en-USArts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpghttp://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519104500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519104500<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 10:45&ndash;11:45 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-family-night-at-the-museum?eid=A002_%7b554D22F9-D0C8-4498-97F9-0C3070667D94%7d_20130128151654http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-family-night-at-the-museum?eid=A002_%7b554D22F9-D0C8-4498-97F9-0C3070667D94%7d_20130128151654<p class="small-text date-text">Program for Visitors with Learning and Developmental Disabilities</p>​This workshop for children with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free, but reservations are required</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/spirits-of-animals-in-african-art?eid=A001_%7bB3544B29-A523-4C68-A834-CD9C2478BA55%7d_20130306140055http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/spirits-of-animals-in-african-art?eid=A001_%7bB3544B29-A523-4C68-A834-CD9C2478BA55%7d_20130306140055<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​View stunning, stylized images of animals in African sculpture, which suggest the important and symbolic relationship between humans and the fascinating creatures with which they share their world.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519114500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519114500<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 11:45 a.m.&ndash;12:45 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-japanese?eid=A070_%7b32AA109E-3CE6-4732-9630-81F167FE5108%7d_20130305150459http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-japanese?eid=A070_%7b32AA109E-3CE6-4732-9630-81F167FE5108%7d_20130305150459<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​世界中の文化、時代を代表する美術作品から選りすぐった作品をご紹介するツアーです。ツアー後、ご自身で館内をご覧になる際のご参考にしていただけます。<br/>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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 12:00&ndash;1:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-the-islamic-world?eid=R004_%7bB3D49A61-35B9-41AC-841D-9EFF4F85CBA7%7d_20130519123000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-the-islamic-world?eid=R004_%7bB3D49A61-35B9-41AC-841D-9EFF4F85CBA7%7d_20130519123000<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​A tour of the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia explores the Metropolitan Museum's collection of Islamic art, a collection that is one of the finest and most comprehensive in the world.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 12:30&ndash;1:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519124500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519124500<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 12:45&ndash;1:45 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/membership-events/free-weekend-lectures/punk?eid=A002_%7bF2B05FC6-74C5-4FA0-A014-6C11D2330A14%7d_20130301120233http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/membership-events/free-weekend-lectures/punk?eid=A002_%7bF2B05FC6-74C5-4FA0-A014-6C11D2330A14%7d_20130301120233<p class="small-text date-text">Membership Free Weekend Lecture</p>​Members at the Family/Dual ($200) level and above are invited to attend exclusive lectures presented in conjunction with <a href="/exhibitions/listings/2013/punk"><em>PUNK: Chaos to Couture</em></a>.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 1:00&ndash;2:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">For Family/Dual Members and above | Free with Museum Membership</p></p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/family-programs/sunday-studio/patterns-in-metal?eid=R002_%7bDC60D40B-4E02-47A6-B660-77A3B3175552%7d_20130519130000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/family-programs/sunday-studio/patterns-in-metal?eid=R002_%7bDC60D40B-4E02-47A6-B660-77A3B3175552%7d_20130519130000<p class="small-text date-text">Sunday Studio</p>​Each Sunday Studio focuses on a different culture and art form and features family-friendly activities led by an artist.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 1:00&ndash;3:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/events-at-the-cloisters/guided-tours/gardens-of-the-cloisters?eid=R017_%7bB9416110-4BF0-4E5F-B48A-4E0E4C101B93%7d_20130519130000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/events-at-the-cloisters/guided-tours/gardens-of-the-cloisters?eid=R017_%7bB9416110-4BF0-4E5F-B48A-4E0E4C101B93%7d_20130519130000<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour at The Cloisters</p>​Offered Tuesdays through Sundays through the end of October, these tours of The Cloisters' medieval gardens include horticultural, architectural, and historical information.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 1:00&ndash;2:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/american-art-weekend?eid=R032_%7b501B6EDB-D4CC-4402-98B8-688E06337497%7d_20130519133000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/american-art-weekend?eid=R032_%7b501B6EDB-D4CC-4402-98B8-688E06337497%7d_20130519133000<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​This tour provides an overview of the comprehensive collections of The American Wing and may include paintings, sculpture, furniture, period rooms, and decorative arts, as well as architectural spaces.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 2013, 1:30&ndash;2:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519134500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R016_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519134500<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 1:45&ndash;2:45 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-ancient-egypt?eid=R015_%7bC94D889B-657B-4778-B5FC-26A7044912C2%7d_20130519140000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-ancient-egypt?eid=R015_%7bC94D889B-657B-4778-B5FC-26A7044912C2%7d_20130519140000<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">Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:00&ndash;3:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-night-at-the-museum?eid=A002_%7bEC40DE4B-2FDD-48AB-86CE-9C67F5B98756%7d_20130128151959http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-developmental-and-learning-disabilities/discoveries-night-at-the-museum?eid=A002_%7bEC40DE4B-2FDD-48AB-86CE-9C67F5B98756%7d_20130128151959<p class="small-text date-text">Program for Visitors with Learning and Developmental Disabilities</p>​This workshop for adults with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 2:00&ndash;3:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free, but reservations are required</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/family-programs/storytime-in-nolen-library/storytime-in-nolen-library?eid=R003_%7b74476274-77C6-44E5-892B-AF8FF8DA92D1%7d_20130519140000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/family-programs/storytime-in-nolen-library/storytime-in-nolen-library?eid=R003_%7b74476274-77C6-44E5-892B-AF8FF8DA92D1%7d_20130519140000<p class="small-text date-text">Family Program</p>​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&ndash;7.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 2:00&ndash;2:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free; Museum admission not required for the library portion of this program</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R032_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519141500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R032_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519141500<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 2:15&ndash;3:15 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-ancient-greece-rome?eid=R016_%7bF428DBBF-911D-47C3-BF37-47C3F3F2E51E%7d_20130519144500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-ancient-greece-rome?eid=R016_%7bF428DBBF-911D-47C3-BF37-47C3F3F2E51E%7d_20130519144500<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​This tour of the Greek and Roman Art galleries provides an introduction to five thousand years of art from the early Cycladic period in the fifth millennium <span class="small-caps">b.c.</span> to the time of Constantine in the fourth century <span class="small-caps">a.d.</span><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:45&ndash;3:45 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/events-at-the-cloisters/guided-tours/highlights-of-the-cloisters-collection?eid=R014_%7bC7E7D180-4C41-4DEA-959D-0CB342291C1A%7d_20130519150000http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/events-at-the-cloisters/guided-tours/highlights-of-the-cloisters-collection?eid=R014_%7bC7E7D180-4C41-4DEA-959D-0CB342291C1A%7d_20130519150000<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour at The Cloisters</p>​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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 3:00&ndash;4:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/how-the-cloisters-came-to-be?eid=A001_%7b2679941C-F518-468B-AF9C-263C4EFDAA20%7d_20130403115300http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/free-lectures/how-the-cloisters-came-to-be?eid=A001_%7b2679941C-F518-468B-AF9C-263C4EFDAA20%7d_20130403115300<p class="small-text date-text">Free Lecture</p>​Talks on the magnificent collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 3:00&ndash;3:20 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R032_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519151500http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R032_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20130519151500<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​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.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Sunday, May 19, 3:15&ndash;4:15 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>