Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days, Lectures and Panels)en-USArts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://www.metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpgEvents at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days, Lectures and Panels)http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/the-cyrus-cylinder-from-ancient-babylon-and-the-beginning-of-the-persian-empire?eid=A001_%7b79E29A9A-98C8-4DDA-A33C-A1679E731664%7d_20130327101743http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/the-cyrus-cylinder-from-ancient-babylon-and-the-beginning-of-the-persian-empire?eid=A001_%7b79E29A9A-98C8-4DDA-A33C-A1679E731664%7d_20130327101743The Cyrus Cylinder from Ancient Babylon and the Beginning of the Persian Empire<p class="small-text date-text">Free Lecture</p>​This program is presented with the exhibition <em>The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: Charting a New Empire</em>.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Thursday, June 20, 5:30&ndash;6:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free; Museum admission not required</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/african-art?eid=A001_%7bA1FB2E0C-14E0-4F8A-8F5C-7C47654935D8%7d_20130314113530http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/african-art?eid=A001_%7bA1FB2E0C-14E0-4F8A-8F5C-7C47654935D8%7d_20130314113530How, When, and Why African Art Came to New York: A Conversation<p class="small-text date-text">Free Lecture</p>​Explore the complex circumstances surrounding the reception of African art by writers, intellectuals, and artists in New York during the 1910s and 1920s.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, June 21, 6:00&ndash;7:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/shadows-of-ourselves?eid=A001_%7bD18D3C82-7CDE-4417-9BB2-AB3C248B5DEB%7d_20130329135809http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/shadows-of-ourselves?eid=A001_%7bD18D3C82-7CDE-4417-9BB2-AB3C248B5DEB%7d_20130329135809Shadows of Ourselves<p class="small-text date-text">Free Lecture</p>​Join us for an afternoon of talks that examine art and imagery of the Civil War.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, June 23, 3:00&ndash;3:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/painters-on-the-battlefront-and-the-home-front?eid=A001_%7bABBAFBB5-D41B-4F05-8B00-B7F512EFAE37%7d_20130329153452http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/painters-on-the-battlefront-and-the-home-front?eid=A001_%7bABBAFBB5-D41B-4F05-8B00-B7F512EFAE37%7d_20130329153452Painters on the Battlefront and the Home Front<p class="small-text date-text">Free Lecture</p>​Join us for an afternoon of talks that examine art and imagery of the Civil War.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, June 23, 3:30&ndash;4:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/sunday-at-the-met-civil-war?eid=A001_%7bBA6D20BC-CBC1-42BB-AA61-6E82CC78A926%7d_20130329155206http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/sunday-at-the-met-civil-war?eid=A001_%7bBA6D20BC-CBC1-42BB-AA61-6E82CC78A926%7d_20130329155206Sunday at the Met Performance<p class="small-text date-text">Performance</p>​Join us for an afternoon of talks that examine art and imagery of the Civil War.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, June 23, 4:00&ndash;4:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>