The Museum offers hundreds of events and programs each month—including lectures, films, tours, family activities, and more. The following listings are just a sample of our upcoming programs.
Guided Tour at The Cloisters
Highlights of The Cloisters Collection
Monday, July 1, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
The Cloisters museum and gardens
Free with Museum admission
Museum-trained volunteers offer daily highlights tours of The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of the Museum in northern Manhattan devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, to introduce visitors to the collection as a whole or to specific departments or themes. See all upcoming guided tours at The Cloisters.
Gallery Talk
In with the New: Iran and Early Islamic Art
Tuesday, July 2, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) Show location on map
Free with Museum admission
Consider how pre-Islamic Iranian culture and art impacted the earliest examples of art from the Islamic world in this gallery talk led by Richard Turnbull. This program is made possible by the American Institute of Iranian Studies.
Family Program
Art Trek
Tuesday, July 2, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Carson Family Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education Show location on map
Free with Museum admission
Be an art explorer! Take a new voyage around the globe every time you visit the Met. For families with children ages 5–12. See all upcoming Art Trek and Art Trek Plus events.
Exhibition Tour
Living in Style: Five Centuries of Interior Design from the Collection of Drawings and Prints
Wednesday, July 3, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Galleries 691–693 (Drawings, Prints, and Photographs) Show location on map
Assistive listening devices available
Free with Museum admission
Visit this exhibition with Assistant Curator Femke Speelberg, and follow currents in decor, fashion, and taste over the last five hundred years that were captured in works on paper. Discover how different generations balanced comfort with aesthetic appeal.
Gallery Talk
Summer Museum Graduate Intern Talk
Wednesday, July 3, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) Show location on map
Free with Museum admission
Summer Museum Graduate Interns lead gallery talks on topics of their choice between June 21 and August 10. Check the Information Desks for titles, topics, and speakers.
Guided Tour
Summer Intern Special Topics Tour
Thursday, July 4, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Tours Sign, Great Hall Show location on map
Free with Museum admission
Join one of our talented summer interns for a special topics tour, which focuses on a specific theme relating to the diverse collections of the Metropolitan Museum. Check the board under the Tours sign in the Great Hall for topics.
Guided Tour at The Cloisters
Gardens of The Cloisters
Thursday, July 4, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
The Cloisters museum and gardens
Free with Museum admission
Offered Tuesdays through Sundays through the end of October, these tours of the gardens at The Cloisters—the branch of the Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe—include horticultural, architectural, and historical information. See The Medieval Garden Enclosed, a blog dedicated to the gardens at The Cloisters, for all the latest news about garden events, programs, what's in bloom, and other special topics.
See Find Events to search for events by date, see Programs to learn about all upcoming offerings, or visit Events at The Cloisters to plan your next visit to The Cloisters museum and gardens.
