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Diverse Perspectives on American Art and Culture

The American Wing is marking its 100th anniversary with reinstalled galleries that explore varied stories in its wide-ranging collection of historical art and design. Join us for a panel discussion to hear fresh insights from artists, authors, and historians who contributed to the wing’s updated audio guides and discover new ways to see and understand the collection.


Contributors

Christopher Benfey, writer, critic, and Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of English, Mount Holyoke College
Patricia Cronin, artist and Distinguished Professor, CUNY Brooklyn College
Michael Galban, Historic Site Manager, Ganondagan State Historic Site, and Curator, Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic Site
Lemir Teron, Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, and Equity, Howard University


Woman reaching toward a glass panel with a water pitcher in her left hand.
Video
Explore the beloved seventeenth-century Dutch painter in a talk with Met curator Adam Eaker and writer Ruth Bernard Yeazell, author of Vermeer’s Afterlives.
Adam Eaker
September 27
Black-and-white portrait of a man in a white collared shirt and glasses, framed in a circle and surrounded by a magenta background.
Video
Join artist Liu Wei and Met curator Lesley Ma for a conversation about The Genesis Facade Commission: Liu Wei, Speculation, a suite of four large-scale sculptures for The Met Fifth Avenue’s facade.
Lesley Ma
September 22
Set of seven mannequins in rectangular displays, each paired with a smaller object placed below.
Video
Acompáñenos y explore la relación entre la imagen, la moda y el arte, inspirada por la exposición Costume Art.
September 10