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

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.

Saturday, May 18, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Drawing in the Galleries (Ages 8–11): Session 1

Membership Class for Children

Students visit a different Museum gallery each class and explore a variety of drawing techniques and materials as they create works based on what they see.

Saturday, May 18, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

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

Robert Lehman Collection: Renaissance to Impressionism

Guided Tour

A view of one of America's greatest private collections, spanning a seven-hundred-year period, from the Renaissance to the mid-twentieth century.

Saturday, May 18, 10:45–11:45 a.m.

Free with Museum admission

Art Trek

Family Program

Be an art explorer! Take a new voyage around the globe every time you visit the Met. For families with children ages 5–12.

Saturday, May 18, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Changing Views: American Landscape Paintings

Gallery Talk

Look closely at landscapes by artists such as Thomas Cole, Thomas Eakins, and Winslow Homer, and discover what the mood and atmosphere of each painting reveals about its artist's attitude toward nature.

Saturday, May 18, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

PUNK: Chaos to Couture

Membership Free Weekend Lecture

Members at the Family/Dual ($200) level and above are invited to attend exclusive lectures presented in conjunction with PUNK: Chaos to Couture.

Saturday, May 18, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

For Family/Dual Members and above | Free with Museum Membership

Start with Art at the Met

Family Program

Sketch, explore, listen to stories, and discover the meaning of art!

Saturday, May 18, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Museum Highlights

Guided Tour

Saturday, May 18, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Arms and Armor

Guided Tour

This tour introduces some of the treasures on display in the galleries of the Arms and Armor Department dating from the early Middle Ages through the nineteenth century and coming from Europe, America, the Middle East, China, and Japan.

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Free with Museum admission

Gold and Silver in the Middle Ages

Gallery Talk at The Cloisters

No advance reservations are necessary.

Saturday, May 18, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Free with Museum admission