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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

January and February Events @ The Met

 

 


Events


The days and nights might be cold, but there are so many events to warm up to at The Met! Support the Museum while you enjoy some evening family fun at the annual Met Family Benefit: Into the Wild, come on over for a School Break Family Afternoon and experiment with materials such as gold leaf to create artworks inspired by the exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350, or take a moment to tune into your senses in a guided mindfulness session at The Met Cloisters. There's always something to explore at The Met!

 

Celebrations

 

 

Lunar New Year Festival: The Year of the Snake

Saturday, January 25, 12–5 pm

May art bring you good fortune! Celebrate the Year of the Snake, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with performances, interactive activities, and artist-led workshops for all ages.

All activities are free with Museum admission, and no registration is required. Admission is free for Members and kids under 12, and a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability. For New York state residents and NY, NJ, and CT students, the amount you pay is up to you.

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Workshops and Classes

 

Workshop-Crewel Embroidery at The Met Cloisters

 

Workshop—Crewel Embroidery at The Met Cloisters

Saturday, February 15, and Saturday, February 22, 1–4 pm

Join us for a two-session workshop and adapt an image of a beast found at The Met Cloisters into a crewel embroidery. On day one, delve into the foundations of embroidery, such as materials and how to transfer a pattern and outline stitches. Practice at home before you return the following Saturday to learn a variety of creative stitches to achieve a finished piece.

$150. Materials and admission to both sessions are included. Attendance at both sessions is required to complete the project. Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required.

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Performances

 

Juilliard Historical Performance Chamber Music Series

 

Juilliard Historical Performance Chamber Music Series

Friday, January 24, 11 am–12 pm

Listen as advanced students from Juilliard's Historical Performance Department perform on period instruments. Engage in conversation that explores connections with the Museum's collection.

Free with Museum admission; admission is pay what you wish for New York state residents, and free for children under 12 with an adult, and a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

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Talks

 

An Evening in Siena with Writer Hisham Matar

 

An Evening in Siena with Writer Hisham Matar

Thursday, January 23, 6–7 pm

Join Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Hisham Matar and Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 curator Stephan Wolohojian as they reflect on the enduring significance of place and Siena's great painters. Matar's book, A Month in Siena, explores a moment in the writer's life when he immersed himself in the beautiful yet complex fabric of the city. It considers how centuries-old art can illuminate our own inner landscape to shed further light on the present world around us.

Free, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

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The Michael and Juliet Rubenstein Lectures on Connoisseurship-Monet, Great/Not so Great: Looking Closely

 

The Michael and Juliet Rubenstein Lectures on Connoisseurship—Monet, Great/Not so Great: Looking Closely

Friday, February 7, 6–7 pm

Join art historian Gloria Groom for a closer look at artworks from Monet's extraordinarily long career to consider works that are incontestably great—and others, where his ambition, technique, and composition fall short of that adjective. This talk also considers other factors that come into connoisseurship, including historical context, tastes of the times, and, potentially most importantly, the market.

This series is made possible by the Michael A. and Juliet van Vliet Rubenstein Fund.

Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Please note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

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Explorations-Multidisciplinary Artist Eisa Davis and Alpha's Bet Is Not Over Yet

 

Explorations—Multidisciplinary Artist Eisa Davis and Alpha's Bet Is Not Over Yet

Friday, January 24, 6–6:45 pm

Experience The Met collection anew as artists working across disciplines—including poetry, theater, design, and more—respond to works on view in encounters that can only happen at The Met. Join writer/performer Eisa Davis for a dramatic interpretation of selections from Alpha's Bet Is Not Over Yet, an installation by artists Steffani Jemison and Jamal Cyrus that features a library of Black periodicals published between 1900 and 1940.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt 1876–Now.

Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is recommended. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Priority will be given to those who register.

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Architectural Imagination: A Conversation on Materialized Space

 

Architectural Imagination: A Conversation on Materialized Space

Thursday, February 20, 6–7 pm

Embark on a night of discovery as we examine how civic planning and ideas of utopia meet the works of architectural imagination within the built environment, as well as on television and film. In celebration of the exhibition Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph, enjoy a panel discussion that brings together designers from the real and imagined worlds. Take a deep dive into unbuilt architectural visions and their imagined impact on our daily lives.

Free, though advance registration is recommended. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Priority will be given to those who register.

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Teens

 

Teen Fridays (Ages 15-18)

 

Teen Fridays (Ages 15–18)

Friday, February 7, 4:30–6:30 pm

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.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo.

Free

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Access

 

Met Memory Cafe

 

Met Memory Cafe

Monday, February 3, 2–3:30 pm

For individuals living with dementia and their family members or care partners. Enjoy an afternoon of art with conversations, activities, and refreshments.

Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.

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Events take place at The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Cloisters, or online (Zoom).

For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350, Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt 1876–Now, Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph, and The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo.

Public programs at The Met Cloisters are made possible in part by The Helen Clay Frick Foundation.

Lunar New Year Festival is made possible, in part, by Council Member Keith Powers.

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.

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Images: Crewel embroidery photo by Rhiannon Platt | Photo of Juilliard Historical Performance Chamber group by Dustin Lin | Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, active by 1278–died 1318). The Raising of Lazarus (detail), 1310–11. Tempera and gold on panel, 17 1/8 x 18 1/4 in. (43.5 x 46.4 cm). Kimbell Art Museum, 1975 | Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Cliff Walk at Pourville (detail), 1882. The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection, 1933.443 | Installation view, Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now © The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Paul Rudolph (American, 1918–1997). Perspective drawing of the Lower Manhattan Expressway / City Corridor project (unbuilt), New York, 1967-1972. Ink on tracing paper, 21 3/8 x 30 in. (34.0 x 76.1 cm). Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress | All other photos by Filip Wolak