 |  | | | | Regarding History: American Art in Perspective | Saturday, November 1, 11 am–3 pm
Join curators, academics, and artists to mark the end of the American Wing’s 100th anniversary with dynamic conversations and presentations that explore multilayered interpretations of American art and history. Discover how diverse institutions and individuals are bringing history to life for audiences through a variety of engaging approaches that activate digital technologies, showcase innovations in visual and material object-based displays, and center the power of place and the potential for contemporary artistic interventions.
Presented in conjunction with The American Wing at 100.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is recommended. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
Register now → |  | | | | 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 ca. 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.
Register now →
|  | | | | 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 curators Stephanie D’Alessandro and 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 → |  | | | | Armand Brunswick Distinguished Lectures in Archaeology—Heritage DNA: Resilience at the American University of Beirut (AUB) 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 → |  | | | | 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 → | For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see The American Wing at 100 and Man Ray: When Objects Dream.
Regarding History: American Art in Perspective is made possible by the Clara Lloyd-Smith Weber Fund.
Sunday at The Met—Man Ray in Collaboration is made possible by Philips.
“Lectures in Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art” has been made possible by the Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art, Athens, Greece in fondest memory of its founder Dolly Goulandris.
For Education program funders, visit metmuseum.org/educationfundingsupport.
Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. Donate now.
Images: Regarding History: American Art in Perspective photo by Paul Lachenauer | 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 | Sunday at The Met—Man Ray in Collaboration photo by Filip Wolak | Armand Brunswick Distinguished Lectures in Archaeology image courtesy of the American University of Beirut (AUB) 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 | | | |
