Free Lecture

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

Thursday, June 20, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Dr. John E. Curtis, OBE, FBA, Keeper of Special Middle East Projects, The British Museum

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

Please use the ground-level entrance at Fifth Avenue and 83rd Street for this event.

Assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.   Assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.

Free with Museum admission

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Sunday at the Met

A Nenbutsu Gathering at Ichiya, Kyoto, from the Illustrated Biography of the Monk Ippen and His Disciple Ta'a (Yugyô Shônin engi-e) (detail), late 14th century | 1975.268.35

Gain insight into the Museum, its exhibitions, and its projects through engaging afternoon programs organized around specific themes.

Accommodations for Visitors with Hearing Loss

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The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium and the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education are equipped with infrared sound enhancement systems (with headsets and neck loops). To obtain a headset or neck loop please ask an usher. Headsets and neck loops are available free of charge with identification. Real-time captioning is also available upon request.