A number of talks and activities will be taking place in conjunction with the ongoing special exhibition "Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary." The listing below is current as of this posting. For the latest information, Search Calendar for Events.
Saturday, November 10 (11:00 a.m.) & Saturday, November 11, 2007 (1:00 p.m.)
Free Weekend Lecture for Members
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Alisa LaGamma, Curator, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
These free weekend lectures are available to Members at the Family/Dual, Sustaining, Contributing, Donor, Sponsor, Patron, Patron Circle, and President's Circle levels. Admission to the lecture is free, but tickets are required. You may reserve a ticket by calling 212-650-2819 or by presenting a valid Membership card at the entrance to the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. If additional tickets are available at the time of the lecture, Members at all levels are welcome. See Membership for more information about Membership levels and benefits.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Sunday at the Met
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
An afternoon of lectures examines the legacy of one of Africa's greatest artistic movements. The lectures address the larger significance of the region's most celebrated works by considering the historical context and spiritual impetus for their creation, their impact on the Western avant-garde, and parallels with other major world traditions.
Scheduled speakers include: Alisa LaGamma, Curator, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Barbara Drake Boehm, Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Denise Patry Leidy, Curator, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Kairn Klieman, Associate Professor of History, University of Houston; and Jack Flam, Distinguished Professor of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century European and American Art, Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
For more information, including lecture titles and times, please consult the online calendar at www.metmuseum.org, call (212) 396-5460, or contact [email protected].
Gallery Talks
Meet at exhibition entrance, Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor, adjacent to the Greek and Roman Galleries. Subject to change.
Friday, October 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m. Alisa LaGamma
Wednesday, October 31, 11:00 a.m. Yaëlle Biro
Wednesday, November 7, 11:00 a.m. Alisa LaGamma
Tuesday, November 27, 11:00 a.m. Yaëlle Biro
Wednesday, December 12, 11:00 a.m. Alisa LaGamma (Sign-language interpreted)
Friday, December 28, 7:00 p.m. Yaëlle Biro
Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m. Alisa LaGamma
Thursday, January 24, 11:00 a.m. Alisa LaGamma
Tuesday, February 5, 11:00 a.m. Alisa LaGamma
Friday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. Alisa LaGamma
Thursday, February 28, 11:00 a.m. Alisa LaGamma
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