Explore the Museum
Program Offerings
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art and stories from around the world (6-8 yrs old)
We’ll use our looking skills for some careful noticing of what we see in works of art from The Met and then share what we discover with our fellow art explorers. The artists who created our focus artworks come from all around the world. We’ll learn a story from each artist’s culture and think about how and why stories are told.
art and drama (9-11 yrs old)
We’ll be exploring works of art throughout the many collection areas of The Met, noticing what there is to be noticed and sharing with our friends. Then we’ll use our bodies to bring postures to life, create tableaux, invent settings, construct characters, write monologues and scenes and even make a few puppets. Each session will have an opportunity to share theater-making inspired by our works of art.
art and writing (12-14 yrs old)
We’ll be exploring works of art throughout the many collection areas of The Met, noticing what there is to be noticed and sharing with our friends. Then, we’ll take inspiration from our focus work of art to create poems in a variety of forms and to write short stories, songs and dramatic scenes while focusing on descriptive language and literary devices. Every session will have the opportunity to present work and share about process.
Museums around the world (15-18 yrs old)
Each week, we’ll travel the world and spend time at a different art museum through their online portal. Together, we’ll explore the origin of the collection and a couple of its central works of art. We’ll spend some time with each artwork and share with one another what there is to be noticed through the unique perspectives of our group members.
family time with art (3-5 yrs old)
Each week, we’ll focus on a different theme. We’ll spend some time together looking and sharing as we explore our theme through works of art at The Met. We’ll sing together, we’ll move our bodies and we’ll listen to a story.
date night at the museum
A fun, inquiry-based experience for couples or gatherings of groups of friends. Choose from an existing program, focused on a specific collection area or cross-collection theme, or commission a customized, unique program designed for a birthday, anniversary, community gathering or other special event.
art making at home
We’ll meet up on zoom to explore and create a project together. A materials list will emailed in advance of the program.
Frequently Asked Questions
for Online Programs
Each session will begin with a welcome activity and end with a looking back on our time spent together. Between those two moments, we’ll spend time looking, wondering and making connections with works of art and pursuing our related multimodal activities.
We will me meeting on Zoom. All classes will be private and secure. For safety and security, the Waiting Room and Password Protection will be utilized. Each participant will be welcomed individually into the the space of the meeting before the start of class.
To register for a program, please send a message through the contact form or call (917) 622-1539. If you are interested in a program, please use the contact form to express your interest and include your after school and weekend availability.
Refunds are available for programs with more than one session at the discretion of the instructor.
Confirmation of registration will be communicated through email, as will any and all information deemed pertinent to the program prior to its start and as it progresses.
The Zoom meeting link and password for the program will be sent via email 24 hours prior to the start of each session. For programs with more than one session, the Waiting Room will open thirty minutes prior to the start of each session. Participants are encouraged to come to the session early, so that everyone can be together and ready to start on time. After being welcomed into the session, participants will be offered a pre-session activity to attend to while other participants are entering the space. For single session programs, the Waiting Room will open 10 minuted prior to the start of the session.
For all programs, it would be ideal to have your space organized so that you have a comfortable place to sit and an area where you can stand and move your body. It would also be ideal to have a flat surface, like a table or a clipboard on which to write and draw.
A laptop, desktop or tablet is recommended for all programs. Cellphones are not recommended as Zoom capabilities and functions will be limited. Please make sure that your device has a full charge or is plugged in at the start of the program. Please arrive early to your program so that you may check that your microphone, sound and camera are working properly. Please avoid using virtual background unless requested to do so.
Please bring some paper and something to write and draw with to each session. This can be repurposed paper, such as the backsides of copy paper or even blank surfaces of envelopes.
Please bring your curiosity! And a willingness to take risks! Don’t forget your sense of adventure! We will be taking a journey together, exploring new territory or old territory with fresh eyes, hearts and minds. Who knows what we will find!
Classes will start and end on time. Due to the nature of online sessions and for security reasons, it may not be possible to join the session late. If you are late to the session, please enter the Waiting Room and send a text to (917) 622-1539 stating that you are there. If it is possible for you to join the session in a manner that is safe and not disruptive to the session, you will be welcomed into the session as soon as possible.
There are no make up classes for missed classes. If a class is cancelled, you will receive a refund for that class.
Each program is limited to those who are enrolled. As such, no additional participants are invited to attend our sessions, but please do continue the conversation around works of art with others. Share what you discover, wonder and feel about our works of art and activities with your friends.