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Baseball Cards From the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick is recommended by Greg G.
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Baseball Cards From the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:15pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
Ny Mag: “A display of bubblegum prizes may seem a little out of place alongside antique furniture and silverware, but, really, what's more American for the American Wing than mementos of the national pastime?”
The Greek and Roman Galleries
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:15pm.
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Ny Mag: “The conclusion of a ­fifteen-year project overseen by the chief curator of classical art, these galleries contain, in addition to well-known works, about 6,000 objects previously in storage.”
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:30pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
Ny Mag: “Damien Hirst’s formaldehyde-preserved, 13-foot tiger shark.”
Reinstallation of the South Asia Galleries
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:30pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
Ny Mag: “More than 160 works exploring the emergence of Buddhist and Hindu artistic traditions from the second century B.C. through the eighth century A.D.”
New Greek and Roman Galleries
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:30pm.
Art Exhibition Timeout NY show details
Timeout NY: “ After more than five years of construction, this “museum within a museum” (displaying an impressive collection of Hellenistic, Etruscan, Southern Italian and Roman artworks) is open to the public, concluding a 15-year redesign of the Met’s outstanding collection of classical art. Ongoing.”
Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:30pm.
Art Exhibition Flavor Pill, Timeout NY show details
Flavor Pill: “Join curator Jeffrey Munger as he visits the special exhibition Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44, on view now through March 21, 2010. Only the second European porcelain factory able to make true porcelain in the Chinese manner, this enterprise developed a highly distinctive Baroque style in its tablewares, decorative vases, and small-scale sculpture. Meet at the entrance to the Wrightsman Exhibition Gallery for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts on the 1st floor at 11 a.m.   Image: Food Warmer with Insert. Austrian (Vienna), Du Paquier factory, 1730-35. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 (64.101.269 a-d)”
Timeout NY: “ One of the first factories to make porcelain in Europe was in Vienna; this exhibition will feature a sampling of the works produced there. Through Mar 21.”
Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:30pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
Ny Mag: “Fourteen paintings from a private U.S. collection provide an introduction to Aboriginal art beyond those well-known dot paintings.”
The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:15pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
Ny Mag: “A treasured manuscript from the Cloisters collection is displayed as individual leaves, forming a once in a lifetime exhibition.”
Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art
Started at 9:30am. Ends at 5:15pm.
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Ny Mag: “Works in various media from the Museum’s collection explore the pervasive themes of celebration and longevity in the art of the Ming and Qing dynasties.”

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Christmas Tree
Started on this Friday at 9:30am. Ended at 9pm.
Community Ny Mag show details
Ny Mag: “This twenty-foot-tall spruce forgoes the gaudy flash of most other public Christmas trees.”
Vermeer’s Masterpiece: The Milkmaid
Started on this Thursday at 9:30am. Ended at 5:15pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
Ny Mag: “The Dutch master’s most illusionistic painting, as well as several that it was influenced by or subsequently influenced.”
Audio Guides on Friday evening are only $5.00
Started on Friday 02/26 at 5pm. Ended at 9pm.
Art Exhibition Flavor Pill show details
Flavor Pill: “Friday evening after 5 p.m. Audio Guides are only $5.00 (usually $7.00.) The Met Audio Guide offers around 100 hours of audio commentary, developed by curators and educators, about works of art in the Museum's permanent collection and select special exhibitions. New material—including programs in multiple languages—is added on a continual basis. Rent one and listen to all Audio Guide commentaries, in addition to Met Podcast episodes. (This offer cannot to be combined with any other discounts.)     Image: Photograph Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art”
Gallery Talk: Romare Bearden's “The Block”
Started on Friday 02/26 at 6pm. Ended at 7pm.
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Flavor Pill: “Romare Bearden's mural-size collage, The Block (1971), is the focus of this exhibition that also includes a dozen preliminary sketches and photographs that were recently given to the Museum and are being shown for the first time. This talk will be given by Jessica Murphy, research associate at the Met. Meet at the Tours Sign in the Great Hall at 6 p.m.   Image: (DETAIL) Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988). The Block, 1971. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shore, 1978 (1978.61.1-6). © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY”
New York Chamber Soloists
Started on Saturday 02/27 at 2:30pm. Ended on Saturday 02/27 around 5pm.
Performing Arts Timeout NY show details
Timeout NY: “ The NYCS performs a family-friendly concert of Poulenc’s Babar the Little Elephant, narrated by violist Ynez Lynch and featuring cellist Adam Grabois, flutist Jennifer Grim, oboist Melvin Kaplan and pianist Elizabeth Metcalfe.”
Pacifica Quartet
Started on Saturday 02/27 at 7pm. Ended on Saturday 02/27 around 8:45pm.
Performing Arts Timeout NY show details
Timeout NY: “ Sightings of this outstanding young string quartet have hardly been rare in seasons past, but now the Pacifica Quartet is taking up residence at the Met Museum, filling a slot recently vacated by the venerable Guarneri String Quartet. The foursome rounds out its residency for this season with music by Haydn, Bartók and Schubert.”
Medieval Costume Demonstration at The Cloisters
Started on Sunday 02/28 at 1pm. Ended at 4pm.
Other Community Flavor Pill show details
Flavor Pill: “Come to The Cloisters this Sunday—the branch museum of the Met devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe—and see a lecture demonstration featuring the costume historian Desirée Koslin and 30 citizens of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) wearing historically accurate medieval attire. The program will be given twice, at 1 p.m. and again at 3 p.m., and will focus on 15 different costumes each time. Although the costumes are of contemporary construction, each is unique and relates to a specific depiction in manuscripts of the early 15th century by the renowned Limbourg brothers. The costumed citizens of Nijmegen will be available for photographs by the public—taken without flash—during the intermission. No tickets or reservations necessary. This program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry, on view at the Main Building of the Met from March 2 through June 13. Here are a few suggestions for how to reach The Cloisters: Subway: Take the A train to 190th Street, exit by elevator and walk through the park or take No. 4 bus (Fort Tryon Park—The Cloisters). Bus: No. 4 Madison Avenue (Fort Tryon Park—The Cloisters). Car: Henry Hudson Parkway north to first exit after George Washington Bridge. Free parking available.   Image: Citizens of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) in medieval costumes”
Interactive Seminar—The Observant Eye: European Sculpture, Tapestry, Period Rooms, and Furniture
Started on this Friday at 6:30pm. Ended at 8pm.
Other Community Flavor Pill show details
Flavor Pill: “Here’s your chance to expand your knowledge of European sculpture, tapestry, period rooms, and furniture! This Friday evening come and take part in this unique opportunity for close study and an informal discussion with educators and curators in the galleries of the Met. The session is limited to 25 participants and registration is required. Meet in the Carson Family Hall in the Uris Center for Education at 6:30 p.m. For more information, or to register, email observanteye@metmuseum.org or call 212–570–3764.   Image: Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822-1913). Scherzo di Follia. 1861-1867, printed ca. 1930. Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005”
Fancy Meeting You Here
Started on this Friday at 7pm. Ended on this Friday around 8:45pm.
Comedy Timeout NY show details
Timeout NY: “ Carl Arnheiter, of Inside Joke, teams up with Dave Hill for this museum tour turned comedy show. The duo, along with this installment’s guests—Joe Randazzo and Ophira Eisenberg—will lead the “audience” through a few exhibits. You might not learn anything; you’ll definitely laugh.”
Antioch Chamber Ensemble: A Tribute to Bronzino
Started on this Saturday at 7pm. Ended at 9pm.
Art Exhibition Flavor Pill show details
Flavor Pill: “Come and see this award-winning vocal ensemble perform a concert inspired by the Met’s current exhibition The Drawings of Bronzino, on view through April 18. This performance features the world premiere of Bruce Adolphe's Dell'arte e delle cipolle: Omagio al Bronzino (Of Art and Onions: Homage to Bronzino), a musical work commissioned by the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence to celebrate the unprecedented exhibitions in 2010 of Bronzino’s drawings at the Met and of his paintings at the Palazzo Strozzi. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Museum's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. For more information about the event and to purchase tickets for $20 each, click here. This performance is a co-production with the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation, Florence, and The Learning Maestros, New York.   Image: Agnolo Bronzino (1503–1572). Standing Nude (study for The Crossing of the Red Sea), ca. 1541-42. Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence”
Sunday at the Met—Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage
Started on this Sunday at 2pm. Ended at 4:30pm.
Other Community Flavor Pill show details
Flavor Pill: “Come enjoy a Sunday at the Met! This afternoon’s events explore the fascinating world in which aristocratic Victorian women experimented with photocollage in the 1860s and 1870s. Their whimsical and fantastical compositions captured an era of intellect, creativity, and sharp wit. Speakers include Elizabeth Siegel, Associate Curator of Photography at The Art Institute of Chicago, and Ann Bermingham, professor in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara. 2 p.m. in the Museum's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. This event accompanies the special exhibition Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage, on view through May 9.   Image: Mary Georgiana Caroline, Lady Filmer (English, 1838–1903). Untitled loose page from the Filmer Album, mid-1860s. Paul F. Walter”