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The Met will explore the power of objects large and small at The Met Fifth Avenue this Friday, July 22, from 5 to 9 p.m., during MetFridays: Extreme Measures.
Artists Steven Fragale and Deborah Lutz will lead drop-in drawing demonstrations of live models wearing dresses inspired by the exhibition Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. Nail art sessions by Lady Fancy Nails will be available to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis, and a wearable art activity to create extreme hair accessories will also occur in coordination with the exhibition.
Visitors can create a palm-sized astrological talisman inspired by the exhibition Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs. (The exhibition will close on Sunday,
July 24.)
Performances of Indian classical music by Jay Gandhi (bansuri flute) and Ehren Hanson (tabla), and conversations with Museum staff regarding imposing architectural elements in the Charles Engelhard Court, the splendor of miniature painting in the exhibition Divine Pleasures: Painting from India's Rajput Court—The Kronos Collection, and some of the smallest and largest books in The Met library's collection will also take place as part of the event.
A full list of MetFridays: Extreme Measures programming and activities at The Met Fifth Avenue is available on The Met website.
This Museum-wide MetFridays event is free to the public with Museum admission.
When: Friday, July 22, 5–9 p.m.
Where: The Met Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street)