June 10–12, 2009 Wednesday–Friday
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, NYC
(Please note that you may enter the Museum at Fifth Ave. and 81st street or at Fifth Ave. and 82nd Street)
(212) 535-7710
Museum admission is pay-what-you-wish. Reservations not required.
Museum admission is pay-what-you-wish. Reservations not required.
(See posting on 6.07.2009 for World Science Festival-related family fair: 6/14/09 World Science Festival Street Fair @ Washington Square Park)
Most educational programs are offered free with Museum admission.
Gallery Talks:
June 10, 10:00 am, Tours Sign, Great Hall
Medicine at the Metropolitan Museum—Ancient Near East and Byzantium
Discusses medical practices in ancient Mesopotamia, Iran, Cyprus, and Byzantium, as illustrated by objects in the Museum’s galleries. Intended for the general public; no medical knowledge is presumed. David T. Mininberg
June 11, 10:00 am, Tours Sign, Great Hall
Modern Paintings: What Is in a Modern Painting?
Presents examples of paintings where both traditional and nontraditional artists’ paints (such as house paints) are used, and discusses the analytical challenges these materials present. Julie Arslanoglu
June 12, 10:00 am, Tours Sign, Great Hall
Traditional Paintings: Why Do They Look the Way That They Do?
Traditional paintings are usually composed of paints made with oil, egg, or animal glue as the medium. Paintings created with these binding media and their subsequent different appearances are discussed. Julie Arslanoglu
Film
June 11, 2:00 pm, Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
Underground Rome: A World Hidden for Centuries (2007)
Vicki Dunakin, director. Presents the work of archaeologists, historians, and other researchers who have undertaken surveys of subterranean Rome (52 min.).
Lecture
Friday, June 12, 7:00 pm, Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
Da Vinci Detective
Maurizio Seracini, Director of the Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology (CISA3), California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, University of California, San Diego. Introduced by Marco Leona, David H. Koch Scientist in Charge, Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
One of the great mysteries in the art world is the disappearance of Leonardo’s The Battle of Anghiari, a celebrated fresco painted for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Maurizio Seracini describes the use of advanced technology to investigate whether the lost masterpiece lies beneath a Vasari painting in the Palazzo Vecchio.
http://www.metmuseum.org/search/iquery.asp?c0=t:8//:ssl//sitemap%20taxonomy//:Calendar:&c1=dt:8//eventStartDate//:lte//2009..06..30&c2=dt:8//eventStartDate//:gte//2009..05..01.dt:8//eventEndDate//:gte//2009..05..01&c3=e:8//evType//:in//Gallery%20Talk&command=text&attr1=WorldScience&t=0&w=on&domains=general:sitemap%20id
Medicine at the Metropolitan Museum—Ancient Near East and Byzantium
Discusses medical practices in ancient Mesopotamia, Iran, Cyprus, and Byzantium, as illustrated by objects in the Museum’s galleries. Intended for the general public; no medical knowledge is presumed. David T. Mininberg
June 11, 10:00 am, Tours Sign, Great Hall
Modern Paintings: What Is in a Modern Painting?
Presents examples of paintings where both traditional and nontraditional artists’ paints (such as house paints) are used, and discusses the analytical challenges these materials present. Julie Arslanoglu
June 12, 10:00 am, Tours Sign, Great Hall
Traditional Paintings: Why Do They Look the Way That They Do?
Traditional paintings are usually composed of paints made with oil, egg, or animal glue as the medium. Paintings created with these binding media and their subsequent different appearances are discussed. Julie Arslanoglu
Film
June 11, 2:00 pm, Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
Underground Rome: A World Hidden for Centuries (2007)
Vicki Dunakin, director. Presents the work of archaeologists, historians, and other researchers who have undertaken surveys of subterranean Rome (52 min.).
Lecture
Friday, June 12, 7:00 pm, Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education
Da Vinci Detective
Maurizio Seracini, Director of the Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology (CISA3), California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, University of California, San Diego. Introduced by Marco Leona, David H. Koch Scientist in Charge, Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
One of the great mysteries in the art world is the disappearance of Leonardo’s The Battle of Anghiari, a celebrated fresco painted for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Maurizio Seracini describes the use of advanced technology to investigate whether the lost masterpiece lies beneath a Vasari painting in the Palazzo Vecchio.
http://www.metmuseum.org/search/iquery.asp?c0=t:8//:ssl//sitemap%20taxonomy//:Calendar:&c1=dt:8//eventStartDate//:lte//2009..06..30&c2=dt:8//eventStartDate//:gte//2009..05..01.dt:8//eventEndDate//:gte//2009..05..01&c3=e:8//evType//:in//Gallery%20Talk&command=text&attr1=WorldScience&t=0&w=on&domains=general:sitemap%20id
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