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MetSpeaks
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Sunday at The
Met—Trompe l'Oeil across The Met Collection
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Sunday, December 11, 2–3:30 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Join Museum experts for presentations about works of art that feature
trompe l'oeil throughout The Met collection—including European Sculpture
and Decorative Arts, Asian Art, European Paintings, and The American Wing.
Explore how artists across different times and cultures utilized this
beguiling, "deceive-the-eye" technique.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cubism and the Trompe
l'Oeil Tradition.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required.
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MetCreates
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Studio
Workshop—Majesty and Maximalism in Fashion
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Saturday, December 10, 1–4 pm
Studio, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education
Explore the art and construction of clothing in Renaissance England, then
create your own wearable art inspired by depictions of royal dress in the
exhibition The Tudors: Art and
Majesty in Renaissance England. Costume historian Noel
Gieleghem begins the workshop with a presentation about the construction of
Elizabethan ruffs, fashionable collars worn during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I. All materials are provided.
Fee: $95. Space is limited; advance registration is required.
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MetSpeaks
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Learning from
Edgefield
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Saturday, December 3, 1–5:30 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Join us for presentations, performance, and dialogue to reckon with some of
the complex issues at the heart of the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black
Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, which features
the work of enslaved potters in the 19th-century American South. With the
insight of artists, historians, museum leaders, and preservationists,
explore best practices around working with descendant communities and
important African American cultural heritage sites, and consider how
museums collect, display, and interpret objects created by enslaved makers.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required.
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MetSpeaks
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Designing
Tomorrow's Met: Kulapat Yantrasast
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Tuesday, December 6, 6–7 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Hear from the architect and founder of WHY about the renovation of the
Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, begun in 2019. Yantrasast, who has dedicated
his career and practice to cultural inclusivity, is partnering with The
Met on a solution to the unique challenge of equitably articulating three
separate but adjacent galleries united under a single wing of the
Museum—the arts of sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, and the ancient
Americas—has been to develop aesthetically customized yet complementary
galleries for each of these art histories, each with its own spatial
qualities and relationship to light. His design reimagines and
reintroduces these three major world traditions in dialogue with The Met
collection as a whole.
Free, though advance registration is required.
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MetLiveArts
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Sight and
Sound: Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now
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Sunday, December 4, 2 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
England was a thriving home for the arts under the volatile Tudor
dynasty, where an international community of artists and merchants
navigated the lofty demands of royal patrons, including England's first
two reigning queens. In 1955, British documentarian John Taylor examined
Elizabethan England against a regal score by composer Ralph Vaughan
Williams. Hear selections from that score, adapted by Muir Mathieson,
which focus on three major figures of the Tudor era: Sir Francis Drake,
William Shakespeare, and the namesake herself, Queen Elizabeth I.
Featuring works from the exhibition The Tudors: Art and
Majesty in Renaissance England.
Tickets start at $35 ($30 + $5 service fee)
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MetTours
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How Did They
Do That?—Reconstructions
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Saturday, December 10, 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.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chroma: Ancient
Sculpture in Color.
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Families
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Art
Trek—Snow
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Saturday, December 3, 11 am–12 pm
Carson Family Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education
Travel through time and around the world on a Museum adventure. Discover
favorite works of art as you look and learn together. This month's theme
is Snow. Recommended for families with children ages 7 to 11 years.
Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with
an adult.
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MetStudies
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Study
Group—Winter in the Gardens at The Met Cloisters
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Thursday, December 8, 4–5:30 pm
Online
Expand your knowledge of the gardens at The Met Cloisters through
explorations of broader horticultural themes and close looking at plants
and related artworks with Met experts. Join Carly Still, Managing
Horticulturist, The Met Cloisters, to take a peek behind the scenes and
learn about the work and care that goes into maintaining the celebrated
Met Cloisters gardens and grounds during the winter.
Fee: $40. Please note:
This live event takes place on Zoom. Space is limited; advance
registration is required. Registration closes Wednesday, December 7,
2022, or when registration is full.
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MetLiveArts
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Trio
Mediæval
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Sunday, December 11, 2 pm and 4 pm
Fuentidueña Chapel, The Met Cloisters
Join the Grammy award–nominated Trio Mediæval as they weave strands of
medieval sacred music, folk, jazz, and improvisation through six
centuries of holiday music from Britain and Scandinavia.
Tickets start at $70 ($65 + $5 service fee)
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MetCelebrates
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Caroling with The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg
Music School
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Tuesday, December 13, 11:30 am–12 pm
Fuentidueña Chapel, The Met Cloisters
The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School's vocal ensemble
performs a cappella versions of sacred and secular holiday songs in the
Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters.
Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with
an adult.
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MetCreates
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Workshop—Holiday
Wreathmaking
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Friday, December 16, 5–8 pm
Main Hall, The Met Cloisters
Create your very own medieval wreath inspired by the beloved winter
holiday decorations at The Met Cloisters. Learn about the symbolic
meanings of plants, view the decorations, then create a festive wreath
alongside horticultural experts in this unique after-hours event. All
materials and light refreshments are provided.
Fee: $95. Space is limited; advance registration is required.
Register now →
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Families
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La
Experiencia Medieval: Talleres Bilingües y Educativos
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Saturday, December 17, 2–3 pm
Main Hall, The Met Cloisters
Compartan sus ideas y
disfruten participando en actividades en las salas para dar vida a las
obras de arte medieval. Presentado en español e inglés. Recomendado para
familias con niños de 3 a 11 años.
Gratuito con la entrada
al Museo; la entrada es gratuita para niños menores de 12 años con un
adulto. Nota: el aforo es limitado; entrada por orden de llegada hasta
agotar la capacidad.
Share ideas and enjoy hands-on gallery activities that bring medieval
works of art to life. Presented in Spanish and English. Recommended for
families with children ages 3 to 11 years.
Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with
an adult.
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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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For more information about the exhibitions, including
sponsorship credits, see Cubism and the
Trompe l'Oeil Tradition, The Tudors: Art and
Majesty in Renaissance England, Hear Me Now: The
Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, and Chroma: Ancient
Sculpture in Color.
For Education program funders, visit metmuseum.org/educationfundingsupport.
For MetLiveArts program funders, visit metmuseum.org/metliveartssupport.
Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000
years of world art. Donate now.
Images: Trompe l'Oeil image: L–R: Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963).
Violin and Sheet Music: "Petit Oiseau," early 1913. Oil and
charcoal on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Promised
Gift from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection. © 2022 Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; William Michael Harnett (American,
(1848–1892). Still Life—Violin
and Music, 1888. Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2
cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
Collection, Wolfe Fund (63.85) | Quentin Metsys the Younger. Elizabeth I of
England ("The Sieve Portrait") (detail), 1583.
Oil on canvas. Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena. By permission of Ministry
of Cultural Heritage and Activities. Polo museale della Toscana. Photo
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena | Storage jar (detail). Dave (later
recorded as David Drake) (American, ca. 1801–1870s). Made at Stony Bluff
Manufactory, Old Edgefield District, South Carolina. Alkaline-glazed
stoneware; H. 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm); diam. 27 in. (68.6 cm); circum.
(widest): 72 in. (182.9 cm); 82 lbs (37.2 kg); approximately 25-gallon
capacity. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Ronald S. Kane
Bequest, in memory of Berry B. Tracy, 2020 (2020.7) | Views of The
Cloisters by Imaging, The Met | Photo of Trio Mediæval by Håvard Lotsberg
| All other images by Filip Wolak
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