Gallery Talk

Exhibition Tour—Buddhism Along the Silk Road: 5th–8th Century

In this exhibition, explore the remarkable moment of artistic exchange that blossomed as trade, military conquest, and the diffusion of Buddhism linked the vast regions of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia in the sixth century.

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.