The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St
212.535.7710
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Watiya-Tjuta
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Thursday Mar 11, 2010 (2–2:30pm)
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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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Free with museum admission
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The Met presents this film directed by Michael Riley to accompany the special exhibition Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia, on view through June 13. Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia explores the symbolism of aboriginal art, from acrylic dot paintings of the Central Desert to bark paintings and burial poles from the Northern Territory (30 min.). The screening will take place in the Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall in the Uris Center for Education at 2 p.m.
Image: Mitjili Napurrula. Australian, Pintupi people, born ca. 1945. Watiya-Tjuta, 1999. Private Collection © the artist 2009 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency
