Teens dancing to music by DJ Kakez. Photograph by Don Pollard
«Last Friday, October 17, the Met and more than forty community partners welcomed 2,843 teens into the Museum for the inaugural Teens Take the Met event. After getting wristbands, a Teen Pass, and information about the activities on offer, teens had a number of options from which to choose. There was art making in the Uris Center for Education and the galleries, games in the Loud Library (the Nolen Library), performances, pop-up concerts and film screenings, and 3D printing experiments—all done to the tunes of DJ Kakez, who supplied the soundtrack for the night.»
It was truly thrilling to have so many teens in the building and see them happily making, dancing, looking at art together, talking with each other, and finding out about all the things they can do at the Met and our partner organizations. The event definitely made an impact on the Museum and its staff; you can see evidence of this in Nolen Library, where messages, names, and drawings scribbled by the teens on the windows are still on display! If you haven't already, check out attendees' Instagram photos and videos from the event.
Teens collaborating in the Temple of Dendur. Photograph by Don Pollard
My hope is that every teen who participated left feeling welcome and inspired. Though there will be other Teen Nights in the future, just know that the Met and its collection can be yours every day.
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Teen Programs (Ages 11–18)