Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days)

Modern Art

Guided Tour

Discover the Museum's exceptional collection of modern art—including painting and sculpture—through works representing the major stylistic movements from 1900 to the present.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Storytime in Nolen Library

Family Program

After hearing a story in the library's special corner for kids, explore the galleries on a self-guided treasure hunt. For families with children ages 3–7.

Wednesday, May 22, 3:00–3:30 p.m.

Free; Museum admission not required for the library portion of this program

Highlights of The Cloisters Collection

Guided Tour at The Cloisters

Museum-trained volunteers offer daily highlights tours of The Cloisters museum and gardens to introduce visitors to the collection as a whole or to specific departments or themes.

Wednesday, May 22, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Guided Tour

An exploration of the nineteenth-century French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, focusing on the artists' stylistic innovations and the social milieu in which they worked.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 3:15–4:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.

Wednesday, May 22, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Art Afternoons (Ages 5–7): Session 5

Membership Class for Children

Students explore their own creativity while discovering art in a studio setting.

Wednesday, May 22, 3:45–5:00 p.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Fee: $300 for the twelve-session semester

Art Afternoons (Ages 6–9): Session 4

Membership Class for Children

Students explore their own creativity while discovering art in a studio setting.

Wednesday, May 22, 3:45–5:00 p.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Fee: $300 for the twelve-session semester

Glittering Images: An Evening with Camille Paglia in Conversation with Carrie Rebora Barratt

Ticketed Talk

Wednesday, May 22, 6:00 p.m.

$30.00

The Civil War and American Art

Membership Exhibition Preview

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.

Thursday, May 23, 9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m.

For Supporting, Sustaining, Friend, Family/Dual, Individual, and Associate Members | Free with Museum Membership

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Thursday, May 23, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

Free with Museum admission