Members Calendar: Fall 2015 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fall 2015 Members Calendar

Fall 2015

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Welcome to This Season at the Met With exhibitions representing a dazzling range of times and cultures, this season is rich in art that inspires, connects, and moves us. Power, majesty, transformation, along with exquisite perspectives masterfully rendered — it’s all captured this fall in major exhibitions featuring ancient Egypt, the Kongo, masterpieces of Chinese painting, and brilliant portraits by John Singer Sargent. It’s a dynamic season, and it extends through all our offerings. So whatever brings you to the Met next — a groundbreaking exhibition, quiet time in front of a favorite work of art, an innovative talk or performance, drinks and conversation with friends on a MetFriday evening, or the latest installment of the thought-provoking online feature The Artist Project — you’re sure to come away with fresh ideas that widen your perspective and expand your imagination. It’s an exciting fall. Do visit soon.

Thomas P. Campbell, Director

For Members For more information on Members-only events, visit our website.

EVENING RECEPTIONS

Kongo: Power and Majesty Supporting* viewing and reception MON SEPTEMBER 21, 6–8PM Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom Supporting* viewing and reception MON OCTOBER 5, 6:30–8:30PM Sustaining viewing and reception THU OCTOBER 8, 6–8PM

Celebrating the Arts of Japan: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron, and Sponsor Members MON OCTOBER 19, 6:30–8:30PM Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style Supporting* viewing and reception mon NOVEMBER 23, 6–8PM Members Holiday Shopping Extravaganza Receive a special 20% double discount all week long in The Met Store. Museum hours. FRI NOVEMBER 20– SUN NOVEMBER 29

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Enjoy private access to special exhibitions on select days.

Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends WED SEPTEMBER 9– SUN SEPTEMBER 13, 9–10AM

DAYTIME PREVIEWS During Museum hours.

Kongo: Power and Majesty Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend THU SEPTEMBER 18 Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend TUE OCTOBER 6 Family/Dual, Individual, Associate WED OCTOBER 7– SUN OCTOBER 11

Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend WED NOVEMBER 18 See “Exhibitions and the Collection,” pages 4–13, and “Fall Programs,” pages 14–20, for more events and programs. Please note that the programs on pages 4–20 are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, unless otherwise noted.

On the cover: From Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom: Head of a Statue of Amenemhat III Wearing the White Crown, Twelfth Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat III (ca. 1859–1813 B.C.), graywacke. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

LECTURES

Free Members Lectures Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend, Family/Dual. Present your Membership card at The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium for admission. Advance registration is not required. Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom Adela Oppenheim, Curator, and Dieter Arnold, Curator, Department of Egyptian Art WED OCTOBER 21, 11AM SUN OCTOBER 25, 1PM Digital Media at the Met Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, Department of Digital Media WED NOVEMBER 18, 11AM SUN NOVEMBER 22, 1PM See “Exhibitions and the Collection,” pages 4–13, and “Fall Programs,” pages 14–20, for more events and programs.

SAVE THE DATE— WINTER CELEBRATIONS

Members Holiday Party! Festive party with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, art-making activities, live music, and dancing. Featuring the lighting of the Christmas Tree and viewing of

1 From Kongo: Power and Majesty: Figure: Seated Female Supporting Figure with Clasped Hands, 19th century, by Master of Kasadi, wood, metal, glass, kaolin, pigment. Ross Art Management, LLC, New York

the Neapolitan Baroque Crèche. Tickets go on sale in late October. TUE DECEMBER 1

Gala Holiday Dinner at The Cloisters Supporting,* Sustaining Celebrate the holidays during this enchanting evening at The Cloisters museum and gardens; black tie. Enjoy cocktails, dinner, and dancing. Tickets start at $500 per person. For more information, call 212-570-3909. THU DECEMBER 17, 7–11PM

PRIVATE DINING AT THE MET

Host your next party or special event in one of the Met’s inspiring dining spaces. Members have a choice of four elegant rooms to rent for private parties throughout the year. Email Lisa.Doyle@metmuseum.org or visit metmuseum.org/celebrations.

Plan ahead

Fall 2015 Classes for Members Supporting,* Sustaining. To register for fall 2015 classes, visit metmuseum.org/ memberclasses. Fees vary. *Supporting includes President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron, Sponsor, Donor, Contributing, Met Family Circle, and Apollo Circle Patron Members.

2 Angel, second half 18th century, by Giuseppe Sanmartino, polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics. Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964 (64.164.8a–c)

3 From Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends: Group with Parasols (Siesta), ca. 1905, by John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas. Private Collection

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MEMBERS PREVIEWS

During Museum hours. Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend THU SEPTEMBER 17

During Museum hours. Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend TUE OCTOBER 6 Family/Dual, Individual, Associate WED OCTOBER 7 through SUN OCTOBER 11

ART-MAKING PROGRAMS

Sunday Studio — Sculpted Figures SUN OCTOBER 4, 1–4PM Gallery 548, Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court

Studio workshop

Statement Pieces: Jewelry Design Learn from Brooklyn Metal Works how to cut and finish metal during this two-session workshop. $215, materials and Museum admission included. Register at metmuseum.org/artmaking. SAT OCTOBER 17 AND 24, 10:30AM–4:30PM

Drop-in Drawing — Textures FRI OCTOBER 16, 6:30–8:30PM Gallery 153, Mary and Michael Jaharis Gallery

GALLERY TOURS

Exhibition Tour Space is limited; first come, first served. Stickers distributed 20 minutes prior at exhibition entrance. Meet in Gallery 199.

LECTURE

Free Members Lecture Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend, Family/Dual. Present your Membership card at The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium for admission. Advance registration is not required.

James Green and Kristen Windmuller-Luna TUE OCTOBER 6, 10:30AM WED OCTOBER 14, 10:30AM SAT OCTOBER 24, 10:30AM FRI NOVEMBER 6, 10:30AM SAT NOVEMBER 21, 10:30AM

Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom Adela Oppenheim, Curator, and Dieter Arnold, Curator, Department of Egyptian Art WED OCTOBER 21, 11AM SUN OCTOBER 25, 1PM

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Conversation with a Conservator — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi) Ellen Howe THU OCTOBER 22, 11AM Gallery 352, The Benenson Gallery

September 18, 2015 – January 3, 2016 Special Exhibition Gallery, 1st floor

Kongo: Power and Majesty

SUNDAY AT THE MET

Kongo civilization has come to be epitomized by the electrifying Mangaaka Power Figure in the Museum’s collection conceived to inspire awe for the preeminence of an abstract force of law and order. Kongo artists were responsible for a range of forms of expression that embraced the most refined miniature figurative genres, finely embroidered textiles, and exquisitely carved tusks. Some 140 Central African masterpieces, including, for the first time, 15 of the sensational monumental Mangaaka Power Figures, are presented in historical context and in relation to the earliest Kongo creations owned by European princes during the Renaissance. #KongoPower

Examine the Congo’s pre-colonial history and artistic traditions in the context of changing relations between Africa and Europe over half a millennium. David Van Reybrouck, Jo Ractliffe, and Faustin Linyekula SUN OCTOBER 18, 3PM, THE GRACE RAINEY ROGERS auditorium

Made possible by the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund and the Diane W. and James E. Burke Fund.

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SUNDAY AT THE MET

October 12, 2015 – January 24, 2016 The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor

Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom The least known of ancient Egypt’s major eras, the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a transformational period that witnessed the creation of powerful and compelling works of art rendered with great subtlety and sensitivity. This exhibition presents distinctive artistic traditions that flourished during the reigns of the era's successive pharaohs; art that was created for different layers of Egyptian society; the vital role of the family; as well as Egypt’s relations with foreign lands and magnificent objects created for tombs, chapels, and temples. #MiddleKingdomEgypt Made possible by Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman. Additional support provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Diane Carol Brandt, and The Daniel P. Davison Fund. Supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

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For more of this season’s programs, see pages 14–20.

Learn about the fascinating literature of Middle Kingdom Egypt and the extraordinary depictions of the kings and officials who commissioned them. Adela Oppenheim, Nimet Habachy, Dimitri Laboury, and Richard B. Parkinson, speakers SUN OCTOBER 25, 3PM, THE GRACE RAINEY ROGERS AUDITORIUM

RELATED GALLERY TOUR

Conversation with a Curator — Haremhab as a Scribe of the King Niv Allon THU NOVEMBER 5, 11AM GALLERY 121

Opposite page: Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi: Mangaaka), 19th century, before 1898, wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, cowrie shell, animal hide and hair. Manchester Museum, University of Manchester This page: Statue of the Sealer Nemtihotep Seated, Twelfth Dynasty, reign of Senwosret III (ca. 1878–1840 B.C.), quartzite. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung

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GALLERY TOURS

MEMBER mornings

Exhibition Tour Meet in Gallery 210, Douglas Dillon Galleries

WED SEPTEMBER 9– SUN SEPTEMBER 13, 9–10AM

GALLERY TOURS

Exhibition Tour Emmanuel von Schack FRI SEPTEMBER 18, 7PM gallery 534, VÉLEZ BLANCO PATIO

Shi-yee Liu thu november 12, 10:30AM Dora Ching TUE NOVEMBER 24, 10:30AM

Without voice interpretation

Stephanie Herdrich, Page Knox, and Lois Stainman Space is limited; first come, first served. Stickers distributed 20 minutes prior at exhibition entrance. Meet at Gallery 999. TUE SEPTEMBER 22, 10:30AM

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METFRIDAYS GALLERY EVENT

Face Time: Portraits and Personalities Put your best face on and step into Victorian America as you enjoy interactive, drop-in experiences with art. FRI SEPTEMBER 25, 6:30–8:30PM Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court

October 31, 2015 – October 11, 2016 Douglas Dillon Galleries, C. C. Wang Family Gallery, Frances Young Tang Gallery, 2nd Floor

Masterpieces of Chinese Painting from the Metropolitan Collection Over the past 40 years, the Met’s collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy has grown to be one of the greatest in the world, and this exhibition highlights the gems of the collection. Masterpieces date from the Tang dynasty (608–917) to the Qing (1644–1911), and the collection encompasses the vast historical sweep of the brush arts of China, from meticulous court painting to fiercely brushed dragons to lyrical paintings by scholars. The exhibition is part of a yearlong celebration marking the centennial of the Department of Asian Art. #ChinesePainting #AsianArt100 Made possible by the Joseph Hotung Fund.

CONCERT

June 30 – October 4, 2015 Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor

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John Singer Sargent and Decoda Young performers of Decoda present a program of musical portraits by Britten, Lang, Rorem, Ravel, and others. Tickets start at $40. Bring the Kids for $1. SAT OCTOBER 3, 7PM THE GRACE RAINEY ROGERS AUDITORIUM

Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends Throughout his career, the celebrated American painter John Singer Sargent made portraits of artists, writers, actors, and musicians, many of whom were his close friends. Because these works were rarely commissioned, he was free to paint more radically than he did for paying clients, resulting in a group of distinctive experimental paintings and drawings. On view are about 90 portraits that explore in depth the friendships between Sargent and those who posed for him as well as the significance of these relationships to his life and art. #MetSargent Made possible by The Marguerite and Frank A. Cosgrove Jr. Fund. Organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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For more of this season’s programs, see pages 14–20.

Opposite page: Night-Shining White (detail), ca. 750, by Han Gan, handscroll; ink on paper. Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1977 (1977.78) This page: The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy (detail), 1907, by John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas. Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection, 1914

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October 20, 2015 – July 31, 2016 Arts of Japan Galleries, The Sackler Wing Galleries, 2nd floor

Celebrating the Arts of Japan: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection

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October 20, 2015 – January 10, 2016 Robert Lehman Wing, ground floor

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Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the Print Revolution, 1520–1620

Made possible by the Mary Griggs Burke Fund, gift of the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation, 2015

Six Milanese engravings of interlaced roundels after Leonardo da Vinci, and later copied by Albrecht Dürer, sparked the serial production and international exchange of prints and books containing ideas for ornament and decoration. Soon after, a new book genre dedicated to textile patterns emerged. Demand for these models was at an unparalleled high, as textile decoration had become an important means of self-expression across all levels of society. This exhibition highlights the Met’s extensive holdings of Renaissance textile pattern books, on view with related prints, drawings, textiles, costumes, and paintings. #FashionandVirtue

Programs for Celebrating the Arts of Japan: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection are listed on page 19.

Made possible by the Placido Arango Fund and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

Over five decades, Mary Griggs Burke (1916–2012), a New York–based collector of Asian art, built one of the finest and most comprehensive private collections of Japanese art outside Japan. In March of this year, the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation presented to the Met over 300 masterworks, of which over half — including outstanding examples of painting, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, and lacquerware — are on view in this tribute exhibition. #ArtsofJapan #AsianArt100

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May 12 – November 1, 2015 (weather permitting) The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden

The Roof Garden Commission: Pierre Huyghe Pierre Huyghe (born 1962, Paris) has installed the third in a new series of site-specific commissions for the Met’s Roof Garden. Huyghe has spent the past 25 years creating ritualistic and often time-based encounters with art. His practice extends from the use of traditional art forms like drawing and film to uncommon materials such as live animals and plants. At the Met, Huyghe explores the transformation of cultural and biological systems through a dynamic gathering of components derived from the Museum’s architecture and surroundings. #MetRoof

Also on View Fall 2015 – May 22, 2016 Asian Art at 100: A History in Photographs August 15, 2015 – June 19, 2016 Chinese Lacquer: Treasures from the Irving Collection, 12th–18th Century August 15, 2015 – June 19, 2016 Chinese Textiles: Ten Centuries of Masterpieces from the Met Collection Through December 8, 2015 The Royal Hunt: Courtly Pursuits in Indian Art Through March 27, 2016 Korea: 100 Years of Collecting at the Met Through June 19, 2016 A Passion for Jade: The Heber Bishop Collection

1 From Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the Print Revolution, 1520–1620: Vari disegni di merletti, 1639, by Bartolomeo Danieli, etching. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937 (37.47.2(1–13))

2 Installation view of The Roof Garden Commission: Pierre Huyghe, 2015

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Additional support provided by Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky.

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For more of this season’s programs, see pages 14–20.

3 From Celebrating the Arts of Japan: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection: Beauty of the Kanbun Era, Edo period, ca. 1660-80, hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper. Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015 (2015.300.112)

4 From A Passion for Jade: The Heber Bishop Collection: Pillow in the shape of an infant boy, 19th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), jade (nephrite). Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902 (02.18.426)

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November 19, 2015 – February 21, 2016 Anna Wintour Costume Center, ground floor

Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas

Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style

Made possible by The Pearson-Rappaport Foundation in honor of Joanne Pearson. Additional support provided by the Friends of the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.

Programs for Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas are listed on page 20.

Lila Acheson Wallace Wing, mezzanine

Two African Photography Exhibitions In and Out of the Studio: Photographic Portraits from West Africa The Aftermath of Conflict: Jo Ractliffe’s Photographs of Angola and South Africa

1 From Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas: House with Occupants, 100 B.C.–A.D. 200, Mexico; Nayarit culture, ceramic. Gift of Joanne P. Pearson, in Memory of Andrall E. Pearson, 2015

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2 From In and Out of the Studio: Photographic Portraits from West Africa: Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1910, Unknown Photographer (Senegal), gelatin silver print from glass negative, 1975. Gift of Susan Mullin Vogel, 2015

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3 From Andrea del Sarto’s Borgherini Holy Family: The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist (detail), by Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d’Agnolo), ca. 1528, oil on wood. Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1922 (22.75)

4 From Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style: Jacqueline de Ribes in Christian Dior, 1959. Photograph by Roloff Beny, Roloff Beny Estate

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October 26, 2015 – September 18, 2016 The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, 1st floor

This exhibition, featuring small-scale sculptures in stone, ceramic, wood, and metal, created by artists from the ancient Americas to be placed in tombs of important individuals, is the first of its kind in the United States. It provides new insights into ancient American architectural design while shedding light on the role of models in mediating relationships between the living, the dead, and the divine. #DesignforEternity

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For the first time, the Met features simultaneously two exhibitions foregrounding Africa’s widely diverse photographic practice. In The Gioconda and Joseph King Gallery, In and Out of the Studio (August 31, 2015–January 3, 2016) presents nearly a century of portrait photography in West Africa (1870s–1970s) through 80 photographs from the Met’s collections, from renowned photographers like Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keïta, to earlier and lesser-known practitioners such as the Lutterodt family. The Aftermath of Conflict (August 24, 2015–March 6, 2016), focuses on 23 works produced since 2007 by leading South African artist Jo Ractliffe that examine landscapes of Angola and South Africa as sites of conflict and contestation. #InandOutoftheStudio #JoRactliffe For more of this season’s programs, see pages 14–20.

The exhibition focuses on the internationally renowned style icon Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, whose originality and elegance established her as one of the most celebrated fashion personas of the 20th century. The thematic show features about 60 ensembles of haute couture and ready-to-wear primarily from de Ribes’s personal archive, dating from 1959 to the present. #JacquelinedeRibes Related programS members previews

Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend WED NOVEMBER 18, MUSEUM HOURS

October 14, 2015 – January 10, 2016 European Paintings, 2nd floor

Andrea del Sarto’s Borgherini Holy Family This focused exhibition presents new findings on one of the Met’s greatest paintings of the Italian Renaissance, Andrea del Sarto’s Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist, which is being presented alongside the artist’s closely related work Charity (from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.). The exhibition complements a more extensive survey of the artist’s work that is on view at the nearby Frick Collection at the same time. #AndreadelSarto Programs for Andrea del Sarto’s Borgherini Holy Family are listed on page 20.

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May 1 – October 18, 2015 The Cloisters

November 16, 2015 – March 27, 2016 Wrightsman Exhibition Gallery, 1st floor

Treasures and Talismans: Rings from the Griffin Collection

The Luxury of Time: European Clocks and Watches

From late antiquity through the Renaissance, rings were worn as declarations of status, markers of significant life events, expressions of identity, and protective talismans. Featuring approximately 50 rings from a distinguished private collection, this exhibition explores how rings were made, their significance, and their relationship to other art forms, including paintings, sculpture, metalwork, and manuscript illumination. #GriffinCollection

Clocks and watches were not always just about accurate time-keeping. This exhibition, drawn from the Museum’s distinguished collection, tells a story of the relationship between their brilliantly conceived and manufactured movements and their beautiful cases. From the 17th through the 19th century, this exhibition shows how clocks and watches could be made into lavish furniture or exquisite jewelry. Among the many extraordinary objects on view is a newly acquired automaton clock made in 17th-century Nuremberg. #LuxuryofTime

Made possible by the Estate of Eldridge Greenlee.

Also on View

Last Chance

November 16, 2015 – February 7, 2016 Girolamo dai Libri and Veronese Art of the Sixteenth Century

Through September 7, 2015 China: Through the Looking Glass

November 14, 2015 – January 6, 2016 Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Créche Through October 25, 2015 Scenes from the Life of St. Martin: Franco-Flemish Embroidery from the Met Collection Through November 1, 2015 Liturgical Textiles of the Post-Byzantine World Through December 13, 2015 About Face: Human Expression on Paper Through January 3, 2016 Pattern, Color, Light: Architectural Ornament in the Near East (500 – 1000)

Through September 7, 2015 Maurice Prendergast: Boston Public Garden Watercolors Through September 16, 2015 Warriors and Mothers: Epic Mbembe Art Through September 20, 2015 Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River Through September 27, 2015 Discovering Japanese Art: American Collectors and the Met Through October 25, 2015 Hungarian Treasure: Silver from the Nicolas M. Salgo Collection

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Medieval Art in Light of Medieval History Lauren Mancia SAT SEPTEMBER 5 Messengers from Beyond: Devils and Angels in Medieval Art Jeanne-Marie Musto SUN SEPTEMBER 6 Dining with Kings and Peasants: Food in the Middle Ages Danielle Oteri SAT SEPTEMBER 12 Gold in the Service of God and Man Sigrid Goldiner SAT SEPTEMBER 19 Painting the Life of Christ Carol Schuler SAT SEPTEMBER 26

The Cloisters Museum and Gardens With gardens, galleries, and commanding views of the Hudson, the Museum’s branch devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe offers the perfect destination for a memorable outing. With the Palisades ablaze in fall colors, autumn is one of the most dramatic seasons to visit The Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park. Regular tours and programs offer special insights into the collections, the beginning of the concert season makes for a great opportunity to connect with family and friends, and the featured exhibition Treasures and Talismans: Rings from the Griffin Collection is on view through October 18 (see page 12). HOURS DAILY MARCH–OCTOBER: 10AM–5:15PM DAILY NOVEMBER–DECEMBER: 10AM–4:45PM Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1. THE TRIE CAFÉ Located in the covered walkway surrounding the Trie Cloister, the café is open from April to October.

Form, Function, and Meaning in Medieval Buildings Jenny Shaffer SAT OCTOBER 3 Medieval Jewelry: The Art of Adornment Leslie Bussis Tait SUN OCTOBER 4 The Nuts and Bolts of a French Sideways Cross: The Conservation and Reinstallation Project of the Trie Fountain Emeline Baude SAT OCTOBER 10 The Veneration of Saints in the Middle Ages Nancy Wu SAT OCTOBER 17 At Home in the Middle Ages Elizabeth Ann Murphy SAT OCTOBER 24 Stained Glass at The Cloisters Emma Wegner SAT OCTOBER 31 Design and Decor in the Middle Ages Elizabeth Williams SUN NOVEMBER 1 Skin and Skin Color in Medieval Art Joseph Ackley SAT NOVEMBER 7 Looking at Medieval Architecture Heather Horton SAT NOVEMBER 14

Through January 18, 2016 Grand Illusions: Staged Photography from the Met Collection

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The following are at noon and 2 p.m. Free to individual visitors with Museum admission. No reservations necessary. For information, call 212-650-2280.

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From top left: Octahedral Diamond Ring, second half 3rd– early 4th century; Devotional Ring, 13th century; Langobard Bishop’s Ring, 7th–8th century; Merovingian Architectural Ring, mid-6th century; Renaissance Triumph of Love Cameo Ring,

16th century (cameo), 19th century (setting); Marriage Ring, 6th–7th century; Inscribed Sapphire Ring, late 14th century (setting), 10th century(?) (sapphire); Cusped Ring, 15th century; Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori, dated 1631. Griffin Collection

Coiffure in the Middle Ages Jennifer Ball SAT NOVEMBER 28 For more Cloisters programs, see page 20.

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Exhibition Tour — Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River Ann Bell and Jessica Murphy. Space is limited; first come, first served. Stickers distributed 20 minutes prior at EE. TUE SEPTEMBER 8, 10:30AM Gallery 746, the erving and joyce wolf gallery

Gain insight into the Museum and its collections through engaging programs geared to a variety of interests and ages. Also see exhibition-related events on pages 4–12. Please note that these events are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, unless otherwise noted.

Hold Still: Staged Images Marianna Siciliano WED SEPTEMBER 9, 11AM TUE OCTOBER 13, 11AM TUE OCTOBER 27, 11AM

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Art-Making Programs Talks and Tours Sunday at the Met Lectures and Panels Courses and Workshops

All programs are subject to change. For the most up-to-date listings, visit the Museum’s website BJSLH CFH EE GRR MSH VBP

DROP-IN DRAWING

Draw inspiration from artists and original works of art! Observe through drawing and respond to creative challenges in the galleries. Open to visitors of all ages. Demonstrations repeat every 30 minutes between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. See also pages 4 and 20.

Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall Carson Family Hall Exhibition Entrance The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium Medieval Sculpture Hall Vélez Blanco Patio

Faces FRI SEPTEMBER 18, GALLERY 399

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Art-Making Programs SUNDAY STUDIO

Create works of art in the galleries with family-friendly activities led by an artist. Supplies provided, ongoing instruction, 1–4 p.m. All ages welcome. See also pages 4 and 20.

For Talks and Tours, “Conversation with a Curator–Pierre-Louis Pierson’s La Frayeur (Fright), Photographs,” September 3: La Frayeur (Fright), 1861–64, by Pierre-Louis Pierson and Aquilin Schad, salted paper print with gouache. Purchase, The Camille M. Lownds Fund, Joyce F. Menschel Gift, Louis V. Bell and 2012 Benefit Funds, and C. Jay Moorhead Foundation Gift, 2015 (2015.395)

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Composite Creatures SUN SEPTEMBER 6 Gallery 354

Presented by educators, curators, conservators, and invited specialists. They start in Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio, unless noted at exhibition entrance or another location. In addition, Museum-trained volunteers lead over 20 guided tours daily of the Met’s collection. Tours are given in English and nine other languages throughout the fall. Check the website or inquire at the information desks for topics, schedule, and points of departure.

The Devil Is in the Details Michael Norris WED SEPTEMBER 2, 11AM SAT OCTOBER 3, 11AM SUN NOVEMBER 8, 11AM

Conversation with a Curator — Pierre-Louis Pierson’s La Frayeur (Fright), Photographs Beth Saunders THU SEPTEMBER 3, 11AM Gallery 852, The Howard Gilman Gallery

Exhibition Tour — The Royal Hunt: Courtly Pursuits in Indian Art Rachel Parikh FRI SEPTEMBER 4, 10:30AM TUE NOVEMBER 10, 10:30AM GALLERY 251

In the Details: Craftsmanship and Islamic Art Richard Turnbull FRI SEPTEMBER 4, 6:30PM FRI SEPTEMBER 25, 11AM SAT OCTOBER 31, 11AM

Conversation with an Educator — Alice Neel’s Portrait of Dick Bagley, Modern and Contemporary Art Jacqueline Terrassa FRI SEPTEMBER 11, 6:30–7PM Gallery 913, the helen and milton a. kimmelman gallery Conversation with an Educator — El Anatsui’s Between Earth and Heaven, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Marianna Siciliano FRI SEPTEMBER 11, 7–7:30PM Gallery 350, Samuel H. and Linda M. Lindenbaum Gallery Conversation with an Educator — Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s Ugolino and His Sons, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Alice Schwarz FRI SEPTEMBER 11, 7:30–8PM Gallery 548, CARROLL AND MILTON PETRIE EUROPEAN SCULPTURE COURT Veins and Sinews in Greek Art Jean Sorabella SAT SEPTEMBER 12, 11AM SUN OCTOBER 11, 11AM WED NOVEMBER 18, 11AM

Modern Art: The Absence of Detail? Julie Reiss TUE SEPTEMBER 1, 11AM SAT OCTOBER 10, 11AM SUN NOVEMBER 22, 11AM

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Sign language interpretation

American Sign Language

For visitors with vision loss

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The Portraits of Francisco de Goya Inés Powell SUN SEPTEMBER 13, 11AM FRI OCTOBER 2, 6:30PM SAT NOVEMBER 14, 4PM

American Views Alice Schwarz TUE SEPTEMBER 15, 11AM FRI OCTOBER 30, 11AM WED NOVEMBER 25, 11AM

Details: Modern and Contemporary Prints Jennifer Farrell Advance registration required by online reservation only at metmuseum.org/events/programs/ talks/gallery-talks WED SEPTEMBER 16, 11AM FRI OCTOBER 16, 11AM TUE NOVEMBER 17, 11AM Conversation with a Curator and Conservator — Scenes from the Life of St. Martin Alison Nogueira and Giulia Chiostrini THU SEPTEMBER 17, 11AM Gallery 960, Robert Lehman wing

Exhibition Tour — Discovering Japanese Art: American Collectors and the Met Monika Bincsik FRI SEPTEMBER 18, 11AM GALLERY 223, THE SACKLER WING GALLERIES

MetFridays — Celebrate Latin America: ¡Noche en el Met! Music and dance performances, gallery chats, and more. FRI SEPTEMBER 18, 6–8:30PM Exhibition Tour — Hungarian Treasure: Silver from the Nicolas M. Salgo Collection Melissa Chumsky SAT SEPTEMBER 19, 10:30AM Wolfram Koeppe, Marina Kellen French Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts FRI OCTOBER 2, 10:30AM GALLERY 521, WRIGHTSMAN EXHIBITION GALLERY All tours

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Conversation with an Educator — Juan de Pareja by Velázquez, European Paintings Brittany Prieto THU SEPTEMBER 10, 11AM Gallery 610

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Top: For Talks and Tours, “Exhibition Tour — The Royal Hunt: Courtly Pursuits in Indian Art,” September 4 and November 10: Rawat Gokul Das II Hunting Tigers (detail), ca. 1800, attributed to Bagta, opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper. Lent by the Navin Kumar Collection, New York

Fall Programs

Details in the Abstract Randolph Williams SAT SEPTEMBER 19, 4PM FRI OCTOBER 9, 6:30PM WED NOVEMBER 11, 11AM

Mesopotamian Design: Form Following Function Erica Ehrenberg SUN SEPTEMBER 20, 11AM WED SEPTEMBER 30, 11AM WED OCTOBER 7, 11AM

Painted Nuance: Portraits of Men Jacqueline Terrassa WED SEPTEMBER 23, 11AM WED OCTOBER 28, 11AM Fri November 6, 6:30 pm

Interdisciplinary Gallery Conversation — Art, Observation, and Medical Diagnosis Anna Willieme and Deepthiman Gowda, MD, MPH THU SEPTEMBER 24, 11AM

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Conversation with a Curator — Bull’s Head from Column Capital, Ancient Near Eastern Art Michael Seymour THU OCTOBER 1, 11AM Gallery 405

Conversation with an Educator — Bumpei Usui’s The Furniture Factory, Modern and Contemporary Art Jennifer Mock THU OCTOBER 8, 11AM Gallery 903

Exhibition Tour — Korea: 100 Years of Collecting at the Met Soyoung Lee FRI OCTOBER 9, 10:30AM FRI NOVEMBER 13, 10:30AM GALLERY 233, ARTS OF KOREA GALLERY

Conversation with a Conservator, Imaging Specialist, and a Fellow — Carved Wooden Egyptian Panel from the Tenth Century, Islamic Art Mechthild Baumeister, Christopher Heins, and Matthew Saba THU OCTOBER 15, 11AM Gallery 458, The Hagop Kevorkian Fund Special Exhibitions Gallery

Artists on Artworks — Rashid Johnson FRI OCTOBER 23, 6:30PM

Figuratively Speaking, It’s the Little Things Lauren Ebin SAT SEPTEMBER 26, 11AM TUE OCTOBER 20, 11AM TUE NOVEMBER 3, 11AM

Court Culture in Islamic Miniature Painting Rachel Parikh SUN SEPTEMBER 27, 11AM SUN OCTOBER 25, 11AM SAT NOVEMBER 7, 11AM

Exhibition Tour — Reconstructions: Recent Photographs and Video from the Met Collection Marian Cohen TUE SEPTEMBER 29, 10:30AM SAT OCTOBER 17, 10:30AM SUN NOVEMBER 15, 10:30AM GALLERY 851, Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography

Conversation with an Educator — Antonello da Messina’s Portrait of a Young Man, European Paintings Elizabeth Perkins THU OCTOBER 29, 11AM Gallery 606

Conversation with a Fellow — Shirt and Mail and Plate, Arms and Armor Rachel Parikh FRI OCTOBER 30, 6:30–7PM Gallery 379 Conversation with an Educator — The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahishasura Mardini), Asian Art David Bowles FRI OCTOBER 30, 7–7:30PM GALLERY 238, Florence and Herbert Irving galleries for south and southeast asian art Conversation with an Educator — Winslow Homer’s The Gulf Stream, The American Wing Alice Schwarz FRI OCTOBER 30, 7:30–8PM GALLERY 767, Margaret and Raymond J. Horowitz Galleries

Biblical Femmes Fatales Emmanuel von Schack FRI NOVEMBER 6, 7PM Without voice interpretation

Conversation with an Educator — Théodore Gericault’s Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct, European Paintings Alice Schwarz FRI NOVEMBER 13, 6:30–7PM Gallery 802, The André Meyer Galleries Conversation with an Artist — Prayer Rug with Niche Design, Islamic Art Peter Hristoff FRI NOVEMBER 13, 7–7:30PM Gallery 459, Koç Family Galleries Conversation with an Educator — Relief Panel from the Palace Rooms at Nimrud, Ancient Near Eastern Art Lauren Ebin FRI NOVEMBER 13, 7:30–8PM GALLERY 401, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery for Assyrian Art Conversation with a Conservator — Tournachon and Duchenne de Boulogne’s Electro-Physiologie, Figure 64, Photographs Katherine Sanderson THU NOVEMBER 19, 11AM Gallery 691, The Charles Z. Offin Gallery

Artists on Artworks — Arnold Chang FRI NOVEMBER 20, 6:30PM

THE OBSERVANT EYE

One hour, one object, endless possibilities. Join fellow undergraduates, graduate students, and young art enthusiasts to examine and discuss a work of art in the Met’s collection. For more information, visit metmuseum.org/observanteye.

Opposite page: For Lectures and Panels, “TED×Met: The In-Between,” September 26: Bill T. Jones at TED×Met 2014 © Stephanie Berger This page: For Talks and Tours, “Conversation with an Educator — Antonello da Messina’s Portrait of a Young Man, European Paintings,” October 29: Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1470, by Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d’Antonio), oil on wood. Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 (14.40.645)

Fall 2015

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Sunday at the met Provocative afternoon panels, presentations, and demonstrations highlight exhibitions and the collection. Free with Museum admission. All take place in GRR. See Kongo: Power and Majesty, page 4, and Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, page 5.

LECTURES AND PANELS Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, on how the artist chronicled the American Western wilderness. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title on view through September 20. Tickets start at $30. WED SEPTEMBER 9, 2:30PM, GRR Friday Focus — Ritualized Bravery: The Royal Hunt in Indian Painting and Photography Deborah Hutton, Associate Professor of Art History, The College of New Jersey. Free with Museum admission. FRI SEPTEMBER 18, 4PM, BJSLH

Friday Focus — The Toledo Domitian and the Portraits of the Roman Emperors Paul Zanker, Dietrich von Bothmer Distinguished Research Scholar, Department of Greek and Roman Art, and Professor Emeritus, University of Munich, and Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa. Free with Museum admission. FRI SEPTEMBER 25, 4PM, BJSLH

Soyoung Lee and Jason Sun, Brooke Russell Astor Curator, Department of Asian Art, on Korean art in New York and the passion for jade. THU OCTOBER 8, 11AM, GRR Denise Leidy, Brooke Russell Astor Curator, Department of Asian Art, and Kurt Behrendt on Buddhist art and Hindu art of South and Southeast Asia. THU NOVEMBER 19, 11AM, GRR John Carpenter, Mary Griggs Burke Curator, Department of Asian Art, and Joseph Scheier-Dolberg on Japanese art and Chinese painting. THU DECEMBER 3, 11AM, GRR

Beyond Face Value: The Portrait from Napoleon to Jackie Kathryn Calley Galitz explores major themes in portraiture since the 18th century. Tickets start at $30; series of five talks, $125. Before Selfies: Self-Portraits tue OCTOBER 13, 11AM, GRR Celebrity Portraits tue OCTOBER 20, 11AM, GRR

TED×Met: The In-Between From The Met Breuer, Met Director and CEO Thomas P. Campbell hosts singular stories from artists, writers, scientists, performers, and Met curators. Or watch the live HD transmission with signature live performances in The Grace Rainey Rogers at the Museum’s main building. Breuer main stage tickets start at $100; tickets for Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium start at $40. sat SEPTEMBER 26, 9:30AM–6PM, MET BREUER AND GRR

Portrait or Fantasy tue OCTOBER 27, 11AM, GRR

Half the World and All of Time: Asian Art at the Met The Met’s Asian art curators on the history of Asian art on a variety of topics in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Department of Asian Art. Tickets start at $30; series of four talks, $75.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Art historian Marlene Barasch Strauss examines the life of one of the world’s great art collectors, Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840–1924). Tickets start at $45. WED OCTOBER 14, 2:30PM

Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Chairman, Department of Asian Art, and John Guy, Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asia, on the history of Asian art in New York and the arts of Nepal and Tibet. THU OCTOBER 1, 11AM, GRR

Family Matters tue NOVEMBER 10, 11AM, GRR Swagger: Portraits of Power Tue NOVEMBER 17, 11AM, GRR

William Kentridge in Conversation with Andrew Hoyem Artist Kentridge and master printer Hoyem on their limitededition letterpress volume Lulu being created for Arion Press of San Francisco. Tickets start at $30. TUE OCTOBER 13, 6:30PM, GRR

Great Cities and Islam Tickets start at $30, series of three talks, $75.

Women street artists, photographers, writers, and videographers and how they are documenting the reality of female lives in the Middle East in the wake of the 2011 uprisings in Cairo. WED OCTOBER 14, 6:30PM, GRR Author Suketu Mehta and novelist and critic Lorraine Adams on the human experience in the city of Mumbai. TUE OCTOBER 20, 6:30PM, GRR Turkish contemporary writer Orhan Pamuk in conversation with journalist Lorraine Adams on modern Turkish society. THU NOVEMBER 19, 6:30PM, GRR

Cuba: A History through Art Three talks by Jerrilyn Dodds. Tickets start at $30, series of three talks, $75. From Precolumbian Cuba to the Creation of Colonial Havana. WED OCTOBER 21, 6:30PM, GRR Afro-Cuban traditions in art and society, independence and the Vanguardia, and Cuban Modernism. WED NOVEMBER 4, 6:30PM, GRR Art from the Triumph of the Revolution to Cuban Arts Today. WED NOVEMBER 18, 6:30PM, GRR

Theme and Variation in Two Paintings by Andrea del Sarto In conjunction with the exhibition Andrea del Sarto’s Borgherini Holy Family, on view October 14, 2015– January 10, 2016, Met curator Andrea Bayer, Jayne Wrightsman Curator, Department of European Paintings, and conservator Michael Gallagher, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge, Department of Paintings Conservation, examine the historic events and meaning behind the 1530 painting. Tickets start at $30; series of two talks, $50. THU OCTOBER 22, 11AM, GRR THU OCTOBER 29, 11AM, GRR How Homer Matters Broadcaster and author Adam Nicolson on why Homer’s stories of wandering, war, loss, death, and love are meaningful today. Tickets start at $30. Tue OCTOBER 27, 6:30PM, GRR

Fall Programs

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Salomé Chamber Orchestra A program of Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, arranged for string orchestra and viola solo; Paganini Grand Sonata; and recently discovered Kraus Viola Concerto. Tickets start at $45. Bring the Kids for $1. FRI OCTOBER 23, 7PM, GRR

Il Pomo d’Oro with Max Emanuel Cencic, Countertenor The group’s New York premiere and an exuberant program of Neapolitan baroque music, accompanied by Croatian countertenor Max Emmanuel Cencic. Tickets start at $65. Bring the Kids for $1. FRI NOVEMBER 20, 7PM, GRR

Wave Movements U.S. premiere of chamber music composed and performed in collaboration with the New York Philharmonic to the film by photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. Tickets start at $50. Bring the Kids for $1. FRI NOVEMBER 6 AND SAT NOVEMBER 7, 7PM, GRR

The Sartorialist Blogger/photographer Scott Schuman on his publications and wide-ranging collection that celebrate the world’s cultures of pattern and color. Tickets start at $30. THU OCTOBER 29, 6:30PM, GRR

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS Short Course Color in Art: Intent, Perception, and Change Join scientists and conservators for in-depth discussions about the use, study, and transformation of color in works of art. $150, Museum admission included. Register at metmuseum.org/ courses-and-workshops. THU OCTOBER 8, 15, 22, 2–4PM

Studio Workshops See also Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, page 5.

Digital Sculpting Sculpt in digital 3D space with artist Jeff Hesser. $95; materials and Museum admission included. Register at metmuseum.org/ artmaking. SAT NOVEMBER 14, 10:30AM–4:30PM

CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES AUDITORIUM PERFORMANCES “Bring the Kids for $1” indicates $1 tickets are available for children (ages 7–16) accompanied by an adult with a full-price ticket.

TED×Met: The In-Between See “Lectures and Panels” for a description of this day-long September 26 event.

Arvo Pärt at Eighty In conjunction with the exhibition Liturgical Textiles of the PostByzantine World, on view through November 1, and in celebration of the composer’s 80th birthday, this concert of his chamber music culminates in a performance by two New York City Ballet principals performing Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy, set to Pärt’s Fratres. Tickets start at $75. Bring the Kids for $1. FRI SEPTEMBER 11, 7PM, the temple of dendur in the sackler wing Memoria Antigua: Flamenco Vivid and seductive music and dance from Andalusia and the far-reaching corners of Spain. Tickets start at $65. Bring the Kids for $1. WED SEPTEMBER 30, 7PM, GRR Kassé Mady Diabaté, featuring Ballaké Sissoko Malian “roots” vocalist Kassé Mady Diabaté, backed by his supergroup of Malian traditional acoustic musicians: Ballaké Sissoko on kora, Lansiné Kouyaté on balafon, and Badjé Tounkara on ngoni. Tickets start at $35. Bring the Kids for $1. THU OCTOBER 1, 7PM, GRR Brahms by Heart The Met’s Quartet in Residence, Chiara String Quartet, performs all three string quartets from memory. Tickets start at $50, series of four concerts, $170. Bring the Kids for $1. FRI OCTOBER 2, 7PM, grr John Singer Sargent and Decoda See page 7 for a description of this October 3 concert that coincides with the exhibition Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends. New York Baroque Incorporated with Monica Huggett A rare program of cantatas by J. C. Bach, Telemann, and J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Tickets start at $30. Bring the Kids for $1. FRI OCTOBER 9, 7PM, GRR

Julia Bullock: Naumburg Foundation Recital Soprano Bullock’s dazzling repertoire ranges from Susanna in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro to Josephine Baker. Tickets start at $25. Bring the Kids for $1. TUE NOVEMBER 10, 7PM, GRR Holding it Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project A multimedia work from the words of minority veterans of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; performed by the Met’s Artist in Residence, Vijay Iyer. Tickets start at $40. Bring the Kids for $1. THU NOVEMBER 12, 7PM, GRR Piano Quintets: Brahms and Friedman Chiara Quartet and celebrated pianist Simone Dinnerstein perform the New York premiere of Jefferson Friedman’s Piano Quintet and Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor. Tickets start at $50; series of four concerts, $170. Bring the Kids for $1. FRI NOVEMBER 13, 7PM, GRR Tan Dun’s Water Passion Performed in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Met’s Asian Art Department, originally written as a response to Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, with the sound of water emanating from 17 illuminated, transparent bowls. Tickets start at $75. Bring the Kids for $1. SAT NOVEMBER 14, 2pm and 7PM, the temple of dendur in the sackler wing

Top: For Talks and Tours, “Exhibition Tour — Discovering Japanese Art: American Collectors and the Met”, September 18: Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), ca. 1830–32, by Katsushika Hokusai, polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP1847)

GALLERY CONCERTS

See individual descriptions for locations.

Gallery Concerts — Musical Instruments Galleries Performance followed by tour of the Musical Instruments Galleries. Free with Museum admission. Locations vary; check at the information desk on concert dates. WED SEPTEMBER 2, 2:30PM WED OCTOBER 7, 2:30PM WED NOVEMBER 4, 2:30PM Sonic Blossom An interactive work by artist Lee Mingwei performed in the Modern/ Contemporary and Asia galleries, performed in celebration of the Museum’s 100th anniversary of the Department of Asian Art and presented in collaboration with Asia Contemporary Art Week (ACAW). Free with Museum admission. FRI OCTOBER 30 THRU SAT OCTOBER 31, AND FRI NOVEMBER 6 THRU SUN NOVEMBER 8, gallery 915, THE BLANCHE AND A.L. LEVINE COURT, SUN NOVEMBER 1 THRU THU NOVEMBER 5, gallery 206, ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY The Grand Tour: Asia Journey from gallery to gallery for performance art, dance, and music from India to China. Presented in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Department of Asian Art. Free with Museum admission. FRI NOVEMBER 20 AND 27, 6 AND 7:30PM, galleries 234– 243, FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING galleries for south and southeast asian art

PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS WITH DISABILITIES

The Museum offers a range of programs, including touch and descriptive tours for people with visual impairments; programs for people with dementia and their care partners; Discoveries for people with developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum; and tours in ASL for Deaf visitors. The programs that follow are free, but reservations are required. Call 212-650-2010, e-mail access@metmuseum.org, or visit metmuseum.org/events/ visitorsdisabilities for information.

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PICTURE THIS!

For visitors who are blind or partially sighted. Detailed descriptions and tactile experiences make works of art accessible. THU September 10, 2–3:30PM THU October 8, 2–3:30PM THU November 12, 2–3:30PM

MET ESCAPES

For people with dementia and their care partners. Participate in discussions, handling sessions, art making, and multisensory activities. WED September 2, 2–3:30PM wed september 16, 2–3:30pm SUN September 27, 11AM–12:30PM WED October 14, 2–3:30PM WED October 28, 2–3:30PM MON November 9, 2–3:30PM WED November 18, 2–3:30PM

Met Signs in the Studio Art in Action Tour and art-making workshop. SAT, OCTOBER 17, 2–4PM

Without voice interpretation

FAMILY AND TEEN PROGRAMS

These drop-in programs are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For further information or to confirm details for family programs, call 212-570-3961 or go to metmuseum .org/events/programs/familyprograms. All programs meet in Carson Family Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education, unless otherwise noted.

For Families with Children Storytime in Nolen Library (Ages 18 months–6 years) Weekdays and Sundays, 30 minutes (see the website for schedule exceptions). Gather around to look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture books; then continue your adventure with a gallery hunt. Museum admission is not required for the library portion of this program. Space is limited; first come, first served. Nolen Library, Uris Center for Education Start with Art and Music (Ages 3–6) Monthly, Thursday afternoons, 1 hour. Look, move, and sing while exploring art and music together in the galleries. Start with Art at the Met (Ages 3–6) Weekly, Thursday afternoons and Saturdays, 1 hour. Share ideas and enjoy stories, sketching, and other gallery activities that bring works of art to life.

Art Trek (Ages 7–11) Weekly, Saturdays, 1 hour. Travel through time and around the world on a Museum adventure. School Break Programs (Ages 3–11) Day off from school? Drop in and create works of art at the Museum! MON SEPTEMBER 7 AND OCTOBER 12, 1–4PM

For Teens Ages 11–18

Explore, create, and connect with art across cultures and time periods. Join Museum educators, artists, and other teens in free classes devoted to understanding art through gallery conversations, sketching, and studio workshops. For event dates, class descriptions, and to register, go to metmuseum.org/events/programs/ teen-programs.

For Visitors of All Ages See pages 4 and 14 for topics and locations for Sunday Studio, Drop-in Drawing, and other multigenerational programs.

Diwali: A Festival for All Ages Join us for Diwali, the Indian “festival of lights”! Celebrate with friends and family through dance, music, and art making. SAT NOVEMBER 14, 1–5PM

Celebrating the Arts of Japan: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection Continued from page 8

GALLERY TOURS

Exhibition Tour John Carpenter, Mary Griggs Burke Curator, Department of Asian Art WED OCTOBER 21, 11AM SAT NOVEMBER 14, 11AM GALLERY 223

Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the Print Revolution, 1520–1620 Continued from page 8

GALLERY TOURS

Exhibition Tour Femke Speelberg WED NOVEMBER 4, 11AM FRI NOVEMBER 20, 11AM GALLERY 964, robert lehman wing

METFRIDAYS CONVERSATION

Todd Oldham and Femke Speelberg Limited space; first come, first served. FRI NOVEMBER 6, 6PM GALLERY 964, ROBERT LEHMAN WING

Fall Programs

Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas Continued from page 11

ART-MAKING PROGRAMS

Sunday Studio — Re-imagined Buildings SUN NOVEMBER 1, 1–4PM Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court Drop-in Drawing — Geometries FRI NOVEMBER 20, 6:30–8:30PM Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court

LECTURES AND PANELS

Friday Focus — Modeling the World: Precolumbian Architectural Models as Metaphors of Place, Landscape, and Belonging Luis Jaime Castillo Butters Free with Museum admission. FRI NOVEMBER 6, 4PM, BJSLH

Andrea del Sarto’s Borgherini Holy Family Continued from page 11

LECTURE

Theme and Variation in Two Paintings by Andrea del Sarto Andrea Bayer, Jayne Wrightsman Curator, Department of European Paintings, and Michael Gallagher, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge, Department of Paintings Conservation, examine del Sarto’s

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The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist in light of the historic events of 1530. Tickets start at $30; series of two talks, $50. THU OCTOBER 22, 11aM THU OCTOBER 29, 11aM THE GRACE RAINEY ROGERS AUDITORIUM

The Cloisters Cloisters programs start on page 13 and continue below

CONCERTS AT THE CLOISTERS amarcord: Lassus Requiem SUN NOVEMBER 15, 1 AND 3PM The Binchois Consort: Henry V and Lancaster SAT NOVEMBER 21, 1 AND 3PM

GALLERY WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES

Hour-long workshops for children ages 4–12 and their families. Free with Museum admission. Meet at 1 p.m. in the Main Hall.

Back to School in the Middle Ages Elizabeth Ann Murphy SAT SEPTEMBER 5 Wild Beasts of the Medieval World Christina DeLeón SUN SEPTEMBER 6 Looking at Shapes Emma Wegner SAT SEPTEMBER 19

Robes and Regalia Nora Gorman SAT OCTOBER 3 Kings, Queens, Lords, and Ladies Gwen Mayhew SUN OCTOBER 4 Warm and Woolly! Elizabeth Ann Murphy SAT OCTOBER 17 Stories in Medieval Art Sigrid Goldiner SUN NOVEMBER 1

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Met Staff in the Spotlight Looking ahead to a dynamic period of new initiatives, the Met recently welcomed two new staff members into key leadership roles.

Shields and Symbols Gwen Mayhew SAT NOVEMBER 7

BILINGUAL FAMILY GALLERY WORKSHOPS

Hour-long workshops in English and Spanish for children ages 4–12 and their families. Free with Museum admission. Meet at 1 p.m. in the Main Hall.

Medieval Stories Begonia Santa-Cecilia SAT SEPTEMBER 26 Magic and Miracles in the Middle Ages Begonia Santa-Cecilia SAT OCTOBER 31 Mythical Medieval Beasts Begonia Santa-Cecilia SAT NOVEMBER 28

Daniel H. Weiss, the Museum’s new President, is an innovative executive and accomplished art historian who prior to joining the Met was president of Haverford College and before that, at Johns Hopkins University, was the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. He succeeds Emily K. Rafferty, who retired last spring after nearly 40 years at the institution, 10 as President. Dan brings a rare combination of academic accomplishment in art history and vast management experience in a variety of complex institutions, making him an ideal partner to Director and CEO Thomas P. Campbell as the Met works to achieve its ambitious goals over the next decade, including implementing a new strategic plan and opening The Met Breuer next spring. In his new role, Dan serves as chief operating officer and has direct leadership responsibility for all day-to-day operations of the institution, overseeing 1,500 employees in all areas of museum administration.

Children’s Classes

For Children Ages 2 to 12 Spark imagination, creativity, and lifelong connections with art at the Met! Taught by experienced museum educators and teaching artists, Children’s Classes use the entire Museum as an expanded classroom, from the studios to the galleries. Weekday and weekend classes meet once a week for eight weeks every fall and spring. Fall 2015 classes begin in October and registration is online only. Visit metmuseum.org/childrensclasses for descriptions, dates, times, fees, and registration information. Space is limited and classes fill quickly. Call 212-570-3961 for more information. Museum Members can register early and receive a 15% discount!

Working in close partnership with Director Thomas P. Campbell and President Daniel Weiss is the Met’s new Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Clyde B. Jones III. Clyde comes to the Museum with outstanding fundraising experience coupled with a personal commitment to culture and art. Before joining the Met, he was President of the University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Medical and Health Sciences Foundation, which was created in 2003 to raise philanthropic funds for the university’s Schools of the Health Sciences and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). In his new position, Clyde leads the Met’s efforts to deepen and broaden the Museum’s engagement with current and prospective donors locally, nationally, and internationally.

Season Highlights

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Plan Your Visit The Met Family Circle A special membership group for families, The Met Family Circle offers parents and children an invaluable opportunity to learn about the history of art through the Met’s unparalleled collection. Specially designed private dinners, personal family tours, and weekday and weekend workshops create educational and memorable experiences for all! Parents receive special privileges as well, including invitations to exhibition previews and access to the Patrons Lounge, Members Dining Room, and The Balcony Lounge. Annual membership dues are $4,000. For more information, contact Kristin MacDonald, Deputy Chief Development Officer for Events, at 212-650-2372 or email family.circle@metmuseum.org.

Dining at the Met

Hours

The Members Dining Room over looking Central Park is open to all Members. Call 212-570-3975 to make a reservation, or book a table online at metmuseum.org/mdr.

Open 7 days a week. Sun – Thu 10AM – 5:30PM Fri, Sat 10AM– 9PM

The Balcony Lounge For Friend, Sustaining, and Supporting Members. A comfortable place to relax, read, and enjoy a fall farm-to-table menu and refreshments during your visit. Open during Museum hours. No reservations necessary.

Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May. Recorded information, 212-535-7710.

Petrie Court Café LUNCH: DAILY 11:30AM–4:30PM Dinner (November and December Only): 4:30–8:30PM For reservations or parties of five or more, call 212-570-3964. American Wing Café SUN–THU 10AM–4:30PM FRI–SAT 10AM–8:30PM The Cafeteria SUN–THU 11AM–4:30PM FRI–SAT 11AM–7PM

Members Admission

Members visit free and fast — visit the Membership Desks or kiosks to pick up your admissions tickets without waiting in line. Non-Member Admission

Recommended: adults, $25; seniors (65 and older), $17; students, $12. Accessibility

80th St. and Fifth Ave. Validate parking tickets at the Uris Center Membership Desk for a reduced fee. Visitors with vehicles over 6' 6" should call 212-650-9165.

Street-level entrances are at Fifth Ave. and 81st St. and the Museum parking garage. Taxicabs and other vehicles may drop off passengers with disabilities on the south plaza on Fifth Ave.

Wheelchairs are available at coat-check areas. Pick up an access brochure and map at the information desks.

Met Museum Presents

Induction loops may be found at select information and admission desks. Please use T-switch.

FM assistive listening devices are available for tours and programs.

Sign language interpreters may be requested.

For more information for visitors with disabilities, e-mail access@metmuseum.org or call 212-650-2010.

Great Hall Balcony Bar FRI–SAT 4–8:30PM *last call at 8:00PM

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To order tickets, visit metmuseum.org/tickets, call 212-570-3949, or stop by the box office in the Great Hall. All prices are subject to change.

Group Visits

Call 212-570-3711 or visit metmuseum.org for information.

Community Programs

Tours are offered by request for community groups within New York City. For more information, call 212-396-5170.

Libraries

For information about the Museum’s libraries and research centers, visit metmuseum.org and click on the “Research” tab.

Guided Tours More than 20 guided tours of the Met’s collection are offered daily by Museum-trained volunteers. Tours are given in English and nine other languages throughout the fall, winter, and spring. Check the website or inquire at the information desks for topics, schedule, and points of departure.

The Harvesters, 1565, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, oil on wood. Rogers Fund, 1919 (19.164)

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