en-USArts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpghttp://metmuseum.org/events/programs/membership-events/classes-for-children/art-afternoons/spring-2013/session-7?eid=R013_%7b2863EA15-6E4F-401B-A298-6236146F2499%7d_20130524154500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/membership-events/classes-for-children/art-afternoons/spring-2013/session-7?eid=R013_%7b2863EA15-6E4F-401B-A298-6236146F2499%7d_20130524154500<p class="small-text date-text">Membership Class for Children</p>​Students explore their own creativity while discovering art in a studio setting.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, May 24, 3:45&ndash;5:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">For Family/Dual Members and above | Fee: $300 for the twelve-session semester</p></p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-ancient-egypt?eid=R037_%7bC94D889B-657B-4778-B5FC-26A7044912C2%7d_20130524160000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-ancient-egypt?eid=R037_%7bC94D889B-657B-4778-B5FC-26A7044912C2%7d_20130524160000<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​This tour provides an overview of the Metropolitan's collection of Egyptian art, one of the finest and most comprehensive outside Egypt.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, May 24, 2013, 4:00&ndash;5:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/ethel?eid=R057_%7b056325F9-ED0F-488E-82BB-9092449EF2A7%7d_20130524170000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/ethel?eid=R057_%7b056325F9-ED0F-488E-82BB-9092449EF2A7%7d_20130524170000<p class="small-text date-text">Performance</p>​ETHEL, a modern classical quartet, will perform at the Great Hall Balcony Bar on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the year.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, May 24, 5:00&ndash;8:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/art-making-programs/drop-in-drawing/capturing-costume?eid=A001_%7b5C68C8A5-47C9-499F-B347-2533D6C93FFC%7d_20130307124548http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/art-making-programs/drop-in-drawing/capturing-costume?eid=A001_%7b5C68C8A5-47C9-499F-B347-2533D6C93FFC%7d_20130307124548<p class="small-text date-text">Drop-in Drawing</p>​Draw inspiration from original works of art. Join talented art instructors in the galleries for informal sketching fun.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, May 24, 6:30&ndash;8:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/controlling-the-environment-himalayan?eid=A001_%7bC8EAE001-196D-40C3-8210-93265A506C80%7d_20130306150452http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/controlling-the-environment-himalayan?eid=A001_%7bC8EAE001-196D-40C3-8210-93265A506C80%7d_20130306150452<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​See how painters in the Nepalese and Tibetan <i>Vajrayana </i>Buddhist tradition expressed their concern with controlling the Himalayan environment through images of powerful deities and protectors.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, May 24, 6:30&ndash;7:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>