The metropolitan museum of art will develop and launch a suite of public programs tied to the reopening of the galleries dedicated to the arts of africa, ancient americas, and oceania

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was awarded a $500,370 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the development and launch of a suite of public programs tied to the reopening of the museum's galleries dedicated to the arts of Africa, Ancient Americas, and Oceania. The initiative will activate the collections and ideas explored in the new galleries, create multiple entry points for the museum's diverse audiences, and incorporate indigenous perspectives. Project components will include performances, concerts, study days, symposia, thematic gallery tours, art-making workshops, and access programs for visitors of varying abilities. The project aims to build upon the museum's outreach efforts to civic, social, and professional groups in the New York City metropolitan area, further developing relationships with source communities while generating lasting educational resources. The grant period spans from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2026.

The initiative will activate the collections and ideas explored in the new galleries, create multiple entry points for the museum's diverse audiences, and incorporate indigenous perspectives essential to understanding the collections. Project components will include performances and concerts, study days and salon-style discussions, symposia, thematic gallery tours, and additional programs such as art-making workshops, classes for teens, and access programs for visitors of varying abilities. The museum will build upon outreach efforts to civic, social, and professional groups in new york city and the TRI-state area. The resulting suite of programs will further develop relationships with source communities at the museum while generating lasting resources for educators, artists, scholars, individual learners, and families.