Met Anywhere: August 2021

Great Women Artists, The Ancient Olympics, Virtual Tours, and more! [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News]( [Met Anywhere: August 2021]( [A painting of three women in a studio]( [Great Women Artists]( Three painters radically reenvision the role of women artists around the time of the French Revolution. [Explore now →]( [The Ancient Olympics and Other Athletic Games]( [The Ancient Olympics and Other Athletic Games]( Highlights from The Met collection illustrate the many athletic games held in Ancient Greece, featuring celebrity athletes, grand prizes, and the origins of the first Olympics. [Explore now →]( [A composite depicting many different types of portraiture]( [What's in a Face?]( These portraits reveal how artists around the world reflect our shared humanity.[Explore now →]( [How to Sketch Movement]( [How to Sketch Movement | Drop-in Drawing]( Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular art-making series and experience The Met collection through creative challenges. This week, explore gesture, movement, and dramatic lighting as you develop your own figurative sketches inspired by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's studies of urban entertainment. [Watch now →]( [Cover of W.E.B. Du Bois book on data visualization]( [Telling Stories with Library Data]( See how The Met's Thomas J. Watson Library uses data visualizations. [Read now →]( Virtual Tours [The New Woman Behind the Camera Virtual Opening]( [The New Woman Behind the Camera Virtual Opening]( Join Mia Fineman, Curator in the Department of Photographs, for a tour of [The New Woman Behind the Camera](, a groundbreaking exhibition, which features more than 120 photographers from over 20 countries and explores the work of the diverse "new" women who embraced photography as a mode of professional and artistic expression. [Watch now →]( [The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570 Virtual Opening]( [The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570 Virtual Opening]( Join Keith Christiansen, the former John Pope-Hennessy Chairman of the Department of European Paintings, and guest curator Carlo Falciani, Professor of Art History at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, for a tour of [The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570](. [Watch now →]( [Plan Your Visit]( The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters are open! [Watch this video]( or check out the [visitor guidelines page]( to learn about our [new health and safety protocols](. Please note that our [opening days and hours have changed](. See the [Plan Your Visit page]( for more information about making a reservation and buying tickets in advance. Summertime Dining Now Available The Met offers two great locations for summer dining. Relax outdoors with a freshly baked cinnamon roll, watermelon agua fresca, or a fruit ice pop at the new Plaza Cafe, located on The Met Fifth Avenue's David H. Koch Plaza near 83rd Street. Uptown at The Met Cloisters, the Trie Café offers delicious salads, sandwiches, and desserts. Enjoy a glass of wine or beer while surrounded by serene gardens and medieval architecture. For hours and locations, [visit us online](. Bike Valet Complimentary bicycle valet service is available for Museum visitors 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Valet service continues through Labor Day and includes the September 6 Monday holiday. Look for the valet tent located on The Met's Fifth Avenue's David H. Koch Plaza near 83rd Street. [Buy or reserve your tickets now →]( [The Met Fifth Avenue]( 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 [The Met Cloisters]( 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 [metmuseum.org]( [Explore]( [Membership]( [Donate]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see [The New Woman Behind the Camera]( and [The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570](. Drop-in Drawing is made possible by Bonnie J. Sacerdote. Captioning is made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.]( Comments are welcome at [metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org](mailto:MetMuseum_Newsletter@metmuseum.org). Images: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (French, 1749–1803). [Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond (died 1788)](, 1785. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953 (53.225.5) | [Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora](, ca. 530 B.C. Greek, Attic. Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1914 (14.130.12) | Charles Alston (American, 1907–1977). [Girl in a Red Dress](, 1934. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift and George A. Hearn Fund, 2021 (2021.25). © Estate of Charles Henry Alston. On view in [Gallery 902](. | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). [The Clown: M. Joret](, 1885. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Justin K. Thannhauser, 1951 (51.180) | [W.E.B. Du Bois Data Portraits, Visualizing Black America, The Color Line at the Turn of the Twentieth Century](