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SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1992

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: Information provided below is subject to change. To confirm scheduling and dates, call the Communications Department (212) 570-3951. For Upcoming Exhibitions, see page 2; Continuing Exhibitions, page 6; New and Upcoming Permanent Installations, page 9; Traveling Exhibitions, page 10; Visitor Information, pages 11, 12. - - -NEW EXHIBITIONS- - -

The Royal City of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre November 17, 1992 through March 7, 1993 A large exhibition of treasures from Susa, in Iran, ranging in date from 5,000 to 500 B.C., and loaned for the first time anywhere by the Louvre Museum. Works in precious metals, stone, bronze and clay, are on view. Among them is one of the great masterpieces of ancient Near Eastern art, the victory stele of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin (2254-2218 B.C.). In the late 4th millennium B.C., Susa (biblical Shushan) was an important settlement that lay at the crossroads between Syria and Mesopotamia in the west and, to the east, Iran, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley. The works were uncovered in tombs, temples, and palaces by French archaeologists in the 19th and 20th century and they reveal strong ties between Susa and many different cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world. About 200 works are included. The exhibition has been made possible in part by Linda Noe Laine, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Organized with the cooperation of the Musfie du Louvre. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Friday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.-noon

Annual Christmas Tree and Baroque Neapolitan Creche December 3, 1992 through January 10, 1993 Annual presentation of the Museum's famous Christmas tree and collection of 18th-century Baroque Neapolitan crfeche figures. Over the past 28 years, the Museum's Christmas display has become a holiday tradition for New Yorkers and visitors from out of town. It mingles three basic elements traditional in 18th-century Naples: the Nativity with adoring shepherds and their flocks; the procession of the Magi and their retinue of Asians and Africans; the crowd of colorful townspeople and folk. The Christmas tree and creche display were presented to the Museum in 1964 by Loretta Hines Howard. The installation is made possible by The Loretta Hines Howard Trust.

Sakura and Plastics by Tomatsu December 4, 1992 through January 31, 1993 Two new series of color photographs of landscape and still-life by the pre-eminent Japanese photographer Shomei Tomatsu (b. 1930). One series treats Sakura. or cherry blossom time; the other plastic detritus washed up on the beach. The tensions between the traditional and the modern, organic and man-made, and worthy and devalued that are set up by this duality are provisionally resolved through the exquisite formulations of the artist's eye.

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Tiraz: Inscribed Textiles from Islamic Workshops December 15, 1992 through March 14, 1993 Textiles decorated with bands of inscription, simple and elaborate, and sometimes enriched with additional decoration. They are parts of garments customarily given in medieval times by Islamic rulers to other rulers or to court officials as a gesture of distinction or reward. Many are displayed at the Museum for the first time. About 25 examples are included. The exhibition is made possible by The Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

Drawing for Design: Christopher Dresser to the Present December 15, 1992 through April 4, 1993 An exhibition presenting drawings by designers, architects, and artists for furniture, interiors, patterns for textiles and wallpapers, glass, metalwork, and jewelry, running the gamut from rough sketches to meticulously finished renderings intended for clients. It begins with mid-19th-century works by the influential British industrial designer Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) and continues to the present with works by such architects as Robert Venturi and Richard Meier.

Also of note: Diamond Jenness in the Pacific Islands. 1911-12 November 12, 1992 through May 28, 1993 Photographs by the anthropologist Diamond Jenness, taken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, off the southeast coast of New Guinea in 1911 and 1912. The exhibition includes about 35 contemporary prints from the original glass plate negatives in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England. Note that this exhibition is open Tuesday through Friday only, from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., in the Library, mezzanine level, Lila Acheson Wallace Wing. A special pass is available at the Information Desk and is required for admission to this area of the Museum.

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Arthur B. Davies Landscapes in The Metropolitan Museum of Art March 9 through September 5, 1993 About 35 works on paper by Davies (1862-1928), a leading member of "The Eight" (which included John Sloan and George Luks) and one of the principal organizers of the Armory Show in 1913 of modern art. The exhibition focuses upon landscapes, drawn from the museum's extensive holdings of pastels by the artist, along with watercolors and several oil paintings. Davies considered his pastels experimental and seldom exhibited them, prompting one critic to lament their neglect in the artist's studio. This is the first comprehensive showing of these works on paper.

Daumier February 26 through May 2, 1993 The first major exhibition devoted to the drawings of Honor6 Daumier. About 100 works in charcoal, crayon, and watercolor, in combination with selected examples of his paintings, prints, and sculpture, will be displayed. It will trace the artist's style from its roots in the European tradition exemplified by Rubens, Fragonard, and Goya, to its modern manifestation in the works of Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Picasso. Co-organized with the Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, and accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. The exhibition is made possible in part by the David H. Koch Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Press Preview: Wednesday, February 24, 1993, 10 a.m.-noon

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Painters of the Great Ming: The Imperial Court and Zhe School March 10 through May 9, 1993 The first in-depth examination of the academic painting tradition of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). During the 15th century, talented painters from all over the country were summoned to the capital to create large-scale narrative and decorative works for the imperial court. To satisfy the demands of imperial and private patrons, these professional artists revived the representational style of the 13th-century imperial academy in Hangzhou, Zhejang Province, which led to their identification as "Zhe School" painters. About 100 works will be on view. Organized by Yale University and the Dallas Museum of Art. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Tuesday, March 9, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon

The H. O. Havemever Collection April 1 through June 20, 1993 A comprehensive presentation of this historic collection, drawn primarily from Museum departments including European Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Illustrated Books, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Islamic, Asian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Medieval, and Arms and Armor. It will represent the astonishing and broad-ranging collection amassed by the Havemeyers over a span of more than 50 years. As a result of Louisine Havemeyer's close friendship with Mary Cassatt, the Havemeyers assembled an incomparable collection of works by such artists as Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Paul C6zanne, that, today, form the basis of the Museum's 19th-century European paintings collection. About 300 works will be included. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: March 25, 1993, 10: 00 a.m.-noon.

The Greek Miracle: Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy. 5th Century B.C. March 11 through May 23, 1993 An unprecedented exhibition of the finest examples of original sculpture from fifth-century B.C. Greece, the golden age that transformed the history of Western art. The exhibition contains 34 works, a majority of which have never before left Greece, including the Kritios Boy (ca. 480-470 B.C.), the first sculpture known in which the figure stands at ease; Cavalry from the Parthenon Frieze (ca. 440 B.C.), a deftly carved relief from the Parthenon; and Nike (Victory) Unbinding Her Sandal (ca. 410 B.C.), an exceptional example of high classical style. The exhibition is made possible by Philip Morris Companies Inc. The exhibition has been organized by the National Gallery of Art in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Greece. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Monday, March 8, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon

Photography's First Century: Photographs from the Gilman Paper Company Collection March 25 through July 4, 1993 A major exhibition from the finest private collection of photographs in America. Covering the first century of photography (1839-1939), the exhibition traces 19th-century developments in England, France, and the United States, through masterpieces in every genre. After demonstrating the medium's expansion around the world, the focus shifts to the poetic freedoms of the fin-de-siecle in Europe and America. The exhibition, of 275 works, ends with a display of modern photographs, the culmination of preceding periods and the beginning of our own.

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The exhibition is made possible by Gilman Paper Company. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Monday, March 22, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon

Dieric Bouts March 1993 A small, focused presentation of multiple versions of Virgin and Child, painted by the Netherlandish master Dieric Bouts (active 1457-1475). The Metropolitan Museum's version (oil on oak panel) will be shown with a contemporary one that is on long-term loan from the M. H. de Young Museum, San Francisco. This display explores the tendency, particularly among artists of the Northern Renaissance, to produce copies of their works, frequently to supply the growing merchant class.

Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 4 through September 12, 1993 Works on paper spanning from 1938 to 1967 by the masters of Abstract Expressionism in the United States. Among the 19 artists represented are Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, each by several examples. The exhibition, selected from the holdings of the Museum's Department of 20th Century Art, features 15 recent acquisitions. This exhibition of 60 works will be installed at the High Museum in Atlanta prior to its opening at the Metropolitan Museum. Accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue.

Drawings from the J. Paul Getty Museum May 18 through August 1, 1993 An exhibition of European drawings from the magnificent collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, California. Italian schools will be particularly well represented, with outstanding works by Filippino Lippi, Raphael, Titian, Andrea del Sarto, Pontormo, Bronzino, Veronese, Annibale Carracci, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Superb sheets by Watteau, Chardin, Boucher, Fragonard, David, C6zanne, and van Gogh, will also be on view, as well as Diirer's famous Stag Beetle and three rare drawings by Rembrandt, among them a subtle red chalk sketch of a nude woman with the attributes of Cleopatra. About 120 works will be included. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: May 17, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon

A Masterpiece of Sculpture from Renaissance Florence: Verrocchio's Bronze Statues of Christ and St. Thomas June 16 through October 17, 1993 An exhibition highlighting the newly cleaned, over life-size bronze statues created by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) for the Merchants' Guild in Florence. Verrocchio was the most influential artist of the second half of the 15th century and the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci. This is his most accomplished and highly finished work, a reference point for subsequent generations of artists. Accompanying the statues will be a display illustrating the casting process and the stages in their cleaning.

Immortals and Sages: Paintings from Rvoan-ii Temple September 1993 through April 1994 An exhibition celebrating the restoration and installation in the Japanese galleries of four rare, gilded, sliding panels dating from the early 17th century that were recently proven to have originated from Ryoan-ji, the famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, where they had been missing

(MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 5 for over 100 years. Works on related themes from the Museum's holdings of Kano school artists will be exhibited along with the panels. Accompanied by an issue of the Metropolitan Museum Bulletin.

Medieval Acquisitions September through November 1993 A broad-ranging survey of the collecting activity over the last 15 years of the Medieval Art Department and , which together form one of the Museum's largest departments, with collections ranking among the finest in the world. The exhibition comprises a balanced survey of medieval art, with rich concentrations in the art of the Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic periods, and including examples from the Bronze Age, early Christian, and Migration periods. Among the highlights are a suite of 14 illuminated leaves from a Beatus of Liebana commentary on the Apocalypse of St. John from the Benedictine Monastery of San Pedro de Cardena (ca. 1180) and an unusual set of 52 playing cards from the South Lowlands (1475) in which hunting horns, dog collars, nooses for small game and dog tethers are limned in pen and ink, tempera, and embellished with gold and silver. More than 150 works will be on view.

Church's Great Picture. Heart of the Andes October 5, 1993 through January 2, 1994 An exhibition illuminating the formulation and original exhibition of the most renowned work of Frederic Church (1826-1900), who dominated the second generation of the Hudson River School painters. Heart of the Andes, painted by Church in 1859, is the centerpiece of the Museum's 19th- century American landscape paintings. It is one of the artist's most ambitious, complex, fascinating, and significant works. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.

The Art of Early Medieval Spain: 500-1200 A.D. November 16, 1993 through March 13, 1994 A landmark exhibition encompassing 700 years of Spanish art, dating from the arrival of the Visigoths through the great age of the Pilgrimage Road. More than 225 works of art will be on view, including monumental sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, frescoes, textiles, and precious objects in ivory, silver, and gold. The exhibition will explore the cultural interchange that occurred in Spain due to the ongoing presence of Visigoths, Muslims, and the French, from the 6th- through the 13th century. Accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: November 15, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon

Maesta from Orvieto November 18, 1993, through February-March, 1994 A marble and bronze grouping from the facade of Orvieto Cathedral.

Italian Renaissance Drawings in New York Collections December 9, 1993, through March 6, 1994 A selection of important drawings that have entered New York collections over the past 30 years. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: December 8, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon

Lucian Freud December 13, 1993, through March 13, 1994 Paintings, drawings, and etchings created since 1980 by the British artist Lucian Freud, who has

(MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 6 been called the greatest living realist painter. The grandson of Sigmund Freud, Lucian Freud is a realist with an obsession for rendering the human form through meticulous craftsmanship, particularly in portraits and figure studies. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue

The Wu School: Ming Scholar-Painters of Soochow Fall 1993 Sixty-eight paintings and calligraphies by Soochow masters, drawn primarily from the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum. The exhibition will be the most comprehensive treatment ever assembled in the West.

Tang Family Gifts of Chinese Painting Fall 1993 A choice group of 10 Chinese masterworks ranging in date from the early 11th to the 18th century. This selection of handscrolls, hanging scrolls, and albums, which has been presented to the Museum by the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Family, features one of only three known works by the foremost figure painter of the 11th century, Li Kung-lin (ca. 1041-1106), and an important group of paintings by Yuan dynasty scholar-artists, including Wang Meng (ca. 1308-1385) and the Taoist prelate Teng Yii (ca. 1300-after 1378). Among the works from the Ming period is a major landscape painting, "Scholar Contemplating a Waterfall," by the professional painter Chung Li (active ca. 1480-1500). Paintings from the Ch'ing period include two gem-like albums by Kung Hsien (1619-1689) and Shih-t'ao (1642-1707) and a magnificent four-panel composition, "Misty Bamboo on a Distant Mountain," by Cheng Hsieh (1693-1765), one of the so-called Eight Eccentrics of Yangchou.

Friends of Asian Art Gifts: 1985-1993 Fall 1993 An exhibition of some 50 important works from China, Japan, Korea, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia that have been acquired by the Museum with funds contributed by the Friends of Asian Art. Ranging in date from ca. 2200 B.C. to the 18th century, the selection includes jade and gold objects, bronze, stone, and wood sculptures, ceramics, textiles, and paintings. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.

- - -CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS- - - Magritte Through November 22 The first major retrospective in the United States in more than 25 years, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, and also painted bottles, created by Rene Magritte, the Belgian surrealist (1898-1967) during a span of 50 years. This exhibition, dedicated to one of the leading and most widely recognized artists of the century, brings together 152 works loaned from collections throughout Europe and the United States. The exhibition in New York has been made possible in part by The Murray and Isabella Rayburn Foundation. The exhibition has been organized in collaboration with the Hayward Gallery, The South Bank Centre, London. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.

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Jusepe de Ribera: Spanish Realist in Baroque Italy Through November 29 A retrospective devoted to one of the great painters of Spain's Golden Age, commemorating the 400th anniversary of his birth. Over 70 masterpieces, including The Clubfooted Boy (Mus6e du Louvre), Drunken Silenus (Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples), Martyrdom of St. Philip, (Museo del Prado, Madrid), and The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Catherine of Alexandria (Metropolitan Museum), are on view. In addition, all of his prints and a selection of his drawings, many of which have never been exhibited outside Spain and Italy, are displayed. Ribera, born near Valencia, Spain, lived and practiced his art in Naples and by virtue of his life-long residence there is considered one of the outstanding figures of Italian Baroque painting and the leading Neapolitan artist of the 17th century. His paintings were widely collected in Italy and Spain and their influence extends to the 19th century. The exhibition is made possible by Argentaria, Corporaci6n Bancaria de Espana. It was organized in collaboration with the Museo del Prado, Madrid, and the Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples. The exhibition is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Additional support was provided by the Italian Cultural Institute. Transportation assistance has been provided by Iberia Airlines of Spain. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.

Portraits of American Artists in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Through February 21, 1993 Sculpture, paintings, and drawings representing some 40 American 19th-century artists, about two- thirds of which are self-portraits. Included are renderings of Washington Allston (by Gilbert Stuart), Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, Sanford Gifford, Winslow Homer, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, John Vanderlyn, J. Alden Weir, and Worthington Whittredge.

A Map of the East: Photographs by Leo Rubinfien Through January 3, 1993 An American (b. 1953) who spent his youth in Japan in the 1950s and 1960s, Rubinfien returned to Asia repeatedly in the 1980s. Traveling in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia, he sought visual equivalents for the memories tattooed on his soul. The sensuously colored photographs that resulted describe provisional truths in a landscape of change, tinged with the wistfulness of the artist's remembrance.

Loma Negra: A Peruvian Lord's Tomb Through July 4, 1993 A broad array of Precolumbian funerary objects and adornments, including nose and ear ornaments of gold and silver, headdresses, masks, disks, plaques, and necklaces of gilt and/or silvered copper from the Loma Negra find in northern Peru. The works date to the third century and were made by the Moche people, who dominated much of the Pacific coast of Peru during the first millennium A.D. Selections are from the Metropolitan Museum's collection. The exhibition is made possible by Swarovski.

Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892). American Architect Through January 24, 1993 The first major exhibition to examine the entire career of the great romantic of American 19th- century architecture, organized to commemorate the centennial of his death. This exhibition presents more than 110 works, ranging from lithographs and pencil sketches of proposed residences

(MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 8 to vivid watercolors and furniture executed from the designs of Alexander Jackson Davis. The exhibition is drawn from the Museum's holdings and other collections. This exhibition is made possible by The J. M. Kaplan Fund. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.

The Century of Tung Ch'i-ch'ang Through January 10, 1993 Shown in two parts because of its large size, this exhibition of about 170 paintings and calligraphies is dedicated to one of the towering figures in Chinese art, Tung Ch'i-ch'ang (1555-1636), the preeminent artist and theorist of the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). About 74 works are by this revolutionary 17th-century Chinese master, which elucidate the evolution of his style. Tung's impact on later artists is demonstrated through 97 works that encompass all major schools of the 17th century, including both traditionalists and individualists of the late Ming and early Ch'ing dynasties. Part one (October 23-November 29) chronicles the evolution of Tung Ch'i-ch'ang's new style. Part two (December 1-January 10) elucidates Tung's impact on artists of the later 17th century. The exhibition in New York is made possible in part by The Dillon Fund. Organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in collaboration with the Beijing Palace Museum and the Shanghai Museum. It is made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Additional support has been provided by the Hall Family Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. The exhibition in New York is made possible by the B. Y. Lam Foundation and The Dillon Fund. Accompanied by a two-volume illustrated catalogue.

Masterworks from the Muse"e des Beaux-Arts. Lille Through January 17, 1993 An exhibition spanning the period from the Renaissance to the 19th century and including celebrated works by Rubens, Goya, Delacroix, David, Courbet, and others, and a wide range of Dutch, Flemish, French, and Italian art. Among the highlights are Rubens's Descent from the Cross, Delacroix's Medea about to Murder Her Children, and David's Belisarius Begging for Alms. There are a number of drawings by Raphael and several of Delacroix's sketches for Medea. About 50 paintings and as many drawings are included. The exhibition is made possible by Credit Lyonnais. It has been organized with the cooperation of the Mus6e des Beaux-Arts, Lille. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.

The Arts of Fire: Italian Renaissance Maiolica and Glass November 1993 The best examples of the Museum's Italian maiolica and Venetian glass dating from the late 15th century to the close of the 16th century. Drawn from the largest collection of maiolica and glass in the United States and one of the finest in the world, the works include ewers, basins, bowls, dishes, and platters conceived as objects of display. They were produced in such major centers of activity as Florence, Faenza, Siena, Gubbio, Castel Durante, Urbino, and Venice.

Flowers and Leaves: The Ottoman Pottery of Iznik Through November 15 Iznik ceramics, dating from the 15th through the 17th century and drawn entirely from the Museum's collection. Iznik wares represent the peak of Islamic ceramic achievement with a rich variety of floral, vegetal, and pictorial motifs, applied with distinctive, sophisticated pigments and

(MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 9 glazes to a glossy white surface emulating Chinese porcelain. This exhibition is made possible by The Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

Modern Design: 1890-1990 Through November 22 An exhibition highlighting the Museum's diverse 20th-century design collection. It includes furniture, architectural and design drawings, glass, ceramics, and other media. The exhibition examines important developments involving geometry, soft forms, the craft tradition, and the theme of rebellion and recollection. It celebrates the book Modern Design. 1890-1990 by R. Craig Miller, which was published by the Museum in 1990. The exhibition is made possible by Reliance Group Holdings, Inc.

Islands and Ancestors: Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia Through September, 1993 About 60 tribal sculptures from Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and from Austronesian-speaking peoples of Vietnam and the Philippines. Most works are on long-term loan from the Barbier- Mueller Museum, Geneva.

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The New Costume Institute Galleries Opening December 10 Newly designed galleries devoted to the year-round, permanent display of costumes selected from the rich collections of The Costume Institute. At least 120 fully dressed mannequins and an additional 100 accessories will be displayed. Costumes will be arranged thematically, selected from throughout the centuries. Installations will rotate periodically. Press Preview: Monday, December 7, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Robert Wood Johnson. Jr. Galleries for the Permanent Display of Drawings. Prints, and Photographs Opening December 4, 1992 Newly renovated gallery for the permanent display of drawings, prints, and photographs, enabling the Museum to highlight the strengths of its collections of works of art on paper. As many as 75 masterworks and new acquisitions will be exhibited by the three curatorial departments on a three- to four-month rotating basis.

Great Hall Balcony Reinstallation Opening December 16, 1992 A major reinstallation of Asian ceramics in cases along the Great Hall Balcony, which surrounds the dramatic architectural space by Richard Morris Hunt, completed in 1906. This wide-ranging survey presents selections from the 7th through the 18th century. New lighting, new display decks, moldings on cases, and other embellishments contribute to an enhanced display of highlights from the Museum's collection, as well as ceramics from the Adele and Stanley Herzman Collection given to the Museum over the past few years.

French Renaissance Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gallery Reopening April 1993

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19th Century European Paintings and Sculpture Galleries Reopening Fall 1993 Galleries devoted to the Museum's collection of Neoclassical, Romantic, Impressionist, and Post- Impressionist masters, renovated, expanded, and reinstalled after two years of reorganization. The remodelled galleries, some of them skylit, will comprise a suite of 20 rooms in a 19th-century Beaux-Arts style, incorporating classical moldings, cornices, and door-surrounds, and adapted from the original designs made for the Metropolitan by the architects McKim, Mead, & White in the early years of this century. The renovation will enable the Museum to exhibit more of its 19th- century holdings and, eventually, the 53 works in the promised bequest of Ambassador and Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg.

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Note: The following exhibitions originate at The Metropolitan Museum of Art with works of art from the Museum's collections selected and organized by Museum staff members and occasional guest curators. Please confirm the opening and closing dates with the local exhibiting museums as they may be subject to change.

The Landscape in Twentieth Century Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The American Federation of Arts. Sixty-five works from the Museum's collection, including works by Milton Avery, Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, and Lee Krasner.

Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan Through November 8

Figures from Life: Porcelain Sculpture from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifty-one porcelain figures, illustrating a world of dancers, actors, courtiers, orientals, hunters, children, laborers, peasants, and merchants. Included are works by the four most original porcelain sculptors of the 18th century: J. J. Kaendler (Meissen), F. A. Bustelli (Nymphenberg), Guiseppe Gricci (Capodimonte), and E. M. Falconet (Sevres). Co-organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.

George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art/ Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada Through January 10, 1993

From El Greco to Cezanne: Three Centuries of Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Washington. D.C.. and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York The exhibition is made possible by Philip Morris Companies, Inc. National Gallery of Greece, Athens December 13, 1992-April 11, 1993

Corot to Cezanne: 19th Century French Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Approximately 30 French paintings from the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum, including Corot, Courbet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and others. The exhibition is made possible by Alamo Rent A Car, Inc.

Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art December 16, 1992-April 10, 1993

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MUSEUM HOURS:

Fridays and Saturdays: 9:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays-Thursdays: 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Mondays: Closed THE CLOISTERS: Tuesdays-Sundays: 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Mondays: Closed Please note: Listed above are The Cloisters' March through October hours ADMISSION: Suggested admission: $6.00, adults; $3.00 students, senior citizens, to Main Building and The Cloisters.

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—NEW GALLERY SCHEDULE—

Despite reductions in New York City and New York State funding, a majority of the Museum galleries will remain open to the public at this time; however, please note the following adjustments: On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, certain galleries will be open either in the morning or in the afternoon. Every effort will be made to keep all galleries open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Not affected by the gallery schedule are the exhibitions Modern Design: 1890-1990 (through November 22); Magritte (through November 22); Jusepe de Ribera: Spanish Realist in Baroque Italy (through November 29V. Masterworks from the Musfe des Beaux Arts. Lille (through January 17, 1993); and The Century of Tung Ch'i-ch'ang (through January 10,1993V. The Roval Citv of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre (November 17 through March 7, 1993); Annual Christmas Tree and Baroque Neapolitan Creche (December 3, 1992 through January 10, 1993); the New Costume Institute (opens December 10) and Arms and Armor Galleries. Detailed information on the Museum's alternating gallery schedule is available at the Information Desk in the Great Hall and the Uris Center or by telephone (212) 570-3791. •Note: During the renovation of the 19th-century European Paintings and Sculpture Galleries, scheduled to reopen in the fall of 1993, many works traditionally on view have been relocated to the European Paintings Galleries and other sections of the Museum.

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(effective through June 30, 1993) TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Open 9:30-1:15 Open 9:30-1:15 Open 9:30-1:15 The American Wing AAOA, The American Wing, Musical Instruments 20th Century Wing Musical Instruments

Asian Art Linsky Galleries Asian Art Lehman Wing Egyptian Art English period Rooms Egyptian Art

Open 1:30-5:15 Greek & Roman Art (1st Open 1:30-5:15 AAOA floor)-east galleries AAOA 20th Century Wing 20th Century Wing Islamic, Ancient Near East, Linsky Galleries Greek & Roman Art (2nd Linsky Galleries, Lehman Wing floor) galleries Lehman Wing, English Period Rooms English Period Rooms Open 1:30-5:15 Greek & Roman Art (1st The American Wing Greek and Roman Art (1st floor)-east galleries Musical Instruments floor)-east galleries

Islamic, Ancient Near East, Asian Art Islamic, Ancient Near East, Greek & Roman Art (2nd Greek & Roman Art (2nd floor) galleries Egyptian Art floor) galleries

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION please call Harold Holzer or Norman Keyes, Jr., Communications Department. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (212) 570-3951: FAX: (212) 472-2764 (October 1992)