September Programs hosted by the Departments of Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Islamic Art. Speakers are Kim Benzel, Lisa Golombek, and Ann Macy Roth. GRR Tuesday, September 10 M 10:00–4:15 SUP, SU Members. Preview of Interwoven Globe G 10:30 Exhibition Tour—EighteenthCentury Pastels. Katharine Baetjer. EE Wednesday, September 11 M 10:00–4:15 SUP, SU, FA/DU, IN Members. Preview of Interwoven Globe G 11:00 Gallery Conversation with guest expert M 6:00–9:00 SUP Members. Reception and viewing of Interwoven Globe Thursday, September 12 M 10:00–4:15 SUP, SU, FA/DU, IN Members. Preview of Interwoven Globe M 6:00–9:00 SU Members. Reception and viewing of Interwoven Globe Friday, September 13 M 10:00–8:15 SUP, SU, FA/DU, IN Members. Preview of Interwoven Globe G 11:00 Stillness and Movement in American Landscape Painting. Alice Schwarz G 6:30 Bodies in Motion: Egyptian and Greek Figures. Marissa Schlesinger G 7:00 The Observant Eye—From Movement to Stasis in the Arts of Africa. See box below. CFH The Observant Eye
These gallery programs, indicated with a for college and graduate students, along with other young adults. To register, e-mail observanteye@metmuseum.org.
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Saturday, September 14 M 10:00–8:15 SUP, SU, FA/DU, IN Members. Preview of Interwoven Globe G 11:00 Exhibition Tour—Lacquerware in Brush Writing in the Arts of Japan. Monika Bincsik. EE G 1:00 How Did They Do That? Degas’s Bronze Dancers. 19th- and Early 20thCentury European Paintings Galleries G 3:00 Gallery Conversation—Miniature Paintings. Ian Alteveer and Roof Garden Commission artist Imran Qureshi. Gallery 916 G 7:00 Motifs in Motion in Islamic Art. Erica Ehrenberg
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Sunday, September 15 M 10:00–4:15 SUP, SU, FA/DU, IN Members. Preview of Interwoven Globe G 11:00 Motifs in Motion in Islamic Art. Erica Ehrenberg G 1:00 How Did They Do That? Degas’s Bronze Dancers. 19th- and Early 20thCentury European Paintings Galleries SW 1:00–5:00 Studio Workshop— Bookmaking: Japanese Techniques. Create folding albums, pop-ups, and cutting techniques in this one-day workshop inspired by Japanese art. Sonya Blesofsky, artist. $65, plus $10 for materials, Museum admission included. To register, visit www.metmuseum.org/artmaking. Sunday at the Met—Imran Qureshi: Tradition and Reinvention in Contemporary Miniature Painting L
3:00 Met curators Ian Alteveer, Maryam Ekhtiar, and Navina Haidar and Roof Garden Commission artist Imran Qureshi discuss the rich history of miniature painting and its deep resonances for contemporary artists working in Pakistan, India, and beyond. GRR
Tuesday, September 17 G 10:30 Exhibition Tour—Julia Margaret Cameron. Malcolm Daniel. EE G 2:30 Gallery Talk and Demonstration— Roentgen Furniture. Gallery 553 P 8:00 The Grand Tour. Four Concerts in four galleries by leading Renaissance and Baroque musicians TENET, Dark Horse, Quicksilver, and Jory Vinikour. $100. Wednesday, September 18 G 11:00 Moving through the Day: Art and the Everyday. Jacqueline Terrassa P 8:00 The Grand Tour. Four concerts in four galleries by leading Renaissance and Baroque musicians TENET, Dark Horse, Quicksilver, and Jory Vinikour. $100. Thursday, September 19 G 11:00 Bodies in Motion: Degas’s Dancers and Bathers. Molly Kysar Friday, September 20 G 2:00 Conversation with a Curator— Vishnu Riding on Garuda from Nepal. John Guy G 6:30 Artists on Artworks—Lisa Corinne Davis. Limited to 45 people; tickets are distributed 30 minutes prior at Vélez Blanco Patio.