7.20.2010

7/22/10 Gallery Talk: Color in Ancient Egyptian Art @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 11:00am

Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, NYC
(Please note that you may enter the Museum at Fifth Avenue and 81st street or at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street.)

Meet at the Tours Sign in the Great Hall
(212) 535-7710
Cost: museum admission is 
pay-what-you-wish; the Gallery Talk is free with admission

The art of ancient Egypt was awash in color; Egyptians created vibrantly patterned wall paintings and painted relief, and they applied color to statues, coffins, jewelry, and objects of everyday life.

Museum curators, conservators, educators, independent scholars, and advanced students of art history regularly present Gallery Talks that focus on specific aspects of the collection, as well as on special exhibitions. Many topics are repeated over a two-month period.

Gallery Talks focusing on the permanent collection meet in the Great Hall. Special exhibition talks begin in the exhibition's introductory gallery. All Gallery Talks depart promptly; if you arrive late, inquire at the Information Desk for directions to the tour's location.

Speaker: 
Adela Oppenheim, associate curator, Department of Egyptian Art

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