Watch: The Met Gives Edgar Degas’ Ballerina Statue A Fresh Tutu

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In 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan embarked on a unique restoration project for Edgar Degas’s famed sculpture, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. Crafted in 1881, this sculpture has stood the test of time, but its tutu showed signs of wear. The Met decided it was time for a change, recently sharing the journey of this makeover on TikTok.

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