Free with Museum admission; admission is pay as you wish for New York state residents, and free for children under 12 with an adult, and a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
Assistive listening devices with headsets or neck loops are available from the Ticketing Center in the Great Hall. We encourage you to bring your own headphones. Gallery Chats, as listed on the schedule, will have ASL interpretation and assisted listening devices available in galleries. ASL interpretation for other stations and performances will be available by request. For other access accommodations, contact access@metmuseum.org or 212-650-2010.
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Wing with the unveiling of newly reinstalled galleries highlighting fresh narratives and dialogues, with works from the mid-17th to mid-20th century as well as select contemporary expressions. Enjoy art making, gallery chats, artist talks, and performances, and experience the collection in new ways.
For a special treat, join us for cake in the American Wing Cafe at 3:30 pm!
Gallery Chats
Join experts for short talks exploring objects and themes in the American Wing. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
1 pm
The Evolving American Wing
Medill Higgins Harvey, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts, and Manager, The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, The American Wing, The Met
Gallery 723, James and Margaret Carter Federal Gallery, First Floor
1:20 pm
A New Look at American Paintings and Sculptures
Sylvia Yount, Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge, The American Wing, The Met
Galleries 755–757, The Joan Whitney Payson Galleries, Floor 2
1:40 pm
The Calculated Curve
Alyce Perry Englund, Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts, The American Wing, The Met
Galleries 747-753, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Galleries of Eighteenth-Century American Art, Floor 2
2 pm
A Conversation: Winslow Homer’s The Gulf Stream
Stephanie Herdrich, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Painting and Drawing, The American Wing, The Met
Vinson Cunningham, staff writer and theatre critic, The New Yorker
Gallery 767, Margaret and Raymond J. Horowitz Galleries, Floor 2
2:20 pm
Regarding Indigenous Music
Justis Brokenrope (Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta), musician and educator
Gallery 746, The Erving and Joyce Wolf Gallery, Floor 1
2:40 pm
American Wing Galleries en Español
Mónica Alejandra Ramírez Bernal, Chester Dale Fellow, The Met
Gallery 723, James and Margaret Carter Federal Gallery, Floor 1
3 pm
A Decade on Paper
Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and Sculpture, The American Wing, The Met
Gallery 773, Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, Mezzanine
Interactive Stations
Join us for hands-on art-making activities and demonstrations for all ages!
Drop-in Drawing—Personality Portraits
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, Floor 1
1–3:30 pm
Explore “personality prints” created by Dakota artist Mary Sully and take inspiration from their vibrant colors and designs to create your own inspired personality portrait.
Materials are provided, but you may bring your own sketchbook. Please note, only pencils are allowed in the galleries.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mary Sully: Native Modern.
Walk-up Writing
Gallery 735, The Lawrence A. and Barbara Fleischman Gallery, Floor 1
1–3:30 pm
Join poet, playwright, and educator Najee Omar and put pencil to paper to craft your own poetic responses to works of art within the American Wing.
Storytime
Gallery 713, Floor 3
1:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join us for a picture-book reading and activities inspired by The Met’s American Wing galleries.Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years.
Copyist Reflections
Gallery 766, The Joan Whitney Payson Galleries, Floor 2
1–3:30 pm
Watch painter and Met copyist George Morton at work and gain insight into the creative processes of celebrated Black American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Performance
Live DJ Set by Justis Brokenrope
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, Floor 1
3 pm
Join DJ Justis Brokenrope, founder of Wathéča Records, to explore Indigenous music in various genres, including rock, country, and folk music.
Closing Remarks
3:30 pm
Gallery 700, The Charles Engelhard Court, Floor 1
Sylvia Yount, Lawrence A Fleischman Curator in Charge, The American Wing, The Met
Presented in conjunction with the special installation The American Wing at 100.
Start the celebration with violinist Johnny Gandelsman as he takes The American Wing with an expansive, two-day anthology project of new works that respond to lived experiences in today’s United States on November 8 and 9. Learn more.
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Image: The Charles Engelhard Court, The American Wing. Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen © The Metropolitan Museum of Art