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Monday
Closed
Except holiday Mondays
Tuesday
10 am - 5:30 pm
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10 am - 4 pm
Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Light Up the Dark • 6–9 pm
Sunday
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Light Up the Dark • 6–9 pm

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Peer Perspective: Faridun Tests His Sons with Dr. Sheila Canby

In her latest Peer Perspective video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls​​, MET curator emerita Dr. Sheila Canby zooms in on intricate flourishes — some hyper-realistic, others fantastical — in an awe-inspiring manuscript painting from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp. In the distinctive painting (accession number AKM903), the legendary King Faridun, disguised in the form of a dragon, confronts his three sons in a bid to discover each one’s true character.