Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (all upcoming events, Programs for Visitors with Disabilities)

CANCELED: Exhibition Tour—Plain or Fancy?: Restraint and Exuberance in the Decorative Arts

Gallery Talk

View highlights from the Museum's extensive holdings of European sculpture and decorative arts, compare austere works of art with ornate ones, and consider your own responses to different aesthetic styles from the Renaissance to the early 20th century.

Thursday, June 20, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Picture This! Workshop—The Civil War and American Art

Program for Visitors Who Are Blind or Partially Sighted

Awaken the senses in workshops that make works of art accessible through detailed descriptions, touch, and other activities.

Thursday, June 20, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

The Cyrus Cylinder from Ancient Babylon and the Beginning of the Persian Empire

Free Lecture

This program is presented with the exhibition The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: Charting a New Empire.

Thursday, June 20, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Free; Museum admission not required

CANCELLED: Conversation with a Conservator—Drawing of an Angel from Iran

Conversation with a Curator or Conservator

Experience a lively dialogue with a Museum conservator about an object that especially intrigues her.

Friday, June 21, 2:00–2:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

How, When, and Why African Art Came to New York: A Conversation

Free Lecture

Explore the complex circumstances surrounding the reception of African art by writers, intellectuals, and artists in New York during the 1910s and 1920s.

Friday, June 21, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

An Evening of Art & ASL—The Civil War and American Art

Program for Visitors Who Are Deaf

See the Civil War through the eyes of artists and consider the war's impact on American art.

Friday, June 21, 6:15–7:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Susanna Coffey

Artists on Artworks

See the Met's collection through artists' eyes. Each artist discusses works of art in the collection that have influenced his or her own work.

Friday, June 21, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission, though tickets are required

Summer Museum Graduate Intern Talk

Gallery Talk

Summer Museum graduate interns lead gallery talks on topics of their choice.

Saturday, June 22, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Arts of the Americas

Program for Visitors Who Are Deaf

Explore works from the ancient Americas, including Mexico, Panama, and Peru.

Saturday, June 22, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Flora and Fauna in Korean Art

Gallery Talk

Take a close look at portrayals of plants and animals in Korean paintings, ceramics, lacquer, and textiles.

Wednesday, June 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Met Escapes—Exploring Works of Art through Touch

Program for Visitors with Dementia and Their Care Partners

We invite individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners, to participate in discussions, handling sessions, art making, and other interactive and multisensory activities in the galleries and in the classroom.

Wednesday, June 26, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Exhibition Tour—Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective

Gallery Talk

Trace the development of Ken Price's ceramic sculptures, from his early ovoid forms to his later molten-like slumps, in this exhibition.

Thursday, June 27, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

Free with Museum admission, though tickets are required

Recreating Pasargadae (2012)

Film

Explore Cyrus the Great's palace of Pasargadae—the first capital of the Persian Empire.

Friday, June 28, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Illusion in European Paintings

Gallery Talk

Delight in the visual game of painted illusions in the New European Paintings Galleries, 1250–1800.

Saturday, June 29, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Exhibition Tour—Living in Style: Five Centuries of Interior Design from the Collection of Drawings and Prints

Gallery Talk

In this exhibition, follow currents in decor, fashion, and taste over the last five hundred years that were captured in works on paper, and discover how different generations balanced comfort with aesthetic appeal.

Wednesday, July 3, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Sights & Scents—Love and Courtship in the Middle Ages

Sights & Scents at The Cloisters

We invite individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners, to join us for Sights & Scents at The Cloisters museum and gardens.

Wednesday, July 3, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Conversation with a Conservator—Panel with Marquetry Decoration from Egypt

Conversation with a Curator or Conservator

Experience a lively dialogue with a Museum conservator about an object that especially intrigues him.

Friday, July 5, 2:00–2:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Summer Museum Graduate Intern Talk

Gallery Talk

Summer Museum graduate interns lead gallery talks on topics of their choice.

Saturday, July 6, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Exhibition Tour—The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: Charting a New Empire

Gallery Talk

In this exhibition, encounter seventeen iconic works of art from The British Museum's Department of the Middle East, including the Cyrus Cylinder.

Wednesday, July 10, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Metalwork from the Islamic World

Gallery Talk

Join two conservators to learn how Islamic craftsmen expanded upon metalworking expertise inherited from the ancient world.

Thursday, July 11, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia

Free Lecture

Discover the significance of the Cylinder and its legacy.

Thursday, July 11, 2:00–4:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Exhibition Tour—The Civil War and American Art

Gallery Talk

In this exhibition, consider how artists responded to the aftermath of the Civil War and captured its impact on the American psyche through paintings of landscapes and genre scenes.

Saturday, July 13, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Met Escapes—Gallery Tour

Program for Visitors with Dementia and Their Care Partners

Sunday, July 14, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Gallery Conversation—Literature and The Civil War and American Art

Gallery Talk

Join an art historian and a literature professor to explore literary connections.

Wednesday, July 17, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Exhibition Tour—Photography and the American Civil War

Gallery Talk

In this exhibition, investigate the evolving role of the camera during the war by examining haunting battlefield landscapes, medical studies of wounded soldiers, portraits of both Abraham Lincoln and his assassin John Wilkes Booth, and other fascinating images.

Thursday, July 18, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Conversation with a Conservator—Islamic Glass

Conversation with a Curator or Conservator

Experience a lively dialogue with a Museum conservator about objects that especially intrigue her.

Friday, July 19, 2:00–2:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Allison Smith

Artists on Artworks

See the Met's collection through artists' eyes.

Friday, July 19, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission, though tickets are required

Friday Evening Art Encounters—The Human Figure in Art

Program for Visitors Who Are Blind or Partially Sighted

Join us for an evening discussion for young adults (ages 18–39) with visual impairments.

Friday, July 19, 7:00–8:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Exhibition Tour—Photography and the American Civil War and The Civil War and American Art

Gallery Talk

Visit both exhibitions to explore what each medium can uniquely convey.

Saturday, July 20, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Picture This! Family Program—Artistic Clothing

Program for Visitors Who Are Blind or Partially Sighted

Explore works of art in accessible ways—detailed descriptions, touch, and other activities—that use all the senses.

Saturday, July 20, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Discoveries—Clay Creations (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, July 21, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Discoveries—Clay Creations (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, July 21, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Exhibition Tour—Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective

Gallery Talk

Trace the development of Ken Price's ceramic sculptures, from his early ovoid forms to his later molten-like slumps, in this exhibition.

Wednesday, July 24, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

Free with Museum admission, though tickets are required

Exhibition Tour—Plain or Fancy?: Restraint and Exuberance in the Decorative Arts

Gallery Talk

Thursday, July 25, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Punk Music and Contemporary Art

Gallery Talk

Discover parallels between the punk music scene and artworks created around the time of punk's inception.

Friday, July 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Early Netherlandish Painting: The Legacy of Jan van Eyck

Gallery Talk

Discover the legacy of this renowned innovator of early Netherlandish painting by exploring fifteenth- and sixteenth-century works of art by Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, and Jan Gossart.

Wednesday, July 31, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Met Escapes—Gallery Tour

Program for Visitors with Dementia and Their Care Partners

Wednesday, July 31, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Exhibition Tour—The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: Charting a New Empire

Gallery Talk

In this exhibition, encounter seventeen iconic works of art from The British Museum's Department of the Middle East, including the Cyrus Cylinder.

Thursday, August 1, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Conversation with a Curator and a Conservator—The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet

Conversation with a Curator or Conservator

Experience a lively dialogue with a Museum curator and conservator about an object that especially intrigues them.

Friday, August 2, 2:00–2:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Summer Museum Graduate Intern Talk

Gallery Talk

Summer Museum graduate interns lead gallery talks on topics of their choice.

Saturday, August 3, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Sights & Scents—Beasts and the Medieval Imagination

Sights & Scents at The Cloisters

We invite individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners, to join us for Sights & Scents at The Cloisters museum and gardens.

Sunday, August 4, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

From Performance and Ritual Objects to Museum Artworks

Gallery Talk

Contemplate how changing contexts frame our experiences with works of art.

Wednesday, August 7, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Maiolica to Porcelain: Revolution or Evolution?

Gallery Talk

Explore the experimentation with ceramic techniques and materials that occurred during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.

Thursday, August 8, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Exhibition Tour—The Civil War and American Art

Gallery Talk

In this exhibition, consider how artists responded to the aftermath of the Civil War and captured its impact on the American psyche through paintings of landscapes and genre scenes.

Saturday, August 10, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Discoveries—Clay Creations (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, August 11, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

Turning Points in Twentieth-Century Art

Gallery Talk

Investigate how twentieth-century artists rebelled against prevailing notions of art.

Sunday, August 11, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Discoveries—Clay Creations (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, August 11, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Free, but reservations are required

The Changing Face of Rome: Portraiture from Republic to Empire

Gallery Talk

From lifelike busts to bedrooms and coffins, see how art reflected Rome's transition from being governed by a council of men to being ruled by just one—the emperor.

Wednesday, August 14, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Exhibition Tour—Photography and the American Civil War and The Civil War and American Art

Gallery Talk

Visit both exhibitions to explore what each medium can uniquely convey.

Thursday, August 15, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Maiolica to Porcelain: Revolution or Evolution?

Gallery Talk

Explore the experimentation with ceramic techniques and materials that occurred during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.

Friday, August 16, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission