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Taualuga: The Last Dance, 2006. Video still. Courtesy of Shigeyuki Kihara.
Sunday at the Met—Taualuga: The Last Dance
On Sunday, October 19, at 3:00 p.m., join us for a special event related to the traditional Samoan dance form called taualuga. In a traditional context, the taualuga is a dance of celebration. In this special presentation, the Samoan-born artist Shigeyuki Kihara will utilize the principles of taualuga as a form of storytelling to relate historical events to today's society. See the calendar for complete details.
The Sunday at the Met series takes place in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium and offers lectures, films, panel discussions, literary presentations, and musical performances centered around a special exhibition or art historical theme. Sunday at the Met programs are free with Museum admission. Search the calendar for all upcoming Sunday at the Met programs.
The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions
This special exhibition, which opens October 24, pays tribute to Philippe de Montebello's highly accomplished career as director of the Metropolitan as he prepares to retire at the end of 2008. In honor of the occasion, this exhibition brings together for the first time masterpieces from each of the Museum's seventeen curatorial departments, creating exciting and surprising juxtapositions. Acquired during Mr. de Montebello's remarkable thirty-one years as director, the more than three hundred works of art in the exhibition reflect the extraordinary breadth and depth of the Museum's permanent collection. Also for the first time, the Museum will publish an online-only catalogue on www.metmuseum.org in conjunction with the exhibition opening.
