Giacometti in the Temple of Dendur

Giacometti's elongated bronze figures installed within the Met's iconic Egyptian temple.

Why go

This is the first time Giacometti's work has been presented at The Met in the Temple of Dendur—a rare pairing of 20th-century modernist sculpture with one of the museum's most iconic ancient spaces. The installation echoes Giacometti's own fascination with Egyptian statuary, which shaped his formal language of elongated walking figures from the 193

What to expect

Seventeen works in bronze and plaster—14 emblematic pieces from the Fondation Giacometti in Paris and three from The Met's collection—positioned on the temple platform and in its entrance hall. The spare, frontal compositions of Giacometti's figures will occupy the same ceremonial space that once functioned as a meeting place between deity and crow

Things to know

• Giacometti (1901–1966) was profoundly influenced by Egyptian statues he encountered as a young artist in Italy and later studied regularly a
• Walking Woman (I) (1932), a key work in the exhibition, will be installed in the Temple of Dendur's entrance hall.
• The Temple of Dendur was completed in 10 BCE under Caesar Augustus and gifted to the United States from Egypt in 1965.
• Co-organized with the Fondation Giacometti, Paris.
• Made possible by the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation.
• On view through September 8, 2026.

Plan your visit

Free with museum admission. Located in Gallery 131 at The Met Fifth Avenue. A related studio workshop on sculpting figures is offered July 18 at 1:00 PM.