The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Take a closer look at "Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy".

Learn how Europeans, Americans, and Middle Easterners represented notions of “the East” in 19th-century art, a period of expanding globalism, technological advancement, and colonialism.

Discover artists such as Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Eugène Delacroix, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and Osman Hamdi Bey, and consider representations of Islamic cultures at the world fairs, the important role of objects, and Orientalist depictions of interior spaces.

🗓️ Saturday, November 21
🕰️ 1 pm
🎟️ Get tickets: met.org/48n81b7

Curious about museum careers?

Speak with Met staff from many different backgrounds about their jobs and career pathways, talk with current Met interns about their experiences, and find out how to apply your skills toward a museum career.

This annual event features a dynamic panel discussion followed by intimate, small-group discussions and workshops throughout the Museum. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates.

🗓️ Friday, November 20
🕰️ 5:30 pm
💡 Register now: met.org/48DcshT

Access the expertise of The Met from anywhere and expand your knowledge of art history!

Shells. Feathers. Gold. Jade. What do these materials from the ancient Americas mean? Join Met curators to find out, and learn more about the traditions, knowledge systems, and divine meanings behind the use of these iconic materials of the ancient Americas.

🗓️ Wednesday, November 18
🕰️ 3 pm
🎟️ Get tickets: met.org/4zuaoVn

It's officially fall at The Temple of Dendur! 🍁

This is your sign to plan a museum visit, take in the views, and enjoy a change of scenery this season.
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The Temple of Dendur, completed by 10 CE. Roman Period. Aeolian sandstone.

Join us for a closer look at landscape paintings in the American Wing!

Listen to a conversation on new understandings that foreground relationships between humans and nature, as well as Native American practices of caring for the land. What more might we notice and learn about these artworks while prioritizing perspectives based on reciprocity and interconnectedness?

🗓️ Friday, November 6
🕰️ 6 pm
🎟️ Get tickets: met.org/4iuM4LQ