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4:00 Friday Focus—Lectures in Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art. Color: The Fourth Dimension of Classical Sculpture. J. Lesley Fitton, The British Museum. BJSLH 6:30 Artists on Artworks—Alarm Will Sound: Nigel Maister and Kate Soper. Limited to 45 people; tickets are distributed 30 minutes prior at Vélez Blanco Patio. 7:00 The Observant Eye—Senses of Sculpture: Baroque Sculpture. See box on page 12. CFH
Saturday, May 17 G 10:30 Exhibition Tour—The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Elena Carrara. EE S 10:30 New Perspectives on HinduBuddhist Sculpture, 5th to 8th Century. Noted curators and scholars explore issues relating to the exhibition Lost Kingdoms in this daylong public symposium. Free with Museum admission; tickets and reservations not required. GRR G 7:00 Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture. Jean Sorabella Sunday, May 18 G 11:00 European Arms and Armor. Richard Gradkowski G 1:00–4:00 Sunday Studio—Shaping Fabric: Ancient Art. Leon Levy and Shelby White Court Sunday at the Met—Spotlight on a Masterpiece: Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I L
3:00 Celebrate the 500th anniversary of Dürer’s masterful engraving Melencolia I and uncover the origins of this mysterious, mathematically inspired image. With Angela Campbell, Susan Dackerman, Laurinda Dixon, Mitchell Merback, and Nadine Orenstein. GRR
Tuesday, May 20 G 11:00 Color in the Ancient Near East. Fiona Kidd and Jean-François de Lapérouse L 11:00 Journeys to Divinity. Kurt Behrendt, MMA, explores art that emerged from the Buddhist communities on the vast flood plains of the Ganges River and how contemporary Tibetan artists continue to weave their creative vision into reality. $30. GRR Wednesday, May 21 G 11:00 Medieval Sculpture. Christine Brennan
Thursday, May 22 G 10:30 Exhibition Tour—Goya and the Altamira Family. Xavier Salomon. See ticketing box, page 11. EE Friday, May 23 G 6:30 Exhibition Tour—The Flowering of Edo Period Painting. John Carpenter. EE G 6:30 Drop-in Drawing—Sound and Mark: Alarm Will Sound. Gallery 921 Saturday, May 24 G 11:00 European Arms and Armor. Richard Gradkowski G 2:00 Sculpture from an Artist’s Perspective. Steven Montgomery Sunday, May 25 G 11:00 Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture. Jean Sorabella Tuesday, May 27 G 11:00 Women of Myth and Legend in American Sculpture. Jessica Murphy Wednesday, May 28 G 11:00 Sculptures of Hybrid Origin. Jacqueline Terrassa Thursday, May 29 G 11:00 Southeast Asian Sculpture from a Scientist’s Perspective. Federico Carò P 7:00 Gloria—A Pig Tale. Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, conducts and Doug Fitch, Giants Are Small, sets the scene for this humorous opera that explores life in excess through the imaginative world of a heroine pig, Gloria. $60. GRR Friday, May 30 G 11:00 Color in the Ancient Near East. Fiona Kidd and Jean-François de Lapérouse G 6:30–8:00 Friday Evening Gallery Event—Seven Deadly Sins. Chart your own path through the New European Paintings Galleries, 1250–1800, and discover wrath, pride, lust, and other sins through interactive experiences with art. Meets in Gallery 600, The Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler and Theresa Sackler Gallery. P 7:00 Gloria—A Pig Tale. See May 29 for description. $60. GRR Saturday, May 31 G 10:30 Exhibition Tour—Making Pottery Art. Elizabeth Sullivan. EE G 7:00 The Unexpected Object: Sculpture in Islamic Art. Richard Turnbull
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