Gallery Talk

Punk Music and Contemporary Art

Friday, July 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Ian Alteveer, Assistant Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, MMA
Vivien Goldberg, Adjunct Professor of Punk and Reggae, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) Show location on map

Join a curator of contemporary art and a writer/educator/musician for a conversation in the Met's galleries for modern and contemporary art about parallels between the punk music scene and artworks created around the time of punk's inception.

This talk is held in conjunction with the exhibition PUNK: Chaos to Couture but does not tour the exhibition itself.

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

Free with Museum admission

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