Gallery Talk

CANCELED—Still Life in American Painting

Trace the evolution of American still-life painting in the nineteenth century, from images of nature's bounty by James and Raphaelle Peale to artificial displays of manufactured objects by William Harnett and John Peto.

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.