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Thursday, June 5

A group of visitors stand in a gallery, surrounded by paintings, listening to a passionate curator. All are engaged in an Expert Talk.

Met Expert Talks—Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie 

Met Expert Talks, curators, scientists, conservators,  scholars, gallery, talks

3:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Friday, June 6

A speaker pointing out a detail to a group of people in a gallery looking at tapestries.

Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Pride Month

Met Expert Talks, curators, scientists, conservators,  scholars, gallery, talks

3:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
A group of four people walk through a gallery with a medieval tapestry in the background. Two group members are led by guide dogs—a white poodle and a black Labrador.

Picture This!—Superfine: Tailoring Black Style

Join us for a tour to enjoy works of art through detailed descriptions and discussion.

6:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free, no Museum admission required
Mother and her daughter wearing flower crowns drawing in the galleries.

Drop-in Drawing—Figurative Tableaux

Experience The Met collection through creative drawing challenges in the galleries with expert teaching artists.

6:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission
A group of young people observing and analyzing off-camera artwork in an art gallery.

The Observant Eye

Slow down, tap into your powers of observation, and discover a work of art through close looking and discussion.

6:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
FREE

Saturday, June 7

Two women crouching in a bed of colorful tulips

Garden Festival: Color!

Explore the vibrant colors of medieval herbs and plants in the gardens at The Met Cloisters at this annual garden festival!

10:00 AMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Tuesday, June 10

Una foto de una charla. Rodeada por una exposición, un ponente interactúa con un pequeño grupo.

Met Expert Talks—The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo

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

11:00 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—Pride 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
Visitors sit and stand on the steps of The Met on a summer evening at the Museum Mile Festival.

Museum Mile Festival

Kick off your summer at The Met and celebrate 400 Years of New York! Create art, catch a performance, and check out our current exhibitions.

6:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Thursday, June 12

Black and white interior shit of Barnard's Cloisters circa 1926

Symposium—The Met Cloisters 1925–2025

Join a convening of local and international scholars for a single-day symposium reflecting on the centennial anniversary of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1925 acquisition of the George Grey Barnard collection.

10:00 AMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Friday, June 13

A speaker pointing out a detail to a group of people in a gallery looking at tapestries.

Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Pride Month

Met Expert Talks, curators, scientists, conservators,  scholars, gallery, talks

3:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Saturday, June 14

Two artists are seated on stools in an open courtyard with sunlight streaming in, surrounded by columns supporting rounded archways. There are three potted plants. Two artists lean forward over their sketchbooks, one artist looks upwards, and a fourth is facing with her back towards the viewer.

Drop-in Drawing at The Met Cloisters

Experience The Met Cloisters through creative drawing challenges in the galleries with expert teaching artists.

1:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
On the right, a Met educator with short black curly hair signs while in conversation. The person on the left has curly grey hair. Both are wearing blue denim smocks in an art studio.

Met Signs in the Studio—Sargent and Paris

Explore The Met collection with teaching artists. Then, create your own work of art in the studio.

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

Sunday, June 15

How Did They Do That?—Natural Dyes

Peek at technique and learn—through handling tools and materials—how works of art were created.

1:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
Gente observando plantas en los jardines de The Met Cloisters

Met Expert Talks en español—Los jardines de The Met Cloisters

Acompañe a expertos del museo para profundizar en una selección de objetos exhibidos en las galerías.

2:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Gratuito con la entrada al Museo

Tuesday, June 17

A photograph of the new Michael C. Rockefeller Wing galleries which features a group of sculptures made out of wood in the center foreground and cases with objects inside on the left and right.

Curator Talk—The New Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

Join Met curators from the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing for a closer look the newly reopened galleries.

11:00 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—Pride 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
A group of visitors sit inside a gallery facing a Met educator who is pointing to a painting out of our view.

Met Escapes—Sargent and Paris

Take a break from the everyday and share encounters with art.

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

Friday, June 20

A speaker pointing out a detail to a group of people in a gallery looking at tapestries.

Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Pride Month

Met Expert Talks, curators, scientists, conservators,  scholars, gallery, talks

3:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Saturday, June 21

A man who is blind or partially sighted feels the texture of an etched object.

Seeing Through Drawing

Learn drawing techniques through experimentation with materials and verbal description.

11:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free, no Museum admission required
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