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T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T Museum
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Cover: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828), George Washington (detail), 1795. Oil on canvas. Rogers Fund, 1907 (07.160)
September–October 2007
EntrancesFifth Avenue at 82nd StreetFifth Avenue at 81st Street
Hours* Friday 9:30a.m.–9:00p.m. Saturday 9:30a.m.–9:00p.m. Sunday 9:30a.m.–5:30p.m. Monday Closed except
September 3,October 8
Tuesday 9:30a.m.–5:30p.m.Wednesday 9:30a.m.–5:30p.m. Thursday 9:30a.m.–5:30p.m.Closed: January 1,Thanksgiving Day, andDecember 25.
*Galleries are cleared at 5:15p.m.,Sunday–Thursday, and 8:45p.m.,Friday and Saturday.
Admission $20.00 recommended for adults,$15.00 recommended for seniors (65 and over), $10.00recommended for students,includes the Main Building andThe Cloisters on the same day;free to Members and childrenunder 12 with an adult.
Great Hall Information DeskInformation about theMuseum, including maps andassistance in English, Chinese,French, German, Italian,Japanese, Korean, Portuguese,Russian, and Spanish.
Uris Information Desk In Uris Center for Education,Fifth Avenue at 81st Street.
Accessibility Street-level entrances at FifthAvenue and 81st Street andat Museum Parking Garage.Wheelchairs at coat-checkareas. Infrared soundenhancement systems areavailable for auditoriums and there are assistive listening systems atInformation Desks. For programs and other information for visitors withdisabilities or for a copy ofthe Access Information and Map brochure, call (212) 570-3764; TTY (212) 570-3828. The Access Information andMap brochure is also availableat Information Desks.
Coat-Check Areas All bags, backpacks, andpackages, 16" x 16" x 8" orlarger, must be deposited inthe coatrooms. For safety ofartwork, bags may not becarried on one’s back. Toavoid lengthy waits in line,such items should not bebrought into the Museum.
Parking Garage For information, call(212) 535-7710.
Cell Phones Cell /mobile phones permittedin Great Hall only.
Photography and Sketching Still photography for personal,noncommercial use only,without flash and without tripod, is permitted in the permanent collection.Tripodpasses are available Tuesday–Friday. The use of movie orvideo cameras is prohibited.Museum’s Gallery Photographyand Sketching Policy availableat Information Desks.
Guided Tours Individual visitors: free withadmission. In ten languages. Consult Information Desks.
Groups Advance reservationsrequired. Highlights Tours for adults and tourist groupsin English and many otherlanguages, call (212) 570-3711. School groups (K–12), call (212) 288-7733.
Education Programs Consult Today’s Events sheet at Information Desks.
Dining FacilitiesThe Cafeteria(1st floor access behindMedieval Hall) Comfortable and bright. Self-service dining. Grill, hotentrées, sandwiches, and salad bar for lunch, snacking,and dinner. Booster seats and high chairs available.Friday, Saturday11:30a.m.–7:00p.m.Sunday, Tuesday–Thursday11:30a.m.–4:30p.m.
Petrie Court Café(1st floor European Sculpture Court overlookingCentral Park)European-style, à la carterestaurant. Lunch, dinner,weekend brunch, and dailyafternoon tea with waiterservice. Full bar. Friday, Saturday11:30a.m.–10:30p.m.(last seating 8:30p.m.)Sunday, Tuesday–Thursday11:30a.m.–4:30p.m.Afternoon tea begins at 2:30p.m. Reservations forgroups or dinner, call(212) 570-3964.
Balcony Café(balcony overlooking Great Hall)Sandwiches, salad, desserts, and snacks.Tuesday–Sunday11:00a.m.–4:30p.m.
Balcony Bar(balcony overlooking Great Hall)Live classical music; cocktails and appetizers served.Friday, Saturday4:30–8:30p.m.(last call 8:00p.m.)
Trustees Dining RoomExclusively for Members.Inquire at Membership Deskin Great Hall. Reservationssuggested, call (212) 570-3975.
Roof Garden Café (May–October)(elevator access to the Roof,European Sculpture Court)Panoramic views of the NewYork City skyline and CentralPark. Cocktails and light fare.Friday, Saturday10:00a.m.–8:00p.m.,Martini bar 5:30–8:00p.m. Sunday, Tuesday–Thursday10:00a.m.–4:30p.m.
Audio GuideA random-access recordedguide to special exhibitionsand selections from the permanent collection—all-in-one player. Keep it all day.$7.00; $6.00 Members; $5.00children under 12. Produced byAntenna Audio. Sponsored byBloomberg. For information,call (212) 396-5144.
Concerts and Lectures Consult brochure atInformation Desks or atConcerts & Lectures on firstfloor in Egyptian Wing. Advancesale by mail or telephone. Call Concerts & Lectures, (212) 570-3949, for informationor to purchase tickets.
Thomas J. Watson LibraryTuesday–Friday10:00a.m.–4:40p.m. For graduate students and qualified researchers. For information, call (212) 650-2225.
Amenities for Children Back carriers available atcoat-check areas at 81st Street and 82nd Streetentrances. Strollers permittedin most areas—inquire atInformation Desks for gallerylimitations. Oversized and jogging strollers prohibited.
Lost and Found Inquire at Information Desks.
Shops Located off Great Hall.Featuring publications and reproductions produced bythe Museum. Member’s discount.
First Aid Ask any Security Officer.
The CloistersThe Cloisters is a branch of the Museum devoted to the art and architecture ofmedieval Europe. Located in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan. For directions, inquire atInformation Desks, call (212) 923-3700, or visit www.metmuseum.org.Audio guide available. Hours Tuesday–Sunday 9:30a.m.–4:45p.m.
(November–February) 9:30a.m.–5:15p.m.
(March–October) Closed Mondays, January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25. Trie Café (May–October)Tuesday–Sunday 10:00a.m.–4:30p.m.
Museum Information The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, New York, 10028-0198 Tel. (212) 535-7710 TTY (212) 650-2551 www.metmuseum.org
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the AmericasWood sculpture from sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacificislands; Mexican stone sculp-ture; objects in gold, silver,copper, ivory, and other media,2nd millennium B.C.–present.Works from Benin. Pre-columbian gold treasury
European Decorative ArtsEuropean furniture, ceramicsand glass, metalwork andjewelry, horological instru-ments, and tapestries and textiles. Renowned architec-tural settings and period rooms
Arms and ArmorEuropean armor, includingRenaissance parade armors.Islamic armor from 15th-century Iran and Anatoliaand jeweled weapons from the Ottoman Turkishand Mughal Indian courts.Finest collection of Japanesearmor outside Japan
The American WingAmerican painting, sculpture,and decorative arts. Worksby Cassatt, Cole, Copley,Eakins, Homer, Remington,Saint-Gaudens, Sargent, and Stuart. Tiffany glass andsilver. Period rooms. TheHenry R. Luce Center for theStudy of American Art
The Costume Institute(ground floor)Short-term exhibitions,including the Institute’s collection, late 16th century–present. Fashionable dressand regional costumes fromEurope, Asia, Africa, and theAmericas. Consult InformationDesks for Art of Dress tours
European SculptureRenaissance sculpture inItaly, 15th–16th century;sculpture from the rest ofEurope, 16th–19th century; masterworks from Bernini toRodin; prestigious collectionsof Italian Renaissancebronzes and 18th-centuryFrench terracotta models
Also on the first floorThe Great HallGift ShopsGrace Rainey Rogers AuditoriumThomas J. Watson LibraryPetrie Court Café
Also on the ground floorThe Cafeteria (access from first floor behind Medieval Hall and from second floor at rear ofEuropean Paintings galleries)
The Cloisters (in Fort Tryon Park)Museum for medieval art innorthern Manhattan. Archi-tectural elements from five medieval cloisters. RenownedUnicorn tapestries. Romanesqueand Gothic architectural sculp-ture, illuminated manuscripts,stained glass, metalwork, enamels, ivories, paintings
Egyptian ArtChronological display of36,000 objects, 5th millen-nium B.C.–A.D. 400. OldKingdom tomb of Perneb,Meketre models, Middle andNew Kingdom jewelry, thefemale pharaoh Hatshepsutstatuary, and Roman PeriodTemple of Dendur
Roof GardenSculpture exhibitions from the Department of ModernArt. Open from spring through mid-fall; elevatoraccess from first floor
Ancient Near Eastern ArtMonumental Assyrian reliefsand statues and ivories fromNimrud. Sumerian sculpture,Anatolian ivories, metalworkfrom Iran, Anatolia, CentralAsia; Achaemenid, Parthian,and Sasanian silver and gold vessels. Stamp andcylinder seals
Cypriot ArtCesnola collection of ancientart from Cyprus, prehistoricthrough Roman. Sculptureand precious metalwork;vases, bronzes, terracottas,glass, gems
Drawings and PrintsShort-term exhibitions fromthe Museum’s collection,which includes Europeandrawings from the 15ththrough the 19th century and prints by Dürer, Goya,and Rembrandt
European Paintings Masterworks by Europeanartists, including El Greco,Holbein, Ingres, Jan vanEyck, La Tour, Mantegna,Memling, Poussin, Raphael,Rembrandt, Rogier van derWeyden, Rubens, Tiepolo,Titian, Van Dyck, Velázquez,Vermeer, and Veronese
The American WingAmerican painting, sculpture,and decorative arts. Worksby Cassatt, Cole, Copley,Eakins, Homer, Remington,Saint-Gaudens, Sargent, and Stuart. Tiffany glass andsilver. Period rooms. TheHenry R. Luce Center for theStudy of American Art
Chinese ArtMonumental Buddhist sculpture, 5th–15th century;ceramics; Bronze Age jades,ritual vessels; Han throughTang luxury objects, tombfigurines; Song, Yuan, Ming,Qing painting, calligraphy,decorative arts; GardenCourt, Ming furniture room
Musical InstrumentsInstruments from all regionsof the world. Courtly andtraditional instruments,including the oldest extantpiano, rare violins, harpsi-chords, and a rich represen-tation of non-Western works
PhotographsChanging exhibitions, oftendrawn from the Museum’s collection, including 19th-century French and Britishphotographs; American workby Steichen, Stieglitz, Strand;avant-garde photographybetween the World Wars; contemporary photographs
Japanese ArtWorks from the 3rd millennium B.C.–present, including paintings, sculp-ture, ceramics, bronzes,screens, lacquerware, prints,and textiles
Korean ArtWorks from the Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.–A.D. 668) to the Chosondynasty (1392–1910), including paintings, sculpture, metalwork, and ceramics
South and Southeast Asian ArtMasterworks from India,Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, andthe nations of SoutheastAsia, including Cambodia,Indonesia, and Thailand.Noteworthy Buddhist andHindu sculptures in stone and bronze
Islamic ArtOne of the world’s most comprehensive collections,including ceramics, textiles,glass, metalwork, miniatures,and period rooms fromthroughout the Islamic world.Main galleries closed for reno-vation. Highlights on view on the Great Hall Balcony
Nineteenth-Century EuropeanPaintings and SculptureEuropean paintings, mainlyFrench, Romanticism to Post-Impressionism. Major groupsof works by Degas and Manet,with galleries dedicated toCézanne, Monet, Pissarro, andRenoir; works by Van Gogh;Rodin sculptures
Modern and Contemporary Art (first andsecond floors, mezzanine)Paintings, works on paper,sculpture, design, architec-ture, 1900–present. Balthus,Boccioni, Bonnard, Matisse,Picasso; American collection,including works by theAbstract Expressionists
Second Floor Collections
First Floor Collections
Greek and Roman ArtAcclaimed installation ofGreek art, prehistoricthrough classical; exceptionalsculpture, vases, bronzes.Roman sculpture, glass, jewelry, gems, bronzes
Robert Lehman CollectionPaintings, decorative arts, oldmaster drawings. Italianpaintings 1300–1500; PetrusChristus, Goya, El Greco,Ingres, Hans Memling,Rembrandt, and Impressionistsand Post-Impressionists.Renaissance majolica, enamels;Venetian glass, bronzes
Medieval ArtSumptuous objects in allmaterials, 4th–16th century.Bronze Age and Celtic art;Byzantine and EarlyMedieval treasures;Romanesque and Gothicsculpture and stained glass;Gothic tapestries. See also The Cloisters
Modern and Contemporary Art (first andsecond floors, mezzanine)Paintings, works on paper,sculpture, design, architec-ture, 1900–present. Balthus,Boccioni, Bonnard, Matisse,Picasso; American collection,including works by theAbstract Expressionists
Antenna A
udio Guide
Sponsored by
Recorded audio tours can be rented at the A
udio Guide D
esk or any adm
issions desk.
Free with A
dmission
Guided Tours
Lectures
Concerts
Films
Gallery Talks
Family/Children’s Program
s
Ask about today’s activities at the Inform
ation Desks.
One of a Kind: The Studio Craft M
ovement
through 12/2/07N
Modern A
rt, 1st floor
A Tribute to Lincoln Kirstein, 1907–1996
through 9/16/07O
Draw
ings and Prints, 2nd floor
The Arm
ored Horse in Europe, 1480–1620
through 9/3/07W
Arm
s and Arm
or, 1st floor
Hidden in Plain Sight:
through 9/3/07Contem
porary Photographs from the Collection
ESpecial Exhibition G
allery, 2nd floor
The Gates of Paradise:
10/30/07–1/13/08Lorenzo G
hiberti’s Renaissance Masterpiece
Vélez Blanco Patio, 1st floor
The Wrightsm
an Galleries for French D
ecorative Arts
reopening 10/30/07European Sculpture and D
ecorative Arts, 1st floor
continued from reverse
Special Exhibitions and New
Installations
Exhibition CreditsThe Age of Rem
brandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan M
useum of Artm
ade possible by Accenture. Impressed
by Light: British Photographs from Paper N
egatives, 1840–1860m
ade possible by The Hite Foundation. Organized byThe M
etropolitan Museum
of Art, New
York, and the National Gallery of Art, W
ashington. Tapestry in the Baroque:
Threads of Splendormade possible by the Hochberg Foundation Trust and the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund. Corporate
support provided by Fortis. Also made possible in part by the N
ational Endowm
ent for the Arts, the Society of Friendsof Belgium
in America, and the Flem
ish Government. Organized by The M
etropolitan Museum
of Art, New
York, with
the generous participation of the Patrimonio N
acional, Madrid. Supported by an indem
nity from the Federal Council
on the Arts and the Humanities. Eternal A
ncestors: The Art of the Central A
frican Reliquarym
ade possible in part by the W
illiam Randolph Hearst Foundation. Gifts for the Gods: Im
ages from Egyptian Tem
plesm
ade possible by Orascom
Hotels and Development. Supported by an indem
nity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Hum
anities.Frank Stella on the Roofm
ade possible by Bloomberg. Additional support provided by Cynthia Hazen Polsky and
Leon B. Polsky. Bridging East and West: The Chinese Diaspora and Lin Yutang
made possible by The M
iriam and
Ira D. Wallach Foundation. Incisive Im
ages: Ivory and Boxw
ood Carvings, 1450–1800m
ade possible by The David Berg Foundation. Coaxing the Spirits to Dance: Art of the Papuan Gulfm
ade possible by the William
Randolph Hearst Foundation. Organized by the Hood M
useum of Art, Dartm
outh College, in collaboration with The M
etropolitanM
useum of Art, N
ew York. The G
ates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Renaissance M
asterpiecem
ade possible inpart by The Andrew
W. M
ellon Foundation and the Oceanic Heritage Foundation. Organized by the High Museum
of Art, Atlanta, in collaboration w
ith the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence.
Supported by an indemnity from
the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities and by an aw
ard from the
National Endow
ment for the Arts.
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EuropeanPaintings
KoreanArt
Chinese Art
South Asian Art
Chinese ArtAsianArt
Japanese ArtThe Sackler WingGalleries
Musical Instruments
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Assyrian Reliefs
Japanese BuddhistAltar
Modern Art Galleries (mezzanine)
Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware
Spanish BaroqueGuitar
David, The Death of Socrates
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Balcony CaféTuesday through Sunday
Balcony BarFriday, Saturday evenings
North
A–ZMain Access Route Follow the dotted line for the most direct route through the MuseumSpecial Exhibition Galleries Letters correspond to Now OnView: Special Exhibitions and New Installations
Nineteenth-Century EuropeanPaintings and Sculpturegalleries closed for renovation
Islamic ArtCentral Asian Art
The American Wing
access only from 1st-floor elevator and stairs
some galleries closed for renovation
Please do not touchthe works of art.
Southeast Asian Art
Information
Rest Rooms
Disabled Access
Parking
Coat Check
Telephone w/Volume Control
Low Telephone w/Volume Control
Touch Telephone
Assistive Listening Device
Automated Teller Machine
Water Fountain
Changing Station
First Aid
Audio Guide
Dining Facilities
Elevator
Escalator
Stairs to Next Floor
Steps
The Cafeteria ground floor:stair and elevator access
Islamic Galleries closed for renovation; Islamic works on displayon Great Hall Balconyand at other locations
L 3rd-floor galleries:stair and elevator access
Ceiling of JainMeeting Hall
Astor Court
Chinese Lacquer(third floor)
G3rd-floor galleries:stair and elevator access
Drawings, Prints, and Photographs
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Modern Art
Shop
ShopMembership
Grace RaineyRogersAuditorium
Thomas J.Watson Library
Modern Art
Arts of Africa,Oceania, and the Americas
Greek and Roman Art
Medieval Art
The Great Hall
The American Wing
Temple ofDendurThe Sackler Wing
Egyptian Art
Arms and Armor
European Sculpture andDecorative Arts
European Sculptureand Decorative Arts
The American Wing
GroundFloor
Mezzanines
Fifth Avenue North
Fifth Avenue
European SculptureCourt
81st StreetEntrance
MainEntrance
Picasso, Portrait ofGertrude Stein
Temple of Dendur
Israel Sack Galleries, American Wing
mezzanine galleries:
stair access
First Floor
Central Park
Choir Screen
The Cafeteria ground floor:stair and elevator access
American Wing Café temporarily moved toGreat Hall Balcony
“Frank Stella on the Roof”: Chinese Pavilion (model)
Youthful Hercules
Main Entranceat 82nd Street
Robert LehmanCollection
81st StreetEntrance
ParkingGarage
Entrance
Parking Garage
ground floor:stair and elevatoraccess
rest rooms downstairs
some Old Master, Impressionist, and Modern paintings from the Robert Lehman Collection on view in theground floor galleries: stair and elevator access
mezzaninegalleries:
stair access
Equestrian Court
1
ground floor and lower entrance: stair and elevator access
Greek Sculpture Court The Great Hall
Petrie Court Café
Trustees Dining Room
access from twosets of elevators
Please do not touchthe works of art.
TheCostumeInstitute
closed for renovation of Oceanic Galleries
southern area closed for renovation ofNew Uris Center for Educationopening October 23, 2007
UrisLibrary
Cypriot Art
some galleries closed for renovation
some galleries closed for renovation
closed
First Floor with Ground Floor and Mezzanines
Second Floor
some galleries closed for renovation
first floor galleriesclosed for renovation;opening end of January 2008 V
The Henry R. Luce Center and mezzanine galleries:stair and elevator access; consult local gallery maps
PRoof Garden andRoof Garden Café(May–October):elevator access
The Greek and RomanStudy Collection and mezzanine galleries:stair and elevator access
to mezzanine galleries:stair and elevator access
Christian Dior,Dinner Dress