 |  | | | | Art History Study Group—Unsolved Riddles: Deciphering Gender and Defying Nature in the Queen of Sheba Tapestry | Wednesday, November 12, 4–5:30 pm
Online
Join Nancy Thebaut, co-curator of The Met Cloisters exhibition Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages, to untangle the themes of the show as represented in a late 15th-century Rhenish tapestry, Two Riddles of the Queen of Sheba. The work presents gender as a riddle to be solved between two Biblical figures, providing an entry point for notions of sexuality and gender in the medieval past.
Fee: $40. Note: This live event takes place on Zoom. Space is limited; advance registration is required. Registration closes Tuesday, November 11, 2025, or when registration is full.
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|  | | | | Annual Lectures in Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art—Warrior Princes of Mycenaean Greece | Thursday, November 13, 11 am–12 pm
Join Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker, co-investigators of the grave of the Griffin Warrior in Pylos, in the province of Messenia, as they describe their spectacular finds of gold, silver, bronze, and precious gems. Learn about the implications of their discoveries for our understanding of the rise of the Mycenaean civilization and the first states in Europe about 1450 BCE and discover how archaeological excavations in Pylos have been writing new chapters in the history of the Greek Bronze Age since 2015.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
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|  | | | | Sunday at The Met—Man Ray in Collaboration | Sunday, November 16, 2–3:30 pm
Learn about three of Man Ray's collaborators, Berenice Abbott, Kiki de Montparnasse, and Lee Miller, in a series of lectures from experts following an overview of Man Ray: When Objects Dream by exhibition curator Stephen C. Pinson. Hear stories about the artists' collaborative relationships with Man Ray and their own careers working within the international avant-garde of the 1920s.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Man Ray: When Objects Dream.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Priority is given to those who register.
Register now → |  | | | | Heritage DNA: Resilience at the American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum | Tuesday, November 18, 11 am–12 pm
Join archaeologist Dr. Nadine Panayot to explore approaches to safeguarding heritage through innovations in conservation and emergency preparedness at The Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut, which has faced challenges in a city repeatedly shaken by conflict. Discover how the museum demonstrates the way fragile objects can embody endurance, identity, and collective memory through conservation measures and curatorial choices and see how it bridges past and present, reaffirming heritage as a living, evolving force rather than a relic of history, ensuring both continuity and connection across cultures and time.
Free, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
Register now → |  | | | | Museums as Civic Space—A Conversation with Met Architects | Wednesday, November 19, 6–7:30 pm
Join leading architects for a conversation about the crucial role that museums play in bringing people, objects, and ideas together. What does it mean to be a civic space, and how can it foster gathering, belonging, and connection?
Presented in collaboration with The Architectural League of New York.
Free, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
Register now → |  | | | | Art History Study Group—American Decorated Paper | Wednesday, November 19, 3–4:30 pm
Online
Expand your knowledge of art history through virtual introductions to core themes and close examination of Met objects with Museum experts. Join conservator Mindy Dubansky, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Met, to discover the golden age of American decorated paper preserved in Watson Library's Paper Legacy Collection. Decorated paper is an essential part of bookbinding and decorative art and includes paper that has been marbled with paint, folded and dyed, painted with paste, and more. Explore the experimental, creative, and quintessentially American techniques used by artisans throughout the later 20th century and learn more about the artists behind these dynamic and colorful works.
Fee: $40. Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required. Registration closes Tuesday, November 18, 2025, or when registration is full.
Register now → |  | | | | Celebrating the Divine: Festivals in Ancient Egypt | Thursday, December 4, 2–5 pm
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Divine Egypt.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Priority is given to those who register.
Register now → |  | | | | Film Screening—Casa Susanna and Mariette Pathy Allen | Sunday, December 7, 2–4 pm
Watch the documentary film Casa Susanna, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz, after enjoying an artist talk by photographer Mariette Pathy Allen, author of Transformations and The Gender Frontier.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Casa Susanna.
Free, though advance registration is recommended. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Priority will be given to those who register.
Register now → | For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages, Man Ray: When Objects Dream, Divine Egypt, and Casa Susanna.
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Sunday at The Met—Man Ray in Collaboration is made possible by Phillips.
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Images: Two Riddles of the Queen of Sheba (detail), ca. 1490–1500. Made in Strasbourg, Upper Rhineland, Germany. Linen warp; wool, linen and metallic wefts. 31 1/2 in. × 40 in. (80 × 99.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1971 (1971.43) | Annual Lectures in Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art—Warrior Princes of Mycenaean Greece Image: © Palace of Nestor Excavations, The Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, P. 98, cat. no. 33: Sealstone with a Battle Scene (The Pylos Combat Agate). Photo by Jeff Vanderpool | Heritage DNA image courtesy of the American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum | Mimi Schleicher (b. 1957). Shades of Spain, 1991. Spanish marbled paper. Golden Fluid acrylic on Fox River Classic Laid paper, 18 x 23 in. (45.6 x 58.5 cm.) Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mimi Schleicher | Charles K. Wilkinson, The Barque of Amun Arriving at the West Bank of Thebes, 20th century, 1930–31. Original from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, tomb of Amenmose (TT 19), original New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses I–Ramesses II; ca. 1295–1213 BCE. Tempera on paper. Facsimile: H. 77 × W. 131 cm (30 5/16 × 51 9/16 in.), scale 1:1, Framed: H. 78.2 × W. 133 cm (30 13/16 × 52 3/8 in.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1931 (31.6.5) | Andrea Susan (American, 1939–2015). Photo shoot with Lili, Wilma, and friends, Casa Susanna, Hunter, NY, 1964–1968. Chromogenic print, 3 5/16 x 4 1/4 in. (8.4 x 10.8 cm). Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds generously donated by Martha LA McCain, 2015 | All other images by Filip Wolak | | | |
