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Today: August 28, 2008
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Drawing in the Galleries (Grades 3 through 5)
Summer Semester (Open to Members and non-Members)
Children's art programs for Members, beginning at the Family/Dual ($190) level, offer children the unique experience of learning about art and creating their own works in a studio setting or in the Museum's galleries.Non-Members have the special opportunity to participate in these classes during the summer semester. Students will explore a variety of drawing techniques and materials as they visit a new gallery in the Museum for each project and create their own art works based on what they see. Elements of drawing to be introduced include line, shape, value, color, pattern, scale, perspective and composition. Students will create landscapes, still lifes, portraits, figure drawings, and more. Each student's particular interests, abilities, and creativity are encouraged as they learn and draw from the Museum's collection. Session 1
Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 22–August 28 This session is sold out.
Fee: $240 for the 12-session semester or $20 per class
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
 
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Africa's Artistic Heritage in a Global Context
Explores African artworks as evidence of Africa's long history of cultural interaction with the world at large through longstanding relationships with Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Nichole Bridges
Free with Museum admission
11:00 a.m., Gallery Talk Stanchion, Great Hall
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Garden Tours at The Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
1:00 p.m., The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
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Drawing in the Galleries (Grades 6 through 8)
Summer Semester (Open to Members and non–Members)
Children's art programs for Members, beginning at the Family/Dual ($190) level, offer children the unique experience of learning about art and creating their own works in a studio setting or in the Museum's galleries. Non-Members have the special opportunity to participate in these classes during the summer semester. Students will explore a variety of drawing techniques and materials as they visit a new gallery in the Museum for each project and create their own art works based on what they see. Elements of drawing to be introduced include line, shape, value, color, pattern, scale, perspective and composition. Students will create landscapes, still lifes, portraits, figure drawings, and more. Each student's particular interests, abilities, and creativity are encouraged as they learn and draw from the Museum's collection. Session 2
Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 22–August 28 This session is sold out.
Fee: $240 for the 12-session semester or $20 per class
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
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Mies (1985)
Michael Blackwood, director. Discusses the seminal role of Mies van der Rohe in modern architecture and his influence on other architects (58 min.). This film is shown in conjunction with the special exhibition Masterpieces of Modern Design: Selections from the Collection.
Free with Museum admission
2:00 p.m., Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
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Start with Art at the Met
Kids ages three through seven and their adult friends wake up to fun at the Met through storytelling, sketching, and other ways of exploring art!
Free with Museum admission
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Carson Family Hall, Uris Center for Education, ground floor
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Collection Highlights at the Cloisters
Free with Museum admission
3:00 p.m., The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
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Please note that all of the events listed above are subject to change. For additional information, consult one of our staff members at an Information Desk upon arrival at the Museum. Events are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted.
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