Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 30 days)

Arms and Armor

Guided Tour

This tour introduces some of the treasures on display in the galleries of the Arms and Armor Department dating from the early Middle Ages through the nineteenth century and coming from Europe, America, the Middle East, China, and Japan.

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Gold and Silver in the Middle Ages

Gallery Talk at The Cloisters

No advance reservations are necessary.

Saturday, May 18, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

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.

Saturday, May 18, 12:15–1:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Highlights of Asia

Guided Tour

This tour presents ancient and modern selections of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South and Southeast Asian galleries.

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 12:45–1:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Drawing in the Galleries (Ages 11–14): Session 2

Membership Class for Children

Students visit a different Museum gallery each class and explore a variety of drawing techniques and materials as they create works based on what they see.

Saturday, May 18, 1:00–2:30 p.m.

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

Medieval Travelers

Family Program at The Cloisters

Take a journey through The Cloisters and learn about travelers in the Middle Ages.

Saturday, May 18, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Gardens of The Cloisters

Guided Tour at The Cloisters

Offered Tuesdays through Sundays through the end of October, these tours of The Cloisters' medieval gardens include horticultural, architectural, and historical information.

Saturday, May 18, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Saturday, May 18, 1:15–2:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Guided Tour

An exploration of the nineteenth-century French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, focusing on the artists' stylistic innovations and the social milieu in which they worked.

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Saturday, May 18, 1:45–2:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Celebrate and Create! Impressionism and Fashion (Ages 15–18)

Teen Program

Peek inside the world of the Impressionist painters and uncover the fashion trends of nineteenth-century Paris. Get inspired by works in the galleries and create your very own wearable work of art.

Saturday, May 18, 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Free, but registration is requested

Gold and Silver in the Middle Ages

Gallery Talk at The Cloisters

No advance reservations are necessary.

Saturday, May 18, 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Saturday, May 18, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Art Trek

Family Program

Be an art explorer! Take a new voyage around the globe every time you visit the Met. For families with children ages 5–12.

Saturday, May 18, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Start with Art at the Met

Family Program

Sketch, explore, listen to stories, and discover the meaning of art!

Saturday, May 18, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Guided Tour

This tour presents an introduction to the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 2:45–3:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Saturday, May 18, 3:15–4:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Old Master Paintings

Guided Tour

A chronological overview of the Museum's distinguished collection of European paintings from the thirteenth through the eighteenth century.

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 3:45–4:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Saturday, May 18, 4:15–5:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

ETHEL and Friends

Performance

ETHEL, a modern classical quartet, will perform at the Great Hall Balcony Bar on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the year.

Saturday, May 18, 5:00–8:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Saturday, May 18, 5:15–6:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Liars in the Temple of Dendur

Performance

Saturday, May 18, 7:00 p.m.

Reserve tickets

The Robert Lehman Sitting Room: An Environment for Old Master Paintings

Gallery Talk

Experience the re-creation of collector Robert Lehman's sitting room, decorated with red velvet wall coverings and antique furniture, which houses Rembrandt's Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse and El Greco's Saint Jerome as Scholar.

Saturday, May 18, 7:00–8:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Sunday, May 19, 10:45–11:45 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Discoveries—Night at the Museum (Ages 6–17)

Program for Visitors with Learning and Developmental Disabilities

This workshop for children with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity.

Sunday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

The Spirits of Animals in African Art

Gallery Talk

View stunning, stylized images of animals in African sculpture, which suggest the important and symbolic relationship between humans and the fascinating creatures with which they share their world.

Sunday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Sunday, May 19, 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

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

Guided Tour

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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.

Sunday, May 19, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Arts of the Islamic World

Guided Tour

A tour of the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia explores the Metropolitan Museum's collection of Islamic art, a collection that is one of the finest and most comprehensive in the world.

Sunday, May 19, 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Sunday, May 19, 12:45–1:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

PUNK: Chaos to Couture

Membership Free Weekend Lecture

Members at the Family/Dual ($200) level and above are invited to attend exclusive lectures presented in conjunction with PUNK: Chaos to Couture.

Sunday, May 19, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Free with Museum Membership

Patterns in Metal

Sunday Studio

Each Sunday Studio focuses on a different culture and art form and features family-friendly activities led by an artist.

Sunday, May 19, 1:00–3:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Gardens of The Cloisters

Guided Tour at The Cloisters

Offered Tuesdays through Sundays through the end of October, these tours of The Cloisters' medieval gardens include horticultural, architectural, and historical information.

Sunday, May 19, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

American Art

Guided Tour

This tour provides an overview of the comprehensive collections of The American Wing and may include paintings, sculpture, furniture, period rooms, and decorative arts, as well as architectural spaces.

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Sunday, May 19, 1:45–2:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Arts of Ancient Egypt

Guided Tour

This tour provides an overview of the Metropolitan's collection of Egyptian art, one of the finest and most comprehensive outside Egypt.

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Discoveries—Night at the Museum (Ages 18 and above)

Program for Visitors with Learning and Developmental Disabilities

This workshop for adults with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity.

Sunday, May 19, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Storytime in Nolen Library

Family Program

After hearing a story in the library's special corner for kids, explore the galleries on a self-guided treasure hunt. For families with children ages 3–7.

Sunday, May 19, 2:00–2:30 p.m.

Free; Museum admission not required for the library portion of this program

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Sunday, May 19, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Arts of Ancient Greece and Rome

Guided Tour

This tour of the Greek and Roman Art galleries provides an introduction to five thousand years of art from the early Cycladic period in the fifth millennium b.c. to the time of Constantine in the fourth century a.d.

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:45–3:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Highlights of The Cloisters Collection

Guided Tour at The Cloisters

Museum-trained volunteers offer daily highlights tours of The Cloisters museum and gardens to introduce visitors to the collection as a whole or to specific departments or themes.

Sunday, May 19, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

"Not One Chance in a Thousand": How The Cloisters Came to Be

Free Lecture

Talks on the magnificent collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe.

Sunday, May 19, 3:00–3:20 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Sunday, May 19, 3:15–4:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Preserving the Immaterial: The Conservation of Painted Wood Sculpture at The Cloisters

Free Lecture

Talks on the magnificent collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe.

Sunday, May 19, 3:20–3:40 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Major Additions to The Cloisters Collection

Free Lecture

Talks on the magnificent collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe.

Sunday, May 19, 3:40–4:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

From Mecca to Manhattan

Free Lecture

Talks on the magnificent collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe.

Sunday, May 19, 4:00–4:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

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