areas. It also features one of the Museum's loveliest and most popular spaces, The Charles Engelhard Court, a glassed-in garden featuring large-scale American sculptures, leaded-glass windows, and other architectural elements.

The Artisan Gallery at Woman Made begins 2007 with 'All Manner of Mosaics,' an exhibition that continues the exploration of the materials and techniques being used by women artisans. In our call for art we sought original crafts from all disciplines, utilizing traditional, contemporary and conceptual approaches to the mosaic process.

A medalist, sculptor, and designer, Alexandre Charpentier was a pivotal figure in the movement to unite the fine and decorative arts in France at the end of the 19th century. Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (1856-1909) marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the artist and will be on view on the ground floor of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art through January 28, 2007.

A collaborative scholarly and contemporary Artist-in-Residence exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum examining historic devotional images with contemporary works by Luigi Ontani is on view from February 9 through May 6, 2007.

The generous gift, including significant works by emerging Los Angeles artists over the last ten years, brings a contemporary sculpture collection to the Hammer.

Since the de Young Museum's reopening in October 2005, over 1.6 million visitors have enjoyed the 15 ethereal wire sculptures that grace the concourse level of the Nancy B. and Jake L. Hamon Education Tower.