What's On: Members, Spring 2017

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This Season at The Met Spring in New York brings a new season of soul-stirring exhibitions and unique ways to get closer to The Met’s 5,000 years of art.

Our exciting Members-only experiences— previews, receptions, and more—can be found on page M6, and our comprehensive schedule of talks, performances, and other programs starts on page M8. For an exclusive essay on the great American photographer Irving Penn, the subject of a major spring show, see page M2.

Whatever your favorite Met experience—an inspiring talk, quiet time in a gallery, or an encounter with the unexpected—I hope you’ll visit soon.

T ­ homas P. Campbell Director & CEO

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Over 5,000 years of art from every corner of the world

Modern and contemporary art through the lens of history

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Wonders of medieval Europe through its art, architecture, and gardens

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5 Things to Do at The Met This Spring

Tan Dun: Terracotta Symphony (World Premiere) and Hero Concerto FRI MAR 31, 7 PM AND SAT APR 1, 2 PM ($) The Met Fifth Avenue Tan Dun conducts his new work celebrating this season’s exhibition featuring China’s terracotta warrior sculptures.

Presented in conjunction with Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220). For exhibition credits, see page 5.

Coloring The Temple of Dendur

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EVERY FRI, SAT, SUN, MAR 31–APR 30 4–9 PM The Met Fifth Avenue

FRI APR 14, 6–9 PM The Met Breuer

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this ancient Egyptian New York icon.

On the occasion of the exhibition Marsden Hartley’s Maine, artists and poets respond to Hartley’s work on the theme of “place.”

For exhibition credits, see page 10.

Cover: Kneeling Archer (detail), Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.).

Earthenware.

Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, Lintong

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Luther’s Lieder: Calmus SUN MAY 7, 1 PM AND 3 PM ($) The Met Cloisters The German vocal quintet performs works ranging from Gregorian chant to contemporary compositions.

Symposium— The Age of Empires: Comparisons and Interactions between East and West in Antiquity APR 7 AND 9 The Met Fifth Avenue Over two days, learn from leading international experts about the latest research and discoveries. Attend the keynote address on Thursday, April 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Part 1: The First Emperor of China and the Wider World: Asia and the Greco-Roman World FRI APR 7, 10:30 AM–5 PM Part 2: Art, Archaeology, and the Han Empire SUN APR 9, 10:30 AM–5 PM

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Seurat’s Circus Sideshow

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Feb 17–May 29, 2017 Galleries 964–965, Robert Lehman Wing Seurat’s evocative nighttime scene of circus performers, painted in 1887–88, takes center stage in a thematic exhibition that offers a unique context for appreciating its heritage and allure.

Anchored by a core group of related works by Seurat, the presentation features paintings, drawings, and prints that trace the fascination the sideshow subject held for artists ranging from Daumier in the mid-19th century to the young Picasso at the fin de siècle.

Made possible by the Janice H. Levin Fund, the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund, and an Anonymous Foundation. Education programs made possible by The Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust.

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The Met Fifth Avenue Opposite page: Circus Sideshow (Parade de Cirque) (detail), 1887–88,

by Georges Seurat, oil on canvas. Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 (61.101.17) This page: Kneeling Archer (detail), Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.), earthenware. Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, Lintong

Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220) Apr 3–Jul 16, 2017 Gallery 899, The Tisch Galleries Discover the unprecedented role that art played in creating a new and lasting Chinese cultural identity in this landmark show that draws on new archaeological discoveries and research and features works that have never before been seen in the West. The more than 160 objects on view— including renowned terracotta army warriors, rare ceramics, metalwork, textiles, sculpture, calligraphy, and more—are drawn exclusively from museums and archaeological institutes in the People’s Republic of China.

#MetAgeofEmpires Members Preview Days Museum hours.

Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend TUE MAR 28–SUN APR 2 Family/Dual, Individual, Associate WED MAR 29–SUN APR 2 Related Programs For information on a symposium on April 6, 7, and 9, and exhibition tours in April and May—all free with admission—visit the website or any information desk. *Supporting includes President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron, Sponsor, Donor, Contributing, Met Family Circle, and Apollo Circle Patron Members.

Made possible by China Merchants Bank. Additional support provided by the Joseph Hotung Fund, the Ing Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar L. Tang in honor of Zhixin Jason Sun, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, and the Estate of Brooke Astor. Education programs made possible by The Freeman Foundation.

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The Met Fifth Avenue Opposite page: Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, born 1942) for Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969). Body Meets Dress–Dress Meets Body, spring/summer 1997. Courtesy of Comme des Garçons.

Photograph by © Paolo Roversi This page: Rochas Mermaid Dress (Lisa FonssagrivesPenn), Paris, 1950,

by Irving Penn, platinum-palladium print, 1980. Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation. © Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

Irving Penn: Centennial

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Apr 24–Jul 30, 2017 Gallery 199

Members Preview Days Museum hours.

Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend TUE APR 18–SUN APR 23

More than 150 photographs by the great American photographer Irving Penn (1917–2009), representing every period of the artist’s dynamic 70-year career with the camera, are on view in this most comprehensive retrospective of the artist to date. This centennial exhibition follows the 2015 promised gift from The Irving Penn Foundation to The Met of the works on view.

Made possible by the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Enterprise Holdings Endowment, and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with The Irving Penn Foundation.

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Family/Dual, Individual, Associate WED APR 19–SUN APR 23 Related Programs A ticketed evening talk— Leonard A. Lauder on the Photographs of Irving Penn—will be offered on Tuesday, April 25. Exhibition tours that are free with Museum admission are offered in April and May. For more information, visit the website or any information desk.

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Rei Kawakubo/ Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between May 4–Sep 4, 2017 Gallery 999, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall Rei Kawakubo’s fascination with the space between boundaries comes into focus in this monographic exhibition featuring examples of Kawakubo’s womenswear designs for Comme des Garçons, dating from her first Paris runway show in 1981 to her most recent collection.

Existing within and between entities—self/other, object/subject, fashion/anti-fashion—her work challenges our conventional notions of beauty, good taste, and fashionability.

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Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend, Family/Dual, Individual, Associate TUE AND WED MAY 2 AND 3 *Supporting includes President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron, Sponsor, Donor, Contributing, Met Family Circle, and Apollo Circle Patron Members.

Made possible in part by Condé Nast.

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Celebrating the Arts of Japan: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection THROUGH MAY 14, 2017 Galleries 223–231, Asian Art Made possible by the Mary Griggs Burke Fund, Gift of the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation, 2015.

The Roof Garden Commission

Splendors of Korean Art

APR 14–OCT 29, 2017 Gallery 926, The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden

THROUGH SEP 17, 2017 Gallery 233, Asian Art

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Additional support provided by Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky.

Made possible in part by The Met’s collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea and the National Museum of Korea.

Native American Masterpieces from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection THROUGH MAR 19, 2017 Gallery 359, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Made possible in part by the Estate of Brooke Astor.

American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection at Fenimore Art Museum MAY 9–OCT 8, 2017 Gallery 359, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Organized by the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York, in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Right: Ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg (detail), ca. 1625-30, by Hercules Segers, etching printed in yellow-white on dark brown prepared paper. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin

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The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers Through May 21, 2017 Galleries 691–693, Drawings and Prints Made possible by the Diane W. and James E. Burke Fund and The Schiff Foundation.

Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Education programs made possible by the Netherland-America Foundation and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Irving Penn— A True Master One of the most celebrated American artists of the 20th century, Irving Penn (1917–2009) is famous the world over for his remarkably diverse body of photographs. In a career that spanned 70 years, Penn produced insightful portraiture, astonishing still-lifes, superb nude studies, and innovative and influential work in the field of fashion.

In the foreword to the catalogue accompanying this spring’s Irving Penn: Centennial, Director Thomas P. Campbell writes, “Penn was a photographer of uncommon virtuosity and grace who lived long enough to see and participate in retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1984), and the Art Institute of Chicago (1997). The Met’s first solo show of Penn was in 1977, Irving Penn: Street Material. Photographs in Platinum Metals, 1975–1976. It was followed 25 years later by Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn’s Nudes, 1949–50, the acclaimed 2002 show featuring a group of nude figure studies donated to The Met by the artist. With the full commitment of The Irving Penn Foundation, The Met is now honored to present this touring exhibition to mark the centennial of the artist’s birth, the first Penn retrospective in decades to travel internationally.”

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Inside Look Page M1: Marlene Dietrich, New York, 1948, by Irving Penn, gelatin silver print, 2000.

Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation. © The Irving Penn Foundation Left: After-Dinner Games, New York, 1947, by Irving Penn, dye transfer print, 1985.

Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation. © Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

The Met acquired its first photographs by Penn in 1959 and subsequently built a notable collection of important photographs by the artist, primarily from two major acquisitions: a selection of the 66 nude studies from 1949–50 that were featured in Earthly Bodies, and a group of 64 portraits from the landmark 1950–51 Small Trades series of workers in Paris, London, and New York acquired by the Museum in 2014 with the support of Leonard Lauder and The Irving Penn Foundation. metmuseum.org

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The majority of the photographs featured in this spring’s exhibition are drawn from a recent promised gift to the Museum from The Irving Penn Foundation of 187 of the artist’s finest works.

Jeff L. Rosenheim, Joyce Frank Menschel Curator in Charge, Department of Photographs, and Maria Morris Hambourg, a former colleague at The Met who founded the department in 1992, selected the photographs during an intensive, year-long survey of the Foundation’s vast holdings.

The more than 200 photographs on view represent all of the genres in which Penn worked and include iconic fashion studies of Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, the artist’s wife; exquisite still-lifes; portraits of urban laborers; female nudes; tribesmen in New Guinea; and color flower studies. The artist’s

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Inside Look Opposite page: Cigarette No. 37, New York, 1972, by Irving Penn, platinum-palladium print, 1975. Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation. © The Irving Penn Foundation This page: Cuzco Children, 1948,

by Irving Penn, platinum-palladium print, 1968. Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation. © Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

beloved portraits of cultural figures such as Truman Capote, Picasso, Colette, Ingmar Bergman, and Issey Miyake are also featured.

Rounding out the exhibition are photographs by Penn that entered The Met collection prior to the promised gift.

The Penn Foundation’s current gift dramatically enlarges the Museum’s holdings of the artist’s work and is a stunning reminder of what is great about the medium of photography.

“Simply put,” writes Director Campbell, “it reveals how a true master who knew what he wanted from his art could use a camera and photographic materials to transform his world into a better, more interesting, and more beautiful place.”

Made possible by the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Enterprise Holdings Endowment, and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with The Irving Penn Foundation.

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Members Events You Won’t Want to Miss Get closer to 5,000 years of art through these Members-only experiences.

EVENING RECEPTIONS Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220) Supporting* viewing and reception THU MAR 30, 6–8 PM Sustaining viewing and reception THU APR 6, 6–8 PM Irving Penn: Centennial Supporting* viewing and reception WED APR 19, 6–8 PM Sustaining viewing and reception MON APR 24, 6–8 PM

MEMBERS PREVIEW DAYS Museum hours.

Marsden Hartley’s Maine The Met Breuer All Members TUE MAR 14 Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220) Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend TUE MAR 28–SUN APR 2 Irving Penn: Centennial Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend TUE APR 18–SUN APR 23 Family/Dual, Individual, Associate WED APR 19–SUN APR 23 Rei Kawakubo/ Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend, Family/Dual, Individual, Associate TUE MAY 2 AND WED MAY 3

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SAVE THE DATE! SUMMER PARTIES Spring Garden Party at The Met Cloisters President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron, Sponsor, Donor, Apollo Circle Patron Members. Spring is in the air!

Join us for a beautiful evening at The Met Cloisters.

MON JUN 5, 5:30–8 PM Young Members Party Our annual bash for Members ages 21–35. Tickets go on sale in late April. For more information, call 212-570-3753.

THU JUN 22, 7:30–11 PM PRIVATE DINING Planning a special celebration?

Host your next occasion in one of The Met’s inspiring private dining spaces.

Our expert staff are on hand to help you create a memorable event. See the spaces at metmuseum.org/ privatecelebrations or call 212-570-3753. *Supporting includes President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron, Sponsor, Donor, Contributing, Met Family Circle, and Apollo Circle Patron Members.

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Spotlight on The Balcony Lounge

Photo by Sam Deitch

The Balcony Lounge is a contemporary space where you can relax, read, and enjoy a light meal.

Stop in for a salad or sandwich, or enjoy shared plates with friends. A full selection of coffee and tea, along with wine, beer, and cocktails, is also available.

The Balcony Lounge is located on the second floor, adjacent to the Great Hall Balcony. Hours: Monday–Thursday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m For Supporting, Sustaining, and Friend Members.

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Ways to Participate Every day, art comes alive in the Museum’s galleries and through its lively schedule of talks, performances, and events geared to a variety of interests and ages. Discover new ideas and unexpected connections through the programs listed here. All events are free with admission and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted.

All events take place at The Met Fifth Avenue unless otherwise noted.

Gallery talks, conversations, and tours are presented by Museum curators, conservators, educators, outside scholars, and advanced students of art history.

Trained volunteers lead daily one-hour Highlights Tours of The Met collection as well as in-depth tours of specific collection areas. On weekdays, Highlights Tours are also offered in nine different languages. Check at an information desk or What’s On Today for International Guided Tour schedule, Collection Tours, and topics and schedule for March 20–31.

Ongoing Programs March–May BJSLH Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall CFH Carson Family Hall GRR The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium Space is limited; first come, first served. Stickers distributed 20 min. prior at program meeting point.

Assistive listening devices provided. For auditorium programs, ask an usher (available by request for any program).

American Sign Language For visitors who are blind or partially sighted Audio description All programs are subject to change. For the most up-to-date listings, visit the Museum’s website.

For Education program funders, visit metmuseum.org/ educationfundingsupport.

Highlights Tours With Museum-trained volunteers.

MAR 1–19, APR 1–30, AND MAY 3–26, 30–31. MON–SUN 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM (DAILY); 5:30 PM (SAT ONLY); 6:30 PM (FRI ONLY) Additional weekend tours may be available. Depart from the Great Hall Collection Tours With Museum-trained volunteers.

TOURS SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MON–SUN Depart from the Great Hall

For MetLiveArts program funders, visit metmuseum.org/ metliveartssupport.

Highlights of The Met Cloisters MON–FRI AND SUN, 3 PM The Met Cloisters

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Inside Look Gardens of The Met Cloisters DAILY (MAY–OCT), 1 PM The Met Cloisters Fellows Colloquia Met fellows present brief papers exploring questions relating to their scholarly research. Visit metmuseum. org/events/programs/ met-speaks/symposia for details.

FRIDAYS MAR 3–MAY 19, 10 AM–2 PM, BJSLH The Observant Eye Investigate a work of art with undergraduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals on the following Fridays this spring: March 10 and 24, April 7 and 21, and May 5 and 19; 6:30–7:30 p.m. Limited space. Stickers distributed 20 min. prior at CFH. For details, visit metmuseum.org/ observanteye.

Intern Insights Trained graduate student interns lead tours focusing on works of art related to their current interests on Tuesdays starting March 7. For details, visit metmuseum.org/mettours.

TUE, 11:45 AM, Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio Exhibition Tour— Marisa Merz Through Sunday, April 30, tours every Thursday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and Friday at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited to 25.

Get your ticket from any Museum staff in the Lobby.

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Exhibition Tour— Marsden Hartley’s Maine Starting Tuesday, March 28, tours every Tuesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited to 25, first come, first served. Get your ticket from any Museum staff in the Lobby.

The Met Breuer Exhibition Tour— Lygia Pape Starting Saturday, April 1, tours every Wednesday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Space is limited to 25, first come, first served. Get your ticket from any Museum staff in the Lobby.

The Met Breuer MARCH SERIES Talk—“The Three Perfections” in Japanese Art: Poetry, Painting, and Calligraphy John Carpenter, Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art, discusses Japanese art and its interaction with East Asian literary tradition. Tickets start at $30; $75 for the series.

WED MAR 8, 22, 29, 11 AM, GRR Studio Workshop— Printing in Color Create vibrantly colored original prints using techniques such as etching, drypoint, and monoprinting. $215, materials and Museum admission included. Register at metmuseum.org/artmaking.

SAT MAR 18, 25, APR 1, 1–5 PM

MARCH 1–5 Conversation with a Librarian— Albers’s Interaction of Color Jared Ash Register in advance at metmuseum.org/mettours.

WED MAR 1, 11 AM Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio Conversation with an Educator—Cot’s The Storm Kathryn Calley Galitz THU MAR 2, 11 AM, Gallery 827 Exhibition Tour— The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers Nadine Orenstein, Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Drawings and Prints FRI MAR 3, 10:30 AM Gallery 691 Lecture—Rubens’s Lot and His Daughters: Story of a Baroque Masterpiece Adam Eaker, European Paintings FRI MAR 3, 5 PM, BJSLH Conversation with an Educator— Montañés’s Saint John the Baptist Inés Powell FRI MAR 3, 6:30 PM, Gallery 611 Concert—PUBLIQuartet: Modern Voices, Then and Now MetLiveArts Quartet in Residence performs works by Nico Muhly, Nadia Sirota, and Caroline Shaw. Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

FRI MAR 3, 7 PM, GRR

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Inside Look Conversation with an Educator—Guercino’s Samson Captured by the Philistines Emmanuel von Schack SAT MAR 4, 11 AM, Gallery 601 ASL with voice interpretation

Gallery Talk— Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages Sigrid Goldiner SAT MAR 4, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Gallery Talk—House Beautiful: The Medieval Domestic Interior Jessamyn Conrad SUN MAR 5, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Sunday at The Met— Marisa Merz Learn about this Italian artist’s pioneering practice.

SUN MAR 5, 2 PM, BJSLH WEEK OF MARCH 6 Exhibition Tour— The Poetics of Place: Contemporary Photographs Marian Cohen WED MAR 8, 10:30 AM Gallery 851 Conversation with a Conservator—Helmet Mask Beth Edelstein THU MAR 9, 11 AM Gallery 352 Exhibition Tour— Splendors of Korean Art Helen Lee FRI MAR 10, 10:30 AM Gallery 233

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Lecture—Durgā, the All-Powerful in Eastern India.

Annual Lecture on the Arts of South and Southeast Asia Claudine Bautze-Picron, French National Centre for Scientific Research FRI MAR 10, 5 PM, BJSLH Conversation with an Educator— Marble Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple Christina Marinelli FRI MAR 10, 6:30 PM Gallery 169 Conversation with an Educator— Seated Male Ancestor Mary Ann Bonet FRI MAR 10, 7 PM Gallery 358 Conversation with an Educator— Hartley’s Portrait of a German Officer Marianna Siciliano FRI MAR 10, 7:30 PM, Gallery 910 Conversation with an Educator—Senwosret III as a Sphinx Marissa Schlesinger SAT MAR 11, 11 AM Gallery 111 Gallery Talk— German Wooden Sculpture Jenny Shaffer SAT MAR 11, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters

WEEK OF MARCH 13 Exhibition Tour—Native American Masterpieces from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection Judith Ostrowitz WED MAR 15, 10:30 AM Gallery 359 Conversation with an Educator— Steen’s The Lovesick Maiden Maria Rhor THU MAR 16, 11 AM Gallery 633 Film and Concert— Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait (New York Premiere) Photographer H. Lee Waters’s short films of the Depressionera South are interwoven with an original live score. Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

FRI MAR 17, 7 PM, GRR Conversation with a Fellow—Navigational Chart Sergio Jarillo de la Torre SAT MAR 18, 11 AM, Gallery 353 Gallery Talk—Misconceptions about the Middle Ages Lauren Mancia SAT MAR 18, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters WEEK OF MARCH 20 Conversation with an Educator—d’Antonio’s The Story of Joseph Jean Sorabella WED MAR 22, 11 AM, Gallery 604

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Inside Look Conversation with an Educator—Hartley’s Portrait of a German Officer Marianna Siciliano THU MAR 23, 11 AM, Gallery 910 Talk— Opening Sara Berman’s Closet Author/illustrator Maira Kalman discusses an artwork installed in the American Wing that recreates the orderly closet of her mother. Tickets start at $40.

WED MAR 22, 6:30 PM, GRR Conversation with a Librarian—Alfred Launder, the Museum’s First Bookbinder and Book Conservator Mindell Dubansky Register in advance at metmuseum.org/mettours.

FRI MAR 24, 11 AM Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio MetFridays: Making/History Enjoy activities inspired by the work of women artists Marisa Merz, Lygia Pape, and others.

FRI MAR 24, 5–9 PM The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Breuer Drop-in Drawing Creative drawing challenges in the galleries. For visitors of all ages. Artist-led demonstrations every 30 min., 6:30–8:30 p.m.

FRI MAR 24, Check the website for location.

Artists on Artworks— Torkwase Dyson FRI MAR 24, 6:30 PM, Register: metmuseum.org/ mettours

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Conversation with an Educator—Le Brun’s Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family Page Knox SAT MAR 25, 11 AM, Gallery 617 Performance—Divisor (Divider) Walk Lygia Pape’s original blank “canvas” in a procession from The Met Fifth Avenue to The Met Breuer. Free; register at metmuseum.org/divisor.

SAT MAR 25, 11 AM (SUN MAR 26, 11 AM, rain date) Gallery Talk—Detecting the Artist’s Hand in Gothic Boxwood Carving Pete Dandridge SAT MAR 25, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Concert—Miracles in Miniature: Songs of Personal Devotion, 1500–1540 Early music ensemble Boston Camerata performs sacred French songs, prayers, and chants. Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

SUN MAR 26, 1 PM The Met Cloisters WEEK OF MARCH 27 Demonstration— Ikebana Flower Arrangement Free with Museum admission TUE MAR 28, 1:30 PM Gallery 227, Arts of Japan, The Sackler Wing Galleries Conversation with a Curator—Rubens’s Lot and His Daughters Adam Eaker WED MAR 29, 11 AM, Gallery 628

Conversation with a Conservator—Delacroix’s The Abduction of Rebecca Charlotte Hale THU MAR 30, 11 AM, Gallery 801 Conversation with an Educator—Memorial Head Kristen Windmuller-Luna FRI MAR 31, 11 AM, Gallery 352 Interdisciplinary Conversation— The Art of Illusion Page Knox and Ryan Oakes FRI MAR 31, 6:30 PM Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio Concert—Tan Dun: Terracotta Symphony (World Premiere and Hero Concerto Tan Dun conducts his new work that celebrates the exhibition of China’s terracotta warrior sculptures. Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

FRI MAR 31, 7 PM; SAT APR 1, 2 PM, GRR Conversation with a Research Scholar— 10 Marble Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief Madeleine Glennon SAT APR 1, 11 AM, Gallery 153 Gallery Talk— A Close Look at the Merode Triptych Elizabeth Parker SAT APR 2, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Gallery Talk— Roses for Mary: Boxwood Rosary Beads and Medieval Devotion Xavier Seubert SAT APR 2, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters M11

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Inside Look APRIL SERIES Coloring The Temple of Dendur Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this ancient Egyptian New York icon.

EVERY FRI, SAT, SUN, MAR 31–APR 30 4–9 PM Gallery 131, The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing Talk—American Muses Carrie Rebora Barratt, Curator Emerita, discusses the role of females as muses by looking at three American women.

Tickets start at $30; $75 for the series.

TUE APR 4, 18, 25, 11 AM, GRR Symposium— Age of Empires: Comparisons and Interactions between East and West in Antiquity Registration required; metmuseum.org/metspeaks.

Keynote Presentations

Part 2: Art, Archaeology, and the Han Empire SUN APR 9, 10:30 AM–5 PM GRR WEEK OF APRIL 3 Exhibition Tour— The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers Nadine Orenstein, Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Drawings and Prints WED APR 5, 10:30 AM Gallery 691 Conversation with an Educator— Marble Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple Christina Marinelli THU APR 6, 11 AM, Gallery 169 Exhibition Tour— Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties FRI APR 7, 10:30 AM Gallery 899, The Tisch Galleries

Iran, Eurasia, and the Achievements of the First Emperor Jessica Rawson, University of Oxford Situating an Emperor: Tombs and Authority in Ancient China and Rome Matthew McCarty, University of British Columbia THU APR 6, 6–8 PM, GRR Free; use entrance at Fifth Avenue and 83rd Street.

Lecture— Recent Archaeological Finds of the Qin and Han Periods FRI APR 7, 6 PM, BJSLH

Part 1: The First Emperor of China and the Wider World: Asia and the Greco-Roman World FRI APR 7, 10:30 AM–5 PM GRR

Exhibition Tour— The Poetics of Place: Contemporary Photographs Marian Cohen SAT APR 8, 10:30 AM Gallery 851

What’s On Spring 2017

Exhibition Tour— Celebrating the Arts of Japan John Carpenter, Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art FRI APR 7, 6:30 PM Gallery 223, Arts of Japan, The Sackler Wing Galleries

Gallery Talk—“Think with your heart”: Late Medieval Affective Devotion Mary Halbach SAT APR 8, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Concert—Jerusalem, Jerusalem: Lionheart The all-male a cappella sextet performs medieval chant and Renaissance polyphony.

Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

SUN APR 9, 1 AND 3 PM The Met Cloisters WEEK OF APRIL 10 Conversation with an Educator—Memorial Head Kristen Windmuller-Luna WED APR 12, 11 AM, Gallery 352 Conversation with a Curator—The Temple of Dendur Isabel Stünkel THU APR 13, 11 AM Gallery 131, The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing Conversation with a Fellow—Navigational Chart Sergio Jarillo de la Torre FRI APR 14, 11 AM Gallery 353 Lecture— Lobster Fishermen, Lumberjacks, and Athletes: Inhabiting Marsden Hartley’s Maine Randall Griffey, Modern and Contemporary Art; Richard Meyer, Stanford University; and artist David Bates.

Registration required; metmuseum.org/metspeaks.

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Inside Look MetFridays: About Place Hear artists and poets respond to the work of Marsden Hartley in gallery talks and create your own sketches on the theme of “place.”

FRI APR 14, 6–9 PM The Met Breuer

Conversation with a Librarian—Albers’s Interaction of Color Jared Ash Register in advance at metmuseum.org/mettours.

FRI APR 21, 11 AM Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio

Drop-in Drawing Creative drawing challenges in the galleries. For visitors of all ages. Artist-led demonstrations every 30 min., 6:30–8:30 p.m.

FRI APR 14, Check the website for location.

Conversation with an Educator—d’Antonio’s The Story of Joseph Jean Sorabella FRI APR 21, 6:30 PM Gallery 604

Concert— Passion and Resurrection Motets of the Renaissance Pomerium performs the Renaissance choral music of Holy Week. Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

SAT APR 15, 1 AND 3 PM The Met Cloisters WEEK OF APRIL 17 Talk—Towering Above Maine: David Salle on Marsden Hartley Artist David Salle and curator Randall Griffey look at the American modernist artist.

Tickets start at $40.

TUE APR 18, 6:30 PM, GRR Exhibition Tour— Picturing Math Jennifer Farrell and Noam Andrews WED APR 19, 10:30 AM Gallery 690 Conversation with a Curator—Standing Buddha Kurt Behrendt THU APR 20, 11 AM Gallery 235 metmuseum.org

Exhibition Tour— Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties SAT APR 22, 10:30 AM Gallery 899, The Tisch Galleries Gallery Talk— Painting the Life of Christ Carol Schuler SAT APR 22, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Gallery and Garden Talk— “Get ye into the box tree”: Boxwood in the Medieval Garden Caleb Leech SUN APR 23, 2 PM The Met Cloisters WEEK OF APRIL 24 Talk—Leonard A. Lauder on the Photographs of Irving Penn The Chairman Emeritus, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., and Jeff Rosenheim, Curator in Charge, Photographs.

Tickets start at $45.

TUE APR 25, 6:30 PM, GRR

Exhibition Tour— Renaissance Maiolica Peter Bell WED APR 26, 10:30 AM Gallery 521 Conversation with a Curator—Remington’s The Broncho Buster Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture THU APR 27, 11 AM Gallery 765 Concert—Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: Red Priest Tickets start at $50; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

THU APR 27, 7 PM, GRR Exhibition Tour— Irving Penn: Centennial Space is limited.

Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at any point of admission or any Membership desk.

FRI APR 28, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45 AM Lecture—Art and Independence: Y. G. Srimati and the Indian Style John Guy, Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asia FRI APR 28, 5 PM, BJSLH Conversation with an Educator— Sargent’s Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Phelps Stokes Elizabeth Perkins FRI APR 28, 6:30 PM Gallery 771

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Inside Look The 20th Anniversary Lighthouse Guild at The Met Concert The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School of Lighthouse Guild performs music inspired by The Met collection.

FRI APR 28, 7–8:30 PM, GRR Conversation with an Educator— Montañés’s Saint John the Baptist Inés Powell SAT APR 29, 11 AM, Gallery 611 Gallery Talk—Medieval Art in the Monastery Melanie Hanan SAT APR 29, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters MAY SERIES Short Course—The Art of Ancient Greece and Rome Join curators for in-depth gallery discussions. $200, Museum admission included.

Register at metmuseum.org/ metstudies.

THU MAY 4, 11, 18, 25, 2–4 PM Studio Workshop— Ceramic Sculpture Learn the techniques and artistry behind Qin and Han dynasty earthenware sculptures. $215, materials and Museum admission included.

Register at metmuseum.org/ artmaking.

SAT MAY 6, 13, 20, 1–5 PM

What’s On Spring 2017

WEEK OF MAY 1 Conversation with a Librarian— Alfred Launder, the Museum’s First Bookbinder and Book Conservator Mindell Dubansky Register in advance at metmuseum.org/mettours.

WED MAY 3, 11 AM Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio Symposium— To Live Is to Invent: Perspectives on the Art and Times of Lygia Pape Explore the work of Lygia Pape, her time in Brazil, and the international context.

THU MAY 4, 10:30 AM–7 PM, BJSLH Conversation with a Conservator— Egyptian Textiles Emilia Cortes THU MAY 4, 11 AM, Gallery 105 Exhibition Tour— Irving Penn: Centennial Space is limited. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at any point of admission or any Membership desk.

FRI MAY 5, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45 AM Lectures in Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art—The Greek Gods in Words and Pictures Florian Knauss, Director, State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek Munich FRI MAY 5, 4 PM, BJSLH

Conversation with an Educator—Cot’s The Storm Kathryn Calley Galitz FRI MAY 5, 6:30 PM, Gallery 827 Conversation with an Educator—Steen’s The Lovesick Maiden Maria Rhor FRI MAY 5, 7 PM, Gallery 633 Conversation with an Educator—Charles Le Brun’s Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family Page Knox FRI MAY 5, 7:30 PM Gallery 617 Exhibition Tour— Celebrating the Arts of Japan Monika Bincsik and John Carpenter, Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art SAT MAY 6, 11 AM Gallery 223, Arts of Japan, The Sackler Wing Galleries Gallery Talk— Color in Medieval Art Leslie Bussis Tait SAT MAY 6, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Concert—Festival au Désert: Caravan of Peace Mali’s influential Festival in the Desert brings desert blues to The Met, featuring Terakaft and the Ali Farka Touré Band.

Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

SAT MAY 6, 3 PM, GRR

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Inside Look Concert— Luther’s Lieder: Calmus See page 3 for description.

Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

SUN MAY 7, 1 AND 3 PM The Met Cloisters WEEK OF MAY 8 Talk— Hieronymus Bosch Maryan Ainsworth, Curator of European Paintings, looks at this painter of nightmarish landscapes.

Tickets start at $30.

WED MAY 10, 11 AM, GRR Exhibition Tour— Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties WED MAY 10, 10:30 AM Gallery 899, The Tisch Galleries Conversation with an Educator— Sargent’s Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Phelps Stokes Elizabeth Perkins THU MAY 11, 11 AM Gallery 771 Concert— Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet Chiara String Quartet partners with Todd Palmer. Tickets start at $50; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

THU MAY 11, 7 PM, GRR Exhibition Tour— The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers Nadine Orenstein, Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Drawings and Prints FRI MAY 12, 10:30 AM Gallery 691

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Teens Take The Met! (Ages 13 to 18) Drop in for teen-only activities across the Museum.

FRI MAY 12, 5–8 PM Drop-in Drawing Creative drawing challenges in the galleries. For visitors of all ages. Artist-led demonstrations every 30 min., 6:30–8:30 pm.

FRI MAY 12, Check the website for location.

Conversation with a Research Scholar— Ten Marble Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief Madeleine Glennon SAT MAY 13, 11 AM, Gallery 153 Gallery Talk— Maying in the Middle Ages Deirdre Larkin SAT MAY 13, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters WEEK OF MAY 15 Exhibition Tour— Splendors of Korean Art Soyoung Lee WED MAY 17, 10:30 AM Gallery 233 Conversation with an Educator— Seated Male Ancestor Mary Ann Bonet THU MAY 18, 11 AM Gallery 358 Exhibition Tour— American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection at Fenimore Art Museum Judith Ostrowitz FRI MAY 19, 10:30 AM Gallery 359

Conversation— The Mysterious Prints of Hercules Segers Huigen Leeflang, Rijksmuseum; Nadine Orenstein, Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Drawings and Prints; and Craig Zammiello, artist FRI MAY 19, 5 PM, BJSLH Artists on Artworks— Eve Mosher FRI MAY 19, 6:30 PM Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio The Memory Palace Live An evening of live storytelling by Nate DiMeo, music, and special guests.

FRI MAY 19, 7 PM, Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court Exhibition Tour— Irving Penn: Centennial Space is limited. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at any point of admission or any Membership desk.

SAT MAY 20, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45 AM Gallery Talk— Scale and the Experience of Medieval Sculpture Julia Perratore SAT MAY 20, 12 AND 2 PM The Met Cloisters Concert— Sight and Sound: Ives & Hartley: Landscapes of Modernism Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now perform Charles Ives’s Three Places in New England.

Tickets start at $30; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

SUN MAY 21, 2 PM, GRR

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Inside Look WEEK OF MAY 22 Conversation with a Curator— Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses, Workshop of the Patanazzi Family Peter Bell WED MAY 24, 11 AM, Gallery 521 Conversation with a Curator—Ewer with Dancing Females within Arcades Michael Seymour THU MAY 25, 11 AM, Gallery 405 Exhibition Tour— Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties FRI MAY 26, 10:30 AM Gallery 899, The Tisch Galleries Concert—PUBLIQuartet: Thelonious Monk 100 With guest saxophonist James Carter. Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

FRI MAY 26, 7 PM, GRR

Families and Teens FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (AGES 18 MONTHS–11 YEARS) Drop-in programs, including Storytime, Start with Art at The Met, Art Trek, and Family Tours at The Met Breuer, are free with Museum admission. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

For further information, call 212-570-3961 or go to metmuseum.org/families.

What’s On Spring 2017

FOR TEENS AGES 11–18 Explore, create, and connect with art and other teens. Free classes include gallery conversations, sketching, and studio workshops.

For details and to register, go to metmuseum.org/teens.

CHILDREN’S CLASSES (2–12 YEARS) Spark imagination, creativity, and lifelong connections with art at The Met! Fee-based classes once a week for 8 to 12 weeks. Register in August for fall classes at metmuseum.org/ childrensclasses. Members can register early and receive a 15% discount.

GALLERY WORKSHOPS AT THE MET CLOISTERS For children ages 4–12 and their families on select Saturdays and Sundays; some in English and Spanish. Meet in the Main Hall. Free with Museum admission.

The Met Cloisters For details go to metmuseum.org/events and search for Cloisters.

Access Programs Our range of access programs include 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 a tour on March 4 in ASL for Deaf visitors.

Unless otherwise noted, the

programs are free and reservations are required.

Call 212-650-2010, email access@metmuseum.org, or visit metmuseum.org/access for information.

PICTURE THIS! For visitors who are blind or partially sighted.

THU MAR 9, 2–3:30 PM THU MAY 18, 2–3:30 PM SEEING THROUGH DRAWING For visitors who are blind or partially sighted.

SAT MAR 11, 11 AM–1 PM SAT APR 8, 11 AM–1 PM SAT MAY 13, 11 AM–1 PM MET ESCAPES For visitors with dementia and their care partners.

WED MAR 15, 2–3:30 PM WED MAR 29, 2–3:30 PM MON APR 10, 2–3:30 PM WED APR 26, 2–3:30 PM WED MAY 10, 2–3:30 PM WED MAY 24, 2–3:30 PM MET SIGNS IN THE STUDIO Exploring Sculpture SAT APR 29, 2–4 PM ASL without voice interpretation

SIGHTS & SCENTS AT THE MET CLOISTERS For visitors with dementia and their care partners.

SUN MAR 12, 11 AM–12:30 PM WED APR 12, 2–3:30 PM SAT MAY 6, 11 AM–12:30 PM

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The Met Fifth Avenue Carpets for Kings: Six Masterpieces of Iranian Weaving MAR 3–AUG 27, 2017 Gallery 458, Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia Made possible by The Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

Sara Berman’s Closet MAR 6–SEP 5, 2017 Gallery 743, American Art Made possible by the Frank and Eva Buck Foundation.

The Secret Life of Textiles: Synthetic Fibers MAR 6–SEP 4, 2017 Gallery 599, Antonio Ratti Textile Center Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy MAR 13–AUG 13, 2017 Gallery 852, Photographs Peter Balke: Painter of Northern Light APR 10–JUL 9, 2017 Gallery 624, European Paintings Velázquez Portraits: Truth in Painting THROUGH MAR 12, 2017 Gallery 610, European Paintings Workshop and Legacy: Stanley William Hayter, Krishna Reddy, Zarina Hashmi THROUGH MAR 26, 2017 Gallery 464, Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia

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European Paintings: Recent Acquisitions 2015–16 THROUGH MAR 26, 2017 Gallery 624, European Paintings Picturing Math: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints THROUGH MAY 1, 2017 Gallery 690, Drawings and Prints The Poetics of Place: Contemporary Photographs from The Met Collection THROUGH MAY 28, 2017 Gallery 851, Photographs Renaissance Maiolica: Painted Pottery for Shelf and Table THROUGH MAY 29, 2017 Gallery 521, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Renaissance Portrait Medals from the Robert Lehman Collection THROUGH MAY 29, 2017 Gallery 960, Robert Lehman Wing An Artist of Her Time: Y. G. Srimati and the Indian Style THROUGH JUN 18, 2017 Gallery 251, Asian Art Made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund.

City of Memory: William Chappel’s Views of Early 19th-Century New York THROUGH JUN 25, 2017 Gallery 773, American Art Celebrating the Year of the Rooster THROUGH JUL 4, 2017 Gallery 207, Asian Art

Arms and Armor from the Islamic World THROUGH JUL 30, 2017 Gallery 380, Arms and Armor Simple Gifts: Shaker at The Met THROUGH AUG 6, 2017 Gallery 746, American Art The Aesthetic Movement in America THROUGH DEC 10, 2017 Gallery 746, American Art Show and Tell: Stories in Chinese Painting THROUGH AUG 6, 2017 Galleries 210–216, Asian Art Made possible by the Joseph Hotung Fund.

Late Antique Textiles and Modern Design THROUGH OCT 1, 2017 Gallery 302, Medieval Art Cinnabar: The Chinese Art of Carved Lacquer, 14th to 19th Century THROUGH OCT 9, 2017 Gallery 221, Asian Art Made possible by the Joseph Hotung Fund.

Colors of the Universe: Chinese Hardstone Carvings THROUGH OCT 9, 2017 Gallery 222, Asian Art Made possible by the Joseph Hotung Fund.

From the Imperial Theater: Chinese Opera Costumes of the 18th and 19th Centuries THROUGH OCT 9, 2017 Gallery 220, Asian Art Made possible by the Joseph Hotung Fund.

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The Met Breuer

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Opposite page: Divisor (Divider), 1968, by Lygia Pape, performance at Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, 1990.

Photo: Paula Pape © Projeto Lygia Pape This page: Canuck Yankee Lumberjack at Old Orchard Beach, Maine (detail), 1940–41,

by Marsden Hartley, oil on Masonite-type hardboard. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966. Photography by Cathy Carver

Marsden Hartley’s Maine Mar 15–Jun 18, 2017 Floor 3 Marsden Hartley's Maine explores the painter’s complex and visually arresting relationship with his native state—from the lush Post-Impressionist inland landscapes with which he launched his career to the later roughly rendered paintings of Maine's rugged coastal terrain and its hardy inhabitants. The exhibition illuminates Maine as a lifelong source of inspiration intertwined with Hartley’s personal history, cultural milieu, and desire to create a regional expression of American modernism.

#MarsdenHartley Members Preview Day Museum hours.

Supporting,* Sustaining, Friend, Family/Dual, Individual, Associate TUE MAR 14 Exhibition Tour Starting Tuesday, March 28, tours every Tuesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited to 25; first come, first served. Get your ticket from any Museum staff in the Lobby. *Supporting includes President’s Circle, Patron Circle, Patron, Sponsor, Donor, Contributing, Met Family Circle, and Apollo Circle Patron Members.

Made possible by the Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, and the Jane and Robert Carroll Fund.

Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Colby College Museum of Art.

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Lygia Pape: A Multitude of Forms Mar 21–Jul 23, 2017 Floor 4 Artist Lygia Pape (1927–2004) was a pivotal figure in Brazilian modern art whose singular approach—combining geometric abstraction with notions of body, time, and space—radically transformed the nature of the art object in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her art comes into glorious view in this first retrospective exhibition in the United States devoted to her work.

The show examines Pape’s prolific career and extraordinarily rich oeuvre in varied media, including sculpture, prints, painting, installation, performance, and film.

#LygiaPape Related Programs Exhibition Tour Starting Saturday, April 1, tours every Wednesday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Space is limited to 25; first come, first served. Get your ticket from any Museum staff in the Lobby.

Performance— Divisor (Divider) Walk Lygia Pape’s original blank “canvas” in a procession from The Met Fifth Avenue to The Met Breuer. Free to the public; register in advance at metmuseum.org/divisor.

SAT MAR 25, 11 AM (rain date, SUN MAR 26, 11 AM)

Made possible by The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Foundation and The Garcia Family Foundation. Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with Projeto Lygia Pape.

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The Met Breuer Fifth Avenue

Marisa Merz: The Sky Is a Great Space THROUGH MAY 7, 2017 Floor 2 Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

Breuer Revisited: New Photographs

by Luisa Lambri and Bas Princen THROUGH MAY 21, 2017 Floor 5 Made possible by The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Foundation.

SPECIAL MONDAY HOURS Usually closed on Mondays, The Met Breuer will be open on Monday, May 1, when The Met Fifth Avenue location will be closed for the annual Costume Institute Benefit. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

DINING AT THE MET BREUER Stop in for drinks and a casual meal or sit-down dinner at the lively Flora Bar at The Met Breuer, from the team behind downtown Manhattan’s celebrated Estela. At Flora Coffee, enjoy coffee, sandwiches, and pastries, to stay or take away.

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The Met Cloisters

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The Met Fifth Avenue

Opposite page: Untitled, 1993,

by Marisa Merz, copper wire, unfired clay, and steel structure.

Courtesy the artist and Fondazione Merz Flora Bar at The Met Breuer Image © Glen Allsop This page: Rosary, Netherlandish, 1500–1539, boxwood.

Musée du Louvre, Département des Objects d’art, Paris. © Musée du Louvre.

Photo by Craig Boyko/ Ian Lefebvre

Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures Feb 22–May 21, 2017 Glass Gallery In spring at The Met Cloisters, daily garden tours begin again (May–October), and at this season’s exhibition, Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures, you’ll discover the extraordinary artistry involved in the creation of miniature boxwood carvings. Fifty works are on view. Our spring concerts and other special events make for a perfect outing with family and friends. For the full schedule, visit the website or any information desk.

Concert: Passion and Resurrection Motets of the Renaissance Pomerium performs period choral music of Holy Week.

Tickets start at $40; Bring the Kids for $1 (ages 7–16).

SAT APR 15, 1 AND 3 PM Gallery and Garden Talk: Boxwood in the Medieval Garden SUN APR 23, 2 PM Family Festival: A Medieval Feast SAT AND SUN MAY 27 AND 28

Made possible by the Michel David-Weill Fund. Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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More of The Met

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Art to Wear Everywhere Look for our spring catalogue arriving in March and shop The Met Store for fresh new arrivals ranging from jewelry to scarves, books, stationery, and more, inspired by the splendor of The Met collection.

Visit us at any Met location, as well as at Rockefeller Center and online. Not on our mailing list? Sign up today at store.metmuseum.org.

Pin inspired by a jewelry set in The Met collection. Original brooch and matching earrings made by Trifari, a noted American maker of fashion jewelry founded in 1918.

Reflect and Refresh Dining options at The Met Fifth Avenue range from light lunches and snacks during the day to evening cocktails and dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. On weekends the Great Hall Balcony Bar and Members Dining Room feature exhibition-inspired menus. Check our website or The Met app for special MetFridays offerings connecting food and art across all dining spaces, including those for Members only.

Photo by Sam Deitch

For hours and locations, ask at any information desk.

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Plan Your Visit

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HOURS The Met Fifth Avenue 1000 Fifth Avenue Open 7 days a week SUN–THU, 10 AM–5:30 PM FRI, SAT, 10 AM–9 PM Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May. The Met Breuer 945 Madison Avenue TUE, WED, THU, 10 AM–5:30 PM FRI, SAT, 10 AM–9 PM SUN, 10 AM–5:30 PM Closed Mondays as well as Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Open 7 days a week MAR–OCT, 10 AM–5:15 PM NOV–FEB, 10 AM–4:45 PM Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

SUGGESTED ADMISSION Members visit free and fast. Visit the Membership Desk to pick up your admission ticket.

Non-Members: Adults, $25; seniors (65 and older), $17; students, $12; Members, free; children (under 12), free. All exhibitions included, as well as talks, guided tours, gallery concerts, films, and family/children’s programs, unless otherwise noted.

Ticket includes same-day admission to The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters.

PARKING GARAGE 80th St. and Fifth Ave. Discount for Members. Visitors with vehicles over 6’6”, call 212-650-9165.

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

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FOOD & DRINK Members Dining Room $$$ Fine dining for all Members. Reservations suggested; call 212-570-3975.

MON–THU, 12–2 PM FRI, 12–2 PM, 5:30–10:30 PM SAT, 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5:30–10:30 PM (last seating, 8:30) SUN, 11 AM–3 PM Balcony Lounge $$ Contemporary lounge for Supporting, Sustaining, and Friend Members.

MON–THU AND SUN, 10 AM–5 PM FRI AND SAT, 10 AM–8 PM The Cafeteria $ MON–THU, 11:30 AM–4 PM FRI AND SAT, 11:30 AM–6 PM SUN, 11:30 AM–4 PM The American Wing Café $ MON–THU AND SUN, 11 AM–4:30 PM FRI AND SAT, 11 AM–8:15 PM Petrie Court Café $$ LUNCH DAILY, 11:30 AM–4 PM (afternoon tea menu available from 2:30–4 PM) Great Hall Balcony Bar $ FRI AND SAT, 4–8:30 PM (last call at 7:45) Cantor Roof Garden Bar $ Seasonal (May–Oct).

SUN–THU, 11 AM–4:30 PM FRI AND SAT, 11 AM–8:15 PM Flora Bar at The Met Breuer $$$ Lunch, TUE–SUN, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM Dinner, TUE–THU and SUN, 5:30–10 PM FRI–SAT, 5:30–11 PM Flora Coffee at The Met Breuer $ TUE–SUN, 10 AM–5:30 PM The Trie Café at The Met Cloisters $ DAILY, APR–OCT, WEATHER PERMITTING, 11 AM–4:15 PM

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