Disability Connections—Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room

When

September 25, 2026    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Where

The MET
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Free

Free; No Museum admission required. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

ASL interpreters, assistive listening devices, CART (live captioning), ear defenders, fidget tools, wobbly cushions, lap desks, adaptive art-making materials, sighted guides and verbal descriptions, seats with and without armrests, and air purifiers are available.

If you have further access needs that aren’t met by the list above, please contact access@metmuseum.org or 212.650.2010.

Spend an evening engaging with Disability Justice practices through drop-in art making and disability community connection.

Masks are strongly encouraged and will be provided at this event.

Visitors may borrow manual wheelchairs (standard and wide) from Security at the 81st Street entrance on a first-come, first-served basis.

This program is designed to support and welcome disabled QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous People of Color) along with their care partners and friends.

Format: This drop-in program takes place in the classroom. It includes an optional art-making activity and socialization. All levels of art-making skills and socialization are welcome.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room.

For updates on upcoming programs, connect with us on Facebook or contact us at access@metmuseum.org.