Visiting The Met? The Temple of Dendur will be closed through Friday, May 9.

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Saturday, May 10

Masked performers stand underneath a tree with their arms stretching towards the sky.

The Temptation: A Museum Tour and Student Performance with Brooklyn College

Join Brooklyn College graduate and undergraduate students for an exploration of temptation through art and drama.

2:30 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Date Night at The Met

Enjoy live music, drink specials, and 5,000 years of art.

5:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Joseph Keckler: A Good Night in the Trauma Garden

Singer and performer Joseph Keckler activates Petrie Court with a new musical performance piece that explores life, death, and mythology in contemporary NYC and America.

7:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Sunday, May 11

Weekend Member Mornings

Start your weekend at The Met! Members are invited to experience select exhibitions before public hours.

9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free for Members

81st Street Studio Member Mornings

Family level Members and above are invited to experience the 81st Street Studio before public hours.  

9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free for Members
A young tattooed woman wearing a headscarf is making art with a baby on her lap. Two other toddlers are seated next to her making arts and crafts.

Family Afternoon—Beautiful Monsters

Drop in for free, hands-on family fun. Explore themes through art making and other activities.

1:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Monday, May 12

Research Out Loud—Mapping Materials from Source to Surface

Join us to hear current Met fellows explore new avenues of research through presentations, panel discussions, and gallery activations.

10:30 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue, Online
Free

Research Out Loud—“Port”able Porcelain: Eighteenth-Century Sèvres Porcelain at The Met

Join current Met fellows in the galleries for in-person talks, hands-on activities, and tours.

2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free

Monday Painting Lab (Ages 5–8)

Mix your own paints and learn various techniques used in works of art in The Met collection.

3:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Family-level Members and above: $455; Global, Individual, Dual-level Members and Non-Members: $525

Tuesday, May 13

Toddlers are sat on the floor, gathered around a storyteller showing them a picture book.

Storytime at The Met—Exploring AAPI Art

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection.

10:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Research Out Loud—The Language of Objects: Inscriptions, Texts, and Contexts

Join us to hear current Met fellows explore new avenues of research through presentations, panel discussions, and gallery activations.

10:30 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue, Online
Free
Toddlers are sat on the floor, gathered around a storyteller showing them a picture book.

Storytime at The Met—Exploring AAPI Art

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection.

11:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission
A Met educator reads a picture book to a group of children seated on the floor. They sit in a room filled with potted plants and surrounded by arched columns.

Storytime at The Met Cloisters—Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection.

11:30 AMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Research Out Loud—Pieces of the Story: Timurid Tile Fragments in and through Time 

Join current Met fellows in the galleries for in-person talks, hands-on activities, and tours.

2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free
A group of visitors sit inside a gallery facing a Met educator who is pointing to a painting out of our view.

Met Escapes—Cyanotypes

Take a break from the everyday with explorations of works of art from The Met collection.

2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free, no Museum admission required

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Member Tour

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, join us for Members-only tours exploring select works in the Met collection.

2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free for Members
Una foto de una charla. Rodeada por una exposición, un ponente interactúa con un pequeño grupo.

Met Expert Talks—Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: Monstrous Beauty

Join Museum experts for a deep dive into a selection of exhibition objects in the galleries. 

3:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Material Exploration (Ages 9–12)

Discover art in The Met Collection! Experiment with different materials and learn about art concepts.

3:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Family-level Members and above: $455; Global, Individual, Dual-level Members and Non-Members: $525

Wednesday, May 14

An oil painting depicting a pale=skinned, elegant lady wearing a black dress, cinched at the waist and low cut at the bust. Two delicate gold-colored straps suspend the dress. The lady leans on the fingers of her right hand on a table and cinches the skirt of her dress with her left hand. Her face is in profile.

Educator Workshop—Exploring Sargent’s Time in Paris

Learn techniques for exploring art in The Met collection or exhibitions in your K–12 classrooms.

4:00 PMOnline

Thursday, May 15

Toddlers are sat on the floor, gathered around a storyteller showing them a picture book.

Storytime at The Met—Exploring AAPI Art

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection.

10:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission
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