Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month
Celebrate the rich culture and history of Native American and Indigenous communities through art, talks, and more.
Highlights
On view in Gallery 744
This hand-embroidered, hand-sewn Haudenosaunee Women’s Wearing Blanket features iconography and symbols interpreting the history and original territories of the Haudenosaunee peoples.
Events
Celebrate Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month with these upcoming programs. See a full list of programming.
November 6
Join us for a closer look at landscape paintings in the American Wing. Listen as Caroline Gillaspie and Chenae Bullock discuss new understandings that foreground relationships between humans and nature, as well as Native American practices of caring for the land.
November 6
Join us in celebration of Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month with an in-gallery performance by Cherokee singer/songwriter Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey. Listen as Mackey, a language and culture educator as well as a country-folk musician, performs and shares the stories behind the songs he sings.
November 17
Celebrate Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month with two musicians redefining their ancestral traditions.
Tickets start at $35.
November 6 and 20
Join Met volunteer guides for engaging conversations about works of art in celebration of Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month.
Families and Teens
November 6
Celebrate Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month with special programs and activities for teens ages 11–18.
November 22
Sing, dance, listen, and play—it's time for Fables and Tales! This month, join us as we celebrate Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month. Explore themes of art, resilience, music, and community.
Guides and Tours
See work by Native American and Indigenous artists, and explore the collection through tours.
In honor of Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month, we are excited to offer Members-only tours that explore subjects, voices, and narratives centering Native American and Indigenous identity and ancestry in our galleries. Tours meet at the Medieval Choir Screen in Gallery 305. Tours are every Tuesday and Saturday at 2 pm for the entire month of November
By request
Explore diverse works of art created by native peoples in the Central Plains, North Pacific Coast, and the Arctic.
Guided tours offer amazing opportunities for your students to make the most of their encounters with great works of art at The Met! Museum educators and trained volunteers engage students in lively inquiry-based conversations that strengthen curriculum connections and encourage important skills like critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning. Guided tours last 60 minutes; feel free to continue exploring the galleries with your students on your own after the tour!
Read, Watch, and Listen
Learn more about the Native American and Indigenous artists that shaped art history through Perspectives.
