Happy Holidays from the Met
The holiday season at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is rich in traditional festivities. Take in the enchanting display of our enchanting Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche, or visit The Cloisters museum and gardens and celebrate the season in an authentic medieval setting. Read on for more ways to spend the holidays at the Met. |
Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche
Through January 6, 2016
The Museum continues a longstanding holiday tradition with the presentation of its Christmas tree, a favorite of New Yorkers and visitors from around the world. Learn more. |
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For Kids
Bring the kids to the Met during winter break for a host of programs that will engage and inspire young minds.
Learn more.
Keep them entertained on their days off with #MetKids—a digital feature made for, with, and by kids that is full of fun videos and creative project ideas.Check it out. |
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Christmastide at The Cloisters
Through January 6, 2016
The Cloisters museum and gardens has been transformed with beautiful decorations to honor the medieval celebration of Christmastide. Evergreens, herbs, and fruits deck the halls and galleries into the new year.Learn more. |
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Looking for a last-minute gift? A gift Membership offers a year of perks, including free admission, Members-only events and programs, and private exhibition viewing hours.
Browse options, stop by the Membership Desk in the Museum, or call 212-570-3753. |
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Final Weeks—Kongo: Power and Majesty |
Through January 3, 2016
". . . that rarest thing: a scholarly blockbuster."—Guardian
Don't miss this landmark exhibition that offers a radically new understanding of Kongo art over the last five hundred years. Learn more. |
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For more information about the exhibitions and programs featured in this email, including sponsorship credits, see Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche, School Break Programs, #MetKids, andKongo: Power and Majesty.
Images: Central Park, Winter—The Skating Pond (detail), 1862. After a painting by Charles Parsons (American, 1821–1910). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962 (63.550.266) | Christmas tree with Neapolitan crèche, 18th–19th century. Italian (Naples). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964 (64.164.1-.167) | Power figure (Nkisi N'Kondi: Mangaaka) (detail), 19th century, inventoried 1906. Kongo peoples; Yombe group, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chiloango River region; Republic of the Congo; Cabinda, Angola. Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam (10633)
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