Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days)

Parent-Child Workshops (Ages 3–6): Session 1

Membership Class for Children

This class is designed to provide adults and children with an opportunity to discover art in a studio setting as well as in the Museum's galleries.

Monday, May 20, 12:30–1:30 p.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Fee: $480 for the twelve-session semester

Parent-Child Workshops (Ages 3–6): Session 2

Membership Class for Children

This class is designed to provide adults and children with an opportunity to discover art in a studio setting as well as in the Museum's galleries.

Monday, May 20, 2:00–3:00 p.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Fee: $480 for the twelve-session semester

Art Afternoons (Ages 5–7): Session 1

Membership Class for Children

Students explore their own creativity while discovering art in a studio setting.

Monday, May 20, 3:45–5:00 p.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Fee: $300 for the twelve-session semester

The Civil War and American Art

Membership Exhibition Preview

Supporting and Sustaining Members are invited to preview the exhibition The Civil War and American Art before it opens to the public.

Tuesday, May 21, 9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m.

For Supporting and Sustaining Members | Free with Museum Membership

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Tuesday, May 21, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Great Paintings

Guided Tour

This tour focuses on masterworks from many time periods and cultures in order to introduce visitors to the global nature of the Museum's rich painting collections.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Toddler Storytime in Nolen Library

Family Program

Look, listen, and have fun with picture books in Nolen Library. For families with children ages 18 months–3 years.

Tuesday, May 21, 10:30–11:00 a.m.

Free; Museum admission not required

Parent-Child Workshops (Ages 3–6): Session 3

Membership Class for Children

This class is designed to provide adults and children with an opportunity to discover art in a studio setting as well as in the Museum's galleries.

Tuesday, May 21, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Fee: $480 for the twelve-session semester

Masterpieces of the Middle Ages

Guided Tour

A presentation of the myriad objects produced in the medieval world from the beginnings of Christianity to the rise of the Renaissance.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:45–11:45 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Chefs-d'Oeuvre du Musée (Museum Highlights in French)

Guided Tour

Avec ce tour, découvrez la collection encyclopédique du musée représentant différentes cultures et époques, ce qui vous incitera à poursuivre l'exploration du musée à votre rythme.
Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

하이라이트 투어 (Museum Highlights in Korean)

Guided Tour

여러 시대와 각 문화를 대표하는 예술품을 선별해 소개하며, 방문자 스스로 미술관을 계속 살펴 볼 수 있도록 뒷받침하는 이 투어를 통해, 미술관의 백과사전적 소장품을 발견하십시요.
Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

The Spaces of Women's Fashion in the Collection of Impressionist Art

Gallery Talk

Explore the public and private spaces for women's fashion in late nineteenth-century France.

Tuesday, May 21, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Meisterwerke im Museum (Museum Highlights in German)

Guided Tour

Entdecken Sie die reichaltige, enzyclopädische Sammlung des Museums durch diese Führung, welche darauf ausgerichtet ist, dem Besucher Kunstwerke aus verschiedenen Kulturen und Epochen zu zeigen und anregen soll, das Museum weiter zu erforschen.
Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Obras-primas do Museu (Museum Highlights in Portuguese)

Guided Tour

Descubra a coleção enciclopédica do museu neste tour, o qual destaca uma seleção de obras de arte que representam culturas e períodos diversos e também incentiva o visitante a explorar o museu por conta própria.
Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

ハイライトツアー (Museum Highlights in Japanese)

Guided Tour

世界中の文化、時代を代表する美術作品から選りすぐった作品をご紹介するツアーです。ツアー後、ご自身で館内をご覧になる際のご参考にしていただけます。
Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Tuesday, May 21, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Tuesday, May 21, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Obras Maestras del Museo (Museum Highlights in Spanish)

Guided Tour

Descubra la colección enciclopédica del museo a través de esta visita guiada, la cual se centra en una selección de obras de arte que representan distintas culturas y épocas, y anima al visitante a explorar después el museo por su propia cuenta.
Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Hindu and Buddhist Vision in Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Guided Tour

A wide-ranging survey of South and Southeast Asian art, featuring archaeological material, sculpture, painting, and decorative art.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

American Art

Guided Tour

This tour introduces visitors to the rich tradition of American art, from its mid-seventeenth-century colonial beginnings to the early twentieth-century panoply of subjects and styles.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Arts of China

Guided Tour

This tour introduces visitors to five thousand years of Chinese art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, sculpture, and decorative arts.

Tuesday, May 21, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission