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Find Yourself at the Met—Looking and Drawing
(Ages 15–18)
Join other teens in a program of free classes devoted to understanding art and exploring the Metropolitan Museum. All classes are based on works of art in the Museum's collection.
Sketch and discuss works of art in the galleries of the Metropolitan with an artist-instructor. The classes encourage teens to experiment with individual drawing styles and approaches. Please bring a 9 x 12" sketchbook and pencils.
To register, call 212–650–2832 or email teenprograms@metmuseum.org. Please provide your name, telephone number, school, grade, email address, and title and date(s) of the class that you would like to attend. Enrollment is limited. Classes meet in the Uris Center for Education, located on the ground floor of the Museum, near the 81st Street entrance. Classes start promptly—please be on time! Registration is closed.
Randolph Williams
Free with Museum admission
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Uris Center for Education, ground floor
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Full-Day Workshop—The Art of the Samurai
Visit Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868, the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to arms and armor from the late Heian period through the modern Edo period. Discover daily life of the samurai, their governing lords, and the ruling shoguns through painted scrolls and screens and accessories of rank, such as fans and batons. Learn about the materials and techniques used in creating these works of art, visit the permanent collection, and discuss classroom teaching approaches with Museum educators.
Felicia Blum
Edith Watts
Fee: $80 (Includes instruction, materials, and lunch)
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Uris Center for Education, ground floor
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Global Contemporary Art
A survey of the most recent developments in global contemporary painting, sculpture, and photography as seen in the Museum's collection, with particular attention to works acquired since the year 2000.
Denise Murrell
Free with Museum admission
11:00 a.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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Look Again—American Treasures
Topics unlocking the history, meaning, and cross-cultural connections of works of art in the Museum are explored through conversation and sketching by visitors ages five through twelve and their adult companions. From time to time, performances enhance this Museum adventure.
Free with Museum admission
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education, ground floor
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Museum Highlights
An introduction to the Metropolitan's diverse and encyclopedic collection of art from all corners of the world, from the earliest times to the present.
Free with Museum admission
11:15 a.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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Old Master Paintings
A chronological overview of the Museum's distinguished collection of European paintings from the 13th through the 18th century.
Free with Museum admission
11:30 a.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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Museum Highlights
An introduction to the Metropolitan's diverse and encyclopedic collection of art from all corners of the world, from the earliest times to the present.
Free with Museum admission
12:15 p.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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Museum Highlights
An introduction to the Metropolitan's diverse and encyclopedic collection of art from all corners of the world, from the earliest times to the present.
Free with Museum admission
1:15 p.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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American Art
This overview of the American Wing includes a sampling of American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts and architectural spaces spanning the 18th through the 20th centuries within the Museum's broad collections.
Free with Museum admission
1:30 p.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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Arts of Ancient Egypt
An introduction to the art and culture of ancient Egypt, from prehistoric to Roman times, illustrated by examples from the Museum's incomparable collection.
Free with Museum admission
2:00 p.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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Hello, Met!
Families new to the Museum (youngsters ages five through twelve and accompanying adults) receive a warm and stimulating introduction to its encyclopedic collection through discussion and sketching of its masterpieces.
Free with Museum admission
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education, ground floor
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Start with Art at the Met
Kids ages three through seven and their adult companions have fun at the Met through storytelling, sketching, and other ways of exploring art!
Free with Museum admission
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education, ground floor
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Collection Highlights at The Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
3:00 p.m., The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
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Museum Highlights
An introduction to the Metropolitan's diverse and encyclopedic collection of art from all corners of the world, from the earliest times to the present.
Free with Museum admission
3:15 p.m., Tours Sign, Great Hall
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Please note that all of the events listed above are subject to change. For additional information, consult one of our staff members at an Information Desk upon arrival at the Museum. Events are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted.
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