American Indian Heritage Month
Celebrate American Indian Heritage Month at the Met as we present special programs throughout November. All events are free with Museum admission.
Films
Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (52 min.)
Thursday, November 5, 2:00 p.m.
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
This 2005 film directed by Meredith Dreiss and Grant Mitchell explores the three-thousand-year-old obsession with chocolate, which originated with the ancient Maya in Mesoamerica.
Cracking the Maya Code (54 min.)
Tuesday, November 24, 2:00 p.m.
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
David Lebrun directed this 2008 film about the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs.
Gallery Talks
Native Arts of North America
Friday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.
and Wednesday, November 18, 11:00 a.m.
Free Lectures
The Museum regularly offers free lectures and Sunday at the Met programs in conjunction with special exhibitions, the permanent collection, and other related topics. The following featured events are just a few of the free programs scheduled for this month. See the calendar to plan your next visit.
Vermeer: Art in the Making
Friday, November 6, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
Curators and conservators discuss Vermeer's style and techniques, clarifying how the celebrated master actually made his exquisite works of art. This lecture is given in conjunction with the special exhibition "Vermeer's Masterpiece: The Milkmaid".
Under the Gaze of the Stars: Astral Mandalas in Medieval Japan
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
Bernard Faure, Kao Professor in Japanese Religion, Department of Religion, Columbia University, discusses the role of mandalas—graphic depictions of the Buddhist universe and its myriad realms and deities—in Japanese cultural and social life during the medieval period. This lecture is given in conjunction with the special exhibition "Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars".
Sunday at the Met—Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868
November 8, 2:00 p.m.
This program highlights the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai with a focus on arms and armor from the late Heian period (ca. 1156) through to the end of the Edo period (1600–1868). Speakers include Morihiro Ogawa, curator of the exhibition; Victor Harris, British Museum and The Japan Society; Norio Suzuki, Director-General, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo; and Okisato Fujishiro, Japan's leading sword polisher and connoisseur. See the calendar for complete details about this event.
