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Access
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Virtual Met
Memory Café
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Wednesday, October 12, 2–3 pm
Online
For individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or
care partners. Brew a cup of coffee or tea and gather around art to chat,
share, and stretch!
Free, though reservations are required.
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MetSpeaks
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Designing
Tomorrow's Met
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Thursday, October 20, Thursday, November 17, and Tuesday,
December 6, 6–7 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
The Met is in a constant state of evolution, including its architectural
development. Over the next 10 years, we are partnering with world-renowned
architects to lead the Museum into the future as one quarter of its gallery
system and narratives will be renewed, refreshed, and recontextualized.
Join legendary architects Frida Escobedo, Nader Tehrani, and Kulapat Yantrasast as they share stories of
previous projects, and insights into architectural innovations and the
process of design.
Free, though advance registration is required.
Register now →
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MetSpeaks
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Afterlives:
Greek Funerary Monuments in Modern Perspective
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Thursday, October 13, 4–5 pm
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for
Education
Join Alan Shapiro, scholar and author of Art and Cult under the Tyrants in
Athens and Myth
into Art: Poet and Painter in Classical Greece, as he discusses
a selection of sculptures and vase paintings ranging in date from the
eighth to the third century BCE featured in renowned author Paul Zanker’s
recent book, Afterlives:
Ancient Greek Funerary Monuments in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Free, though advance registration is required.
Register now →
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MetSpeaks
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Ghetto
Gastro's Black Power Kitchen at The Met
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Wednesday, October 19, 6:30–7:30 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Join Ghetto Gastro
founders Jon Gray (Met Civic Practice Partnership Artist in Residence
alumnus), Pierre Serrao, Lester Walker, and coauthor Osayi Endolyn for an
evening celebrating the launch of their first cookbook, Black Power Kitchen.
Ghetto Gastro is a culinary collective that uses food as a platform to
spark conversation about larger issues surrounding inclusion, race, access,
and how food—and knowing how to cook—provides freedom and power. This panel
conversation, moderated by Jessica B. Harris, PhD, culinary historian, and
author of the New York Times bestseller, High
on the Hog, centers on Black culinary traditions and food and
art as tools for resistance.
Free, though advance registration is required.
Register now →
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MetSpeaks
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The Michael and Juliet Rubenstein Lectures on Connoisseurship—Revisiting Rembrandt: Case Histories in Connoisseurship
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Friday, October 28, 6:30–7:30 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Explore object examples from The Met collection and other institutions that
point to the shifting standards applied to the works of Rembrandt over many
generations. In the inaugural Michael and Juliet Rubenstein Lecture on
Connoisseurship art historian, museum director emeritus, and curator John
Walsh demonstrates that connoisseurship has its own history with unique
twists and turns, strengths, and limitations.
Free, though advance registration is required.
Register now →
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MetCreates
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Drop-in
Drawing at The Met Cloisters
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Saturday, October 8, 1–3 pm
Main Hall, The Met Cloisters
Experience The Met Cloisters collection through creative drawing challenges
in the galleries with expert teaching artists. Materials are provided, but
you may bring your own sketchbook. For visitors of all ages.
Free with Museum admission.
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MetTours
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How Did They
Do That?—Pigment
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Saturday, October 8, 1–4 pm
Gallery 154
Peek at technique and learn—through handling tools and materials—how works
of art were created. Stop by for hands-on demonstrations and conversations
with educators, conservators, artists, and more! For visitors of all ages.
Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with an
adult.
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MetStudies
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High School
Internship Info Sessions (Ages 15–18)
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Saturday, October 8, 1:30–3 pm, and Friday, October 14,
4:30–5:30 pm
Uris Center for Education
Interested in exploring careers in museums? Drop in and join current
interns to learn more about The Met's High School Internship program. Open
to all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.
Free; advance registration is not required.
Register now
Saturday, October 8, 1:30–3
pm →
Friday, October 14, 4:30–5:30
pm →
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MetStudies
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The Observant
Eye
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Friday, October 14, 6:30–7:30 pm
Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education
Slow down, tap into your powers of observation, and discover a work of art
through close looking and discussion. No prior knowledge of art is
necessary. All adult learners are welcome.
Free with Museum admission.
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Families
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Start with
Art—Familias
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Thursday, October 13, 3:30–4:30 pm
Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education
Share ideas and enjoy stories, sketching, singing, and other gallery
activities that bring works of art to life. This month's theme is Familias in celebration
of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. Recommended
for families with children ages 3 to 6 years.
Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with an
adult.
Learn more→
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In-Person
Group Tours
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Engage with great works of art at The Met! Request an
in-person, guided tour or reserve admission and lead your own small group.
Tours are available for K–12 school groups, college and university groups,
and adult groups.
Learn more →
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Accessibility at The Met
The Met is committed to accessibility for all. For information about
accessibility, programs, and services for people with disabilities at both
Met sites, visit metmuseum.org/access. To request an access
accommodation for virtual programs or online resources, email access@metmuseum.org,
or call 212-650-2010. For information about
accessibility on our website, see our Website Accessibility Statement.
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