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Metropolitan Museum Of Art

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Phone: 212.535.7710

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Baseball Cards From the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick is recommended by Greg G.
this Tuesday 9:30am – 5:15pm.

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Baseball Cards From the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick
this Tuesday 9:30am – 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
this Tuesday 9:30am – 5:15pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
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
this Tuesday 9:30am – 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
this Tuesday 9:30am – 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
this Tuesday 9:30am – 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
this Tuesday 9:30am – 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 Sun 21.”
The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry
this Tuesday 9:30am – 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
this Tuesday 9:30am – 5:15pm.
Art Exhibition Ny Mag show details
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 Friday 03/05 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 Thursday 03/04 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.”
Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia
Started on Tomorrow at 9:30am. Ended at 9pm.
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.”
Interactive Seminar—The Observant Eye: European Sculpture, Tapestry, Period Rooms, and Furniture
Started on Friday 03/05 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 Friday 03/05 at 7pm. Ended on Friday 03/05 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 Saturday 03/06 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 Sunday 03/07 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”
“Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia” (1988)
Started on this Thursday at 2pm. Ended at 2:30pm.
Film Flavor Pill show details
Flavor Pill: “The Met presents this film directed by Michael Riley to accompany the special exhibition Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia, on view through June 13. Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia explores the symbolism of aboriginal art, from acrylic dot paintings of the Central Desert to bark paintings and burial poles from the Northern Territory (30 min.). The screening will take place in the Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall in the Uris Center for Education at 2 p.m.   Image: Mitjili Napurrula. Australian, Pintupi people, born ca. 1945. Watiya-Tjuta, 1999. Private Collection © the artist 2009 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency”
Early Music Exposed
Started today at 10am. Ended tonight around 8:45pm.
Performing Arts Timeout NY show details
Timeout NY: “ Frederick Renz, founder of the Early Music Foundation and director of Early Music New York, leads a daylong exploration of music from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, featuring a comprehensive lineup of local experts and performers such as Gary Thor Wedow, the New York Historical Dance Company, vocal sextet Lionheart and members of the Grand Tour Orchestra. For a full list of events, visit metmuseum.org.”