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

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Recorded audio tours can be rented at the A

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Guided Tours

Lectures

Concerts

Films

Gallery Talks

Family/Children’s Program

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Ask about today’s activities at the Inform

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One of a Kind: The Studio Craft M

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through 12/2/07N

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A Tribute to Lincoln Kirstein, 1907–1996

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The Arm

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Hidden in Plain Sight:

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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

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continued from reverse

Special Exhibitions and New

Installations

Exhibition CreditsThe Age of Rem

brandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan M

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by Light: British Photographs from Paper N

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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

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in America, and the Flem

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on the Arts and the Humanities. Eternal A

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illiam Randolph Hearst Foundation. Gifts for the Gods: Im

ages from Egyptian Tem

plesm

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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

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ade possible by The David Berg Foundation. Coaxing the Spirits to Dance: Art of the Papuan Gulfm

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Supported by an indemnity from

the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities and by an aw

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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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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

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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