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Friday, October 11

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

Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Devils in the Details

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

3:00 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

Saturday, October 12

Weekend Member Mornings

9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free for Members

81st Street Studio Member Mornings 

9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free for Members
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 collection through creative drawing challenges in the galleries with expert teaching artists.

1:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
Hands of artist Bil Donovan creating a fashion illustration

Open Studio—Printmaking

Explore materials and process through artist-led demonstrations, drop-in art-making activities, and conversations with Met experts.

1:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admssion

Saturday Sketching at The Met Fifth Avenue (Ages 12–18)

Sketch in the galleries from works of art with the guidance of an artist-instructor.

1:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free, no Museum admission required
An illustrated book cover with a small girl holding a trowel in her hand.

Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden—Book Reading and Signing with Christy Mandin

Meet author and illustrator Christy Mandin for a reading of her new children's picture book. 

2:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
Musicians dressed in white suits and white hats holding musical instruments.

A Musical Celebration of Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month with Mariachi Real De Mexico 

Celebrate Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month with Mariachi Real de Mexico.  

2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month Member Tour

2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free for Members

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

Sunday, October 13

Weekend Member Mornings

9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free for Members

81st Street Studio Member Mornings

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—Celebrate Latine Arts and Culture

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
A yellow drawing of a skeleton wearing a hat, which is decorated with feathers and flowers.

A Celebration—Día de los Muertos at The Met Cloisters

Join us for a vibrant day of bilingual activities to celebrate Día de los Muertos, a day of remembrance honoring loved ones who have passed away.

1:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Monday, October 14

Silver crown decorated with Judaic motifs and Hebrew inscriptions.

High Holiday Pop-ups

Join us for informal chats focused on artwork related to the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.

12:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Tuesday, October 15

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

Storytime at The Met—Celebrating Latine Heritage

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for picture-book readings.

10:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission
This is a round medallion featuring an episode from Virgil’s Aeneid using an ornate lacquer technique.

Symposium—Chia Oil in 18th-Century Mexican Lacquerware and Paintings

Gain insight into the art of Mexico with a live demonstration by artisans and presentations by Met scholars and experts.

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

Storytime at The Met—Celebrating Latine Heritage

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for picture-book readings.

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—Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month

Join Met educators every Tuesday for picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to objects in The Met Cloisters collection and to our uptown community. 

11:30 AMThe Met Cloisters
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
Fee: Members $290, Non-Members $340

Thursday, October 17

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

Storytime at The Met—Celebrating Latine Heritage

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for picture-book readings.

10:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Hello, Met! (2–4)

Dive into stories, songs, and art activities connecting to The Met collection and the world around you!

11:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Family-level Members and above $620, Non-Members $725
Toddlers are sat on the floor, gathered around a storyteller showing them a picture book.

Storytime at The Met—Celebrating Latine Heritage

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for picture-book readings.

11:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission
A snapshot of an expert talk. Surrounded by an exhibition, a speaker engages a small group.

Met Expert Talks—The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection

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
A photograph of visitors in the Greek and Roman art galleries of the Met with a sculpture of a fragmented marble head in the center of the image

Author Conversation—The Met: A History of a Museum and Its People

Join us for a conversation about The Met: A History of a Museum and Its People.

3:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Free with Museum admission

Mindfulness at The Met Cloisters

Tune in to your senses and practice mindfulness among medieval artworks and the gardens at The Met Cloisters.

3:00 PMThe Met Cloisters
Free with Museum admission

Thursday 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
Fee: Members $290, Non-Members $340