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Special Exhibitions
Current Press Releases
Recently Rediscovered Velázquez Painting Featured in New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition Dates: November 17, 2009 – February 7, 2010
Exhibition Location: European Paintings, Gallery 16, 2nd floor
Marble Sculpture Attributed to Michelangelo on Loan to Metropolitan Museum from French Republic
Exhibition Dates: November 3, 2009
Exhibition Location: Vélez Blanco Patio, 1st floor
Rare North Italian Renaissance Drawings Featured in New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition Dates: November 3, 2009–January 31, 2010
Exhibition Location: The Robert Lehman Wing
Landmark Exhibition Devoted to Art of Samurai Opens at Metropolitan Museum October 21
Exhibition dates: October 21, 2009-January 10, 2010
Location: The Tisch Galleries, second floor
Press Preview: Monday, October 19, 10 a.m. - noon
侍芸術の最高峰を集めた大特別展、ニューヨークのメトロポリタン美術
門外不出の国宝多数出展
開催期間： 2009年10月21日~2010年1月10日
開催場所： The Tisch Galleries、2階
プレス・プレビュー： 10月19日、午前10時―正午
Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Features 100 Iconic American Paintings That Tell Stories of Everyday Life
Exhibition dates: October 12, 2009–January 24, 2010
Exhibition location: Special Exhibition Galleries, second floor
Press preview: Monday, October 5, 10:00 a.m.–noon
First Comprehensive Exhibition Featuring China's 18th-Century Master Painter Luo Ping Goes on View at Metropolitan Museum October 6
Exhibition dates: October 6, 2009-January 10, 2010
Location: Galleries for Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
Press preview: Monday, October 5, 10 a.m. - noon
Exhibition Featuring Musical Instruments of Pacific Islands Goes on View at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition dates: November 17, 2009 – September 6, 2010
Location: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Press Viewing: Monday, November 16, 10 a.m.–noon
Mythical Architectural Drawings by Contemporary Artist Pablo Bronstein Featured in Fall Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition Dates: October 6, 2009–February 21, 2010
Press Preview: Monday, October 5, 10 a.m.–noon
Exhibition Location: Lila Acheson Wallace Wing, The Gioconda and Joseph King Gallery
Vermeer's The Milkmaid on View in the United States for First Time in 70 Years in New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition Dates: September 10, 2009 – November 29, 2009
Exhibition Location: Special Exhibition Galleries, 1st floor
Press Preview: Tuesday, September 8, 10:00 a.m. –noon
Robert Frank's Groundbreaking Photographs Featured in Major Exhibition Marking 50th Anniversary of His Book The Americans
Exhibition Dates: September 22, 2009–January 3, 2010
Exhibition Location: Galleries for Drawings, Prints and Photographs, and The Howard Gilman Gallery, second floor
Press Preview: Monday, September 21, 10 a.m.–noon
New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum Explores Influence of Music and Theater on the Work of Watteau and His Contemporaries
Exhibition Dates: September 22 – November 29, 2009
Exhibition Location: European Paintings, Gallery 2, 2nd floor
Press Preview: Monday, September 21, 10:00 a.m. –noon
Roxy Paine Creates Monumental Sculpture for 2009 Installation of Metropolitan Museum's Roof Garden
Installation dates: April 28–November 29, 2009 (weather permitting)
Location: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
Exhibition of Rare Du Paquier Porcelain at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition Dates: September 22, 2009 – March 21, 2010
Exhibition Location: Wrightsman Exhibition Gallery
Press Preview: Monday, September 21, 10:00 a.m. –noon
Surface Tension at Metropolitan Museum Features Contemporary Photographs from the Collection
Exhibition Dates: September 15, 2009–May 16, 2010
Exhibition Location: Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography
Press Viewing: Monday, September 21, 10 a.m.–noon
Metropolitan Museum Announces "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity" for Spring 2010; First Costume Institute Exhibition Based on Renowned Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection
Gala Benefit May 3, 2010, with Co-Chairs Oprah Winfrey, Patrick Robinson, and Anna Wintour
Exhibition dates: May 5–August 15, 2010
Exhibition location: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, second floor
Press preview: Monday, May 3, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Japanese Mandalas on View at Metropolitan Museum through November 29
Exhibition dates: June 18 – November 29, 2009
Location: The Sackler Wing Galleries for the Arts of Japan, 2nd Floor
New American Wing Galleries Open May 19
Reconfigured Charles Engelhard Court, Balcony Galleries, and Historic Rooms Represent Second Part of Multi-Year Construction Project
Open: May 19, 2009