Nobel Prize-winning writer Orhan Pamuk likes to visit The Met every Friday and Saturday evening to enjoy the “museum-ness” of the Museum. Join Mr. Pamuk for a look at the works that have inspired his writing for many years as he relays his journey from painter to writer and back again.

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (ca. 940/41–1020); Painting attributed to 'Abd al-'Aziz (Iran, 16th century); Workshop director: Aqa Mirak (Iran, 16th century). "Bahram Gur Slays the Rhino-Wolf", Folio 586r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp (Iran, Tabriz, ca. 1530–35). Watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 (1970.301.65)