The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
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The Milkmaid
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Sep 8, 2009 – Nov 29, 2009
Daily
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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The Met’s Director Thomas P. Campbell narrates this audio tour of the exhibition Vermeer’s Masterpiece The Milkmaid, with commentary from exhibition curator Walter Liedtke and conservator Dorothy Mahon. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s historic voyage to Manhattan from Amsterdam, that city’s Rijksmuseum has sent The Milkmaid, perhaps the most admired painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), to the Met. The audio tour discusses many of the themes in Vermeer’s work, reveals the latest conservation efforts, and brings you closer to understanding what makes this artist so unique.
To download this complete audio tour onto your own MP3 player for use in the exhibition, please click here.
The Audio Guide is available for daily rental at the Met (usually $7.00). Rent one and listen to all Audio Guide commentaries, in addition to Met Podcast episodes.
Image: Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632¬-1675). The Milkmaid, ca. 1658. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam SK-A-2344
