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Tue May
22

10 a.m. till 5:45 p.m.

Being Singular Plural

Presented by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

This exhibition, part of the Deutsche Bank Series at the Guggenheim, offers film, video and interactive sound-based installations by seven of the most innovative and visionary media artists and filmmakers working in India today.
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Tue May
22

11 a.m. till 5:45 p.m.

Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures From Playgrounds to Palaces

Presented by Jewish Museum, The

Children are invited to discover the world of archaeology through a fascinating in-depth study of art and artifacts from ancient times to the present day. They will explore the methods employed by archaeologists after an excavation occurs, specifically, how they analyze the objects that have been unearthed. Assuming the role of the archaeologist, children will embark on an exciting adventure where they will encounter unusual objects and determine how and why they were made. This exhibition will also include an introductory video, original artifacts, and colorful illustrations.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

Egyptian Art

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

This collectionfeatures statuary, reliefs, stelae, funerary objects, jewelry, daily implements and architecture from prehistoric Egypt through the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms to the Roman period (4th century C.E.). Today, virtually the entire collection is on display in thirty-two major galleries and eight study galleries, with objects arranged chronologically.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

Gallery for the Art of Native North America

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum's renovated gallery devoted to Native North American art displays approximately 90 works made by numerous American peoples. Ranging from the beautifully shaped stone tools known as bannerstones of several millennia B.C. to a mid-1970s tobacco bag, the objects illustrate a wide variety of cultural background, artistic style and functional purpose, all qualities inherent in the art of the peoples of the large North American continent. Works include wood sculpture from the Northwest Coast of North America, ivory carvings from the Arctic, wearing blankets from the Southwest and objects of hide from the Great Plains. Anchored by the Metropolitan's American Indian holdings drawn from the Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, the installation is augmented by loans from the well-known private collections of Ralph T. Coe of Santa Fe and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diker of New York.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

Greek and Roman Galleries

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

This complex of Hellenistic, South Italian, Etruscan and Roman galleries, comprises an entire wing housing some 5300 objects in more than 30,000 square feet. The centerpiece is the Leon Levy and Shelby White Court for Roman art, a dramatic skylit space that links the various galleries and themes.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

New American Wing Galleries

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

When The Charles Engelhard Court--the grand, light-filled pavilion that has long served as the formal entrance to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing reopens in March 2009 after two years of construction and renovation, the Museum's unparalleled collections of American ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, architectural elements, silver, pewter, glass and jewelry will finally be seen in all their glory. So, too, will its early American rooms - 12 of the Met's historic interiors, mostly from the colonial period, located on three floors of the wing's historic core - that have been reordered, renovated, and reinterpreted. The popular American Wing Café will also reopen in its previous location on the park side of the court. The opening of the galleries marks the completion of the second part (begun in May 2007) of a project to reconfigure, renovate, or upgrade nearly every section of The American Wing by 2011.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

The Robert Lehman Collection

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Robert Lehman Collection - one of the most extraordinary private art collections ever assembled in the United States - was presented to the Metropolitan Museum by the Robert Lehman Foundation in 1969, following Mr. Lehman's death. The collection of nearly three thousand works of art, which had been assembled by Mr. Lehman, a longtime Museum trustee, and by his father, Philip, is housed today in The Robert Lehman Wing. The galleries, which opened to the public in 1975, were designed to evoke the ambience of Lehman's own house on West 54th Street in New York City, with wall fabrics, draperies, furniture, and rugs that set the objects in an intimate, personal context.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

Tomas Saraceno on the Roof: Cloud City

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

Argentinean artist Tomás Saraceno (b. 1973) will create a monumental constellation of interconnected, room-sized modules specifically for the Museum's Roof Garden.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

Spies in the House of Art: Photography, Film and Video

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

Since the 1980s, a number of contemporary artists working in photography, film, and video have taken as their subject the art museum and how we view specific works from the canon of art history. 'Spies in the House of Art: Photography, Film, and Video' draws largely from the Museum's collection to focus on artists from the last three decades who explore the secret lives of museums. This installation in the Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography features 17 works, half of which have never been shown before at the Metropolitan.
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Tue May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

Contemporary Iranian Art From the Permanent Collection

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seven works by six Iranian artists from three generations comprise the installation 'Contemporary Iranian Art from the Permanent Collection.' Of the six artists - Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Parviz Tanavoli, Y. Z. Kami, Shirin Neshat, Afruz Amighi, and Ali Banisadr - four live and work in the United States, while two continue to work in Iran. Although the works demonstrate the diversity of concepts, styles, techniques, and modes of expression seen in Iranian contemporary art, the artists consider themselves to be members of the global artistic community whose work is primarily intended to convey universal messages. Nonetheless, each work reflects an intrinsic connection with Iran and addresses issues of identity and gender, political and social concerns, nostalgia for and pride in a rich artistic and cultural heritage. All of the works are from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Iranian contemporary art has been collected since 1993, first by the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art and, since last year, by the Department of Islamic Art as well.
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