Taco Dibbits, general director of the Rijksmuseum, believes the 200 myths and legends from this ancient epic poem still speak to our uncertain times. “The Metamorphoses have inspired artists for over 2,000 years and the subject is very relevant today, when everything is changing,” he says. “Things are morphed into other forms. People morph into other people. It’s about the force of nature and giving an explanation to our passions, to our sadness, to our fears. That’s what makes it so intensely human.”