Conversations with... Celebrating Women's History Month

Aude Semat, Assistant Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, The Met

Join experts for lively 30-minute dialogues on works of art on view in the galleries. In this talk, explore depictions and achievements of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut who ruled Egypt from about 1479 to 1458 BCE. Presented in celebration of Women’s History Month.

Free with Museum admission. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

Masks are strongly recommended. See our visitor guidelines.

Assistive listening devices with headsets or neck loops are available from the Ticketing Center in the Great Hall. We encourage you to bring your own headphones. For other access accommodations, contact access@metmuseum.org or 212-650-2010.

Image: Seated statue of Hatshepsut (detail). New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III (ca. 1479–1458 BCE.). From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, and el- Asasif, Senenmut Quarry, MMA excavations, 1926–28/Lepsius 1843–45. Indurated limestone, paint; H. 195 cm (76 3/4 in.); W. 49 cm (19 5/16 in.); D. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1929 (29.3.2).