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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month through art, talks, and more.

Highlights

See work by Asian American and Pacific Islander artists across the Museum.

Arts of Oceania, Gallery 350, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Photo by Bridgit Beyer
Arts of Oceania
The Met’s Arts of Oceania galleries feature over 650 stellar works from the Museum’s remarkable collection of Oceanic art.
Subramaniyan with his consorts Valli and Devasena (detail), Ravi Varma Press, c. 1900–1915, Color lithograph, varnish. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art, 2021
Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930
Explore chromolithographic prints from the pioneering studio presses of Calcutta (Kolkata), Poona (Pune), and Bombay (Mumbai).
Woman’s wedding jacket and skirt (detail), China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 20th century. Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin, Overall: 29 1/2 x 40 in. (74.9 x 101.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Captain and Mrs. James Thach, 1946 (46.187.2a, b)
Wedding Attire: Three Cultures, One Celebration
Discover a presentation of wedding ensembles and related accessories from China, Japan, and Ottoman Turkey and the Balkans.
Korea, Kashyapa (detail), dated 1700. Wood with polychrome paint, H. 22 in. (55.9 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1942 (42.25.8)
Flip Sides: Seeing Korean Art Anew
Discover treasured Korean traditions and approximately 50 objects from The Met collection, with more than half displayed for the first time.

Events

See a full list of programming.

A tour guide and group in front of the Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)
Date Night Gallery Chats

Friday, May 1
In celebration of AAPI month, join Met volunteer guides exploring art centering AAPI identity and ancestry in the galleries.

An up close image of a hand drawing.
Drop-in Drawing—Vivid Symbols

Friday, May 1
Experience The Met collection through creative drawing challenges with expert teaching artists. In this special gallery session, draw inspiration from the exhibition Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930.

Image: Ruknuddin (active late 17th century). Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes) (detail), India, ca. 1690–95. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Findlay, 1978 (1978.540.2)
Celebrate AAPI Month with Brooklyn Raga Massive

Thursday, May 7
Celebration Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Brooklyn Raga Massive. Join us as live Indian classical music performances fill the Jain Temple Room with Raga, promising to induce listeners with an experience filled contemplation and elation.

Up close image of hands molding clay.
Open Studio—Japanese Ceramics

Saturday, May 9
Discover the materials and techniques of Japanese ceramics.

Families and Teens

A group of teens.
Teen Fridays

Friday, May 1
Come on over to The Met for Teen Fridays—the place for teens to be creative, have snacks, and meet other teens with similar and different interests. Explore passions, ideas, and new activities every first and third Friday of the month.

An educator reads to a room full of children in The Met Cloisters.
Storytime at The Met Cloisters—Creatures That Fly

Every Tuesday Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join Met educators for picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to objects at The Met Cloisters and to our uptown community. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years.

A family making art.
Discoveries (Ages 5–13)—Teatime at The Met

Sunday, May 17
For kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism. Join us for a tour and workshop experience and create community through art making inspired by The Met collection.

Read, Watch, and Listen

Learn more about the Asian American and Pacific Islander artists that shaped art history through Perspectives.

Closeup of Issey Miyake
Regarding Issey Miyake through the Costume Institute Library’s Ephemera
Fashion ephemera from the designer Issey Miyake paint a picture of his career and ethos.
Ravi Varma Press. Kali, the wrathful protector, ca. 1910–20. Chromolithograph with varnish on paper, 20 × 14 1/4 in. (50.8 × 36.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Gift of Mrs. William J. Calhoun, by exchange, 2013 (2013.17)
Seeing Kali Clearly

Wrathful images of the divine in South Asia are meant to protect and nurture, not to be feared.

Close up of calligraphy.
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with Chinese Calligraphy
Celebrate the Year of the Horse, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with a calligraphy video demonstrating four script types.
Photo by Call The Shots Photography © 2016 CHONG YEW
Power of the Pipa
Discover why The Met is "like a second home" to renowned pipa player Wu Man.