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Special Event
Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief at the Met
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Percy Jackson
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Mar 29, 2010 – Aug 31, 2010
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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Rick Riordan, author of the best-selling series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, talks with curator Seán Hemingway about what inspired him to create characters from the gods, heroes, and monsters of Greek mythology, and the connections between his books and the Met’s Greek collection. Did you know that the opening scene of the first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, takes place at the Met?
To download the podcast, click here.
Image: Copyright © 2005 by Rick Riordan
