Gallery Talk

Exhibition Tour—African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde

Delve into the dynamic New York art scene of the 1910s and 1920s in this exhibition, which presents wood sculptures from West and Central Africa alongside works by avant-garde artists—including Alfred Stieglitz, Pablo Picasso, and Constantin Brancusi—and re-creates the context in which African artifacts were first appreciated in America as fine art.

Free with Museum admission

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Friday Evening Gallery Events

Bring your friends and chart your own course through the galleries as you participate in activities that connect you with works of art.

William Hogarth  (British, 1697–1764) | Scholars at a Lecture (detail), January 1736 | 91.1.35

The Museum offers lectures and panels in conjunction with special exhibitions, the permanent collection, and other related topics.

Garden Tour at The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

Enjoy collection highlight tours, garden tours, gallery talks, and other programs at The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in northern Manhattan devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.