Gallery Talk

Art and Nature in the Western Pacific

Thursday, May 16, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Eric Kjellgren, Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede Associate Curator for Oceanic Art, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, MMA

Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) Show location on map

Compare and contrast depictions and meanings of birds, mammals, reptiles, and other aspects of the natural world in arts of the western Pacific, including New Guinea and Borneo.

Assistive listening devices are available.   Assistive listening devices are available.

Free with Museum admission

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Lectures and Panels

William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764) | Scholars at a Lecture (detail), January 1736 | 91.1.35

The Museum offers lectures and panels in conjunction with special exhibitions, the permanent collection, and other related topics.

Events at The Cloisters

Garden Tour at The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

Enjoy collection highlight tours, garden tours, gallery talks, and other programs at The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in northern Manhattan devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.