Gallery Talk

Flora and Fauna in the Art of Ancient Iran

Discover how Iranian artists interpreted the vegetal and animal elements of their environment in metalwork, ceramics, jewelry, and other media.

This program is made possible by the American Institute of Iranian Studies.

Assistive listening
devices are available.   Assistive listening devices are available.

Free with Museum admission

See more in Gallery Talks, For Visitors with Hearing Loss

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.