The Museum offers hundreds of events and programs each month—including lectures, films, tours, family activities, and more. The following listings are just a sample of our upcoming programs.
Gallery Talk
Art, Religion, and the Environment in Ancient Greece
Saturday, May 25, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) Show location on map
Assistive listening devices available
Free with Museum admission
In this gallery talk led by Jean Sorabella, picture the roadsides, sacred paths, and outdoor sanctuaries where the Greeks placed works of art to connect themselves to the divinities they worshipped. Assistive listening devices are available.
Family Festival at The Cloisters
In Search of the Unicorn
Saturday, May 25, 11:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 26, 12:00–4:00 p.m.
The Cloisters museum and gardens
Free with Museum admission
Imagine a world where magical unicorns roam the woods and fierce dragons lurk in every cave! On Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, families are invited to visit The Cloisters museum and gardens for a special family festival to learn about fantastic animals in the Middle Ages and hear the stories medieval people told about them. Programs will include family gallery workshops and a self-guided art hunt. On Saturday, May 25, Magic Tree House series author Mary Pope Osborne will give readings from her book Blizzard of the Blue Moon, which features our very own Cloisters unicorn. See the schedule of festival events.
Membership Exhibition Preview
The Civil War and American Art
Sunday, May 26, 9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Galleries 963–965 (Robert Lehman Wing, court level) Show location on map
For Supporting, Sustaining, Family/Dual, and Individual Members
Free with Museum Membership
Supporting, Sustaining, Family/Dual, and Individual Members are invited to preview the exhibition The Civil War and American Art before it opens to the public. The Members Dining Room will be open during this preview. To make a reservation, please call 212-570-3975 or visit the Membership section of MyMet.
Gallery Talk
Geology, Transcendentalism, and American Landscape Painting
Sunday, May 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) Show location on map
Free with Museum admission
Investigate how mid-nineteenth-century American painters responded to the expanding field of geology and its effects on society. This gallery talk led by Page Knox covers the spread of scientific knowledge among the public, the associated moral lessons and religious connotations, and its impact on western expansion and tourism.
Family Program
Charles H. Tally Holiday Monday Family Programs
Monday, May 27, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Carson Family Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education Show location on map
Free with Museum admission
Families with children ages 5 through 12 are invited to take a day to play at the Met and enjoy fun discussion and sketching!
Guided Tour at The Cloisters
Gardens of The Cloisters
Monday, May 27, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
The Cloisters museum and gardens
Free with Museum admission
Offered Tuesdays through Sundays through the end of October, these tours of the gardens at The Cloisters—the branch of the Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe—include horticultural, architectural, and historical information. See The Medieval Garden Enclosed, a blog dedicated to the gardens at The Cloisters, for all the latest news about garden events, programs, what's in bloom, and other special topics. See all upcoming guided tours at The Cloisters.
See Find Events to search for events by date, see Programs to learn about all upcoming offerings, or visit Events at The Cloisters to plan your next visit to The Cloisters museum and gardens.
