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MetSpeaks
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Textiles and
Identity in East Africa
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Tuesday, May 9, 5:30–6:30 pm
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for
Education
Learn about the history of kanga
textiles in East Africa. The renovated Africa galleries of The Michael C.
Rockefeller Wing will foreground the brilliance of textile
traditions from across the continent as a unique and diverse means of
expression. To complement this new emphasis, join Eileen Musundi of the
National Museum of Kenya—in conversation with The Met's Christine Giuntini
and Jenny Peruski—as she discusses her original research on kanga textiles and how
they have been presented in the region.
Free, though advance registration is required.
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MetCelebrates
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The Fil at The
Met Concert: Panorama of Sound
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Friday, May 19, 7–8:30 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Join musicians from The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School on a
journey through the soundscapes of 1920s America, inspired by Thomas Hart
Benton's mural, America Today.
The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School is a community school of
the arts dedicated to helping individuals of all ages pursue their
interest, and study of music, while addressing the challenges posed by
vision loss.
Free with Museum admission
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Teens
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Teens Take The
Met! (Ages 13–18)
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Friday, May 12, 5–8 pm
Museum-wide
Teens! Grab your friends and take over The Met for the night. Drop in for
teen-only activities across the Museum, including art making, performances,
music, and more. Discover what you can also do at over 35 NYC cultural and
community organizations. Open to all teens 13+ with a middle or high school
ID.
Free, though reservations are encouraged to get a free ticket and beat the
line.
RSVP now →
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MetCelebrates
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College Night:
A Line of Beauty
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Wednesday, May 17, 6:30–9:30 pm
Great Hall
Join us for a night of dancing, fashion, and art making in celebration of
student fashion designers and The Costume Institute exhibition Karl Lagerfeld: A Line
of Beauty. Explore the exhibition with friends and
experience The Met after hours! Open to currently enrolled undergraduate
and graduate students, and those who have graduated within the last six
months.
Free, though advance registration is required. Please note: Space is limited.
Register now →
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MetSpeaks
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The Turkish
Centennial Lecture—Süleyman's World and the Making of Ottoman and Turkish
Identity
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Thursday, May 18, 5–6 pm
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
During the reign of Sultan Süleyman I in the sixteenth-century Ottoman
Empire, dynastic patronage of art began to concentrate on the goal of
defining a visual identity, not only for the ruling sultan but for the
empire itself. Expert Walter B. Denny explores how the means of attaining
this goal were found in the corps of salaried, professional designers and
artists that formed the Ottoman court design atelier. A state-supported
focus on the production of luxury goods in a distinctive and recognizable
Ottoman style marked the empire's cultural maturity, in what later
generations would recognize as a high point in the evolution of Ottoman
art.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come,
first served.
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MetTours
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Conversations
with…
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Free with Museum admission. Note:
Space is limited; first come, first served.
Rich Man, Poor Man: Art,
Class, and Commerce in a Late Medieval Town
Sunday, May 7, 3–4
pm
Main Hall, The Met Cloisters
Connect with works of art on view in the exhibition Rich Man, Poor Man: Art,
Class, and Commerce in a Late Medieval Town.
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Celebrating Asian
American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Thursday, May 18,
11–11:30 am
Gallery 233
Join a Met curator to explore Korean ancestral rituals. Presented in
celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
and in conjunction with the exhibition Jegi: Korean Ritual
Objects.
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MetCreates
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Drop-in
Drawing at The Met Cloisters
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Saturday, May 13, 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. Note:
Space is limited; first come, first served.
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Teens
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Teen Fridays
(Ages 15–18)
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Friday, May 19, 4:30–6:30 pm
Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education
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. In May, Teen Fridays celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
with special programs and activities.
Free
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Families
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Start with
Art—Adornment
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Saturday, May 6, 11 am–12 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 Adornment
in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander 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. Note: Space is
limited; first come, first served.
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Families
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Family
Afternoon—Portraiture
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Sunday, May 14, 1–4 pm
Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education
Come ready to look, imagine, and create! Paint a portrait inspired by Juan
de Pareja's work, join an interactive family tour, and listen to an
interactive bilingual Storytime. Families with children of all ages and
abilities are welcome; recommended for children ages 3–11 years. Materials
are provided.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Juan de Pareja,
Afro-Hispanic Painter.
Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with an
adult.
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Special Program
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The Met
Cloisters Plant Sale
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Saturday, May 6, 10 am–3 pm
The Met Cloisters
Join us for the inaugural Met Cloisters Plant Sale! Meet The Met Cloisters
gardeners and horticulturists who'll be on-hand to help you select a
medieval garden–inspired plant, cultivated on-site in The Met Cloisters
greenhouse. Then, create garden art of your very own to take home.
Free
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MetSpeaks
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Research Out
Loud: Met Fellows Present 2023
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Thursdays, May 11, 18; 10 am–12 pm and 1–3 pm
Fridays, May 12, 19; 10 am–12 pm, and 1–3 pm
Online
Join us online to hear the leading minds and rising voices of their fields
as our current Met fellows explore new avenues of research in art history,
visual culture, education, and cultural heritage preservation in live
presentations.
Free, though advance registration is required for the online sessions on
Zoom.
Join us as fellows expand on their virtual presentations through talks,
musical performances, and other exciting activations of The Met galleries
on Friday, May 12, and Friday, May 19. In-person events are free with
Museum admission; registration is not required.
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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.
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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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All events take place at The Met Fifth Avenue unless
otherwise noted.
For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits,
see Cecily Brown: Death
and the Maid, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line
of Beauty, Rich Man, Poor Man:
Commerce in a Late Medieval Town, Jegi: Korean Ritual
Objects, Juan de Pareja,
Afro-Hispanic Painter, and Richard Avedon: MURALS.
Teens Take The Met! and Teen Fridays are made possible by the Gray
Foundation.
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: Commemorative Wrapper (Kanga) (detail), 1974. Zanzibar,
Tanzania. Cotton, 45 3/8 × 58 1/8 in. (115.3 × 147.6 cm). The Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Barbara and Gregory Reynolds, 1985
(1985.375.47) | Cecily Brown (British, born 1969). Fair of Face, Full of
Woe, 2008. Oil on canvas, 17 x 39 7/8 in. (43.2 x 101.3
cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Calvin Tomkins and
Dodie Kazanjian, 2009 (2009.533a-c) © Cecily Brown | Herman Cornejo. Photo
by Lucas Chilczuk | Musicians from The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg
Music School Choir. Photo courtesy of Ben Asen | Teens Take The Met!
Illustration by Noah Lawrence-Holder for The Met | A Line of Beauty composite
Image, 2023. Photographed by Julia Hetta. Photo © Julia Hetta | Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent
(r. 1520–66) (detail), ca. 1555–60. Ink, opaque watercolor, and
gold on paper, Tughra: H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm) W. 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm) Mat:
H. 25 in. (63.5 cm) W. 30 in. (76.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York. Rogers Fund, 1938 (38.149.1) | The Met Cloisters Plant Sale.
Photo by Carly Amarant | All other images by Filip Wolak
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