Met Museum to Host TEDxMet Program, THE IN-BETWEEN, Today
By: Matt Smith Sep. 25, 2015
What: The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host an all-day TEDxMet event on Saturday, September 26. The theme of the program is The In-Between.
A broad range of stories will be told, in a variety of formats. Among the presenters are: a former death row prisoner recently exonerated after serving 39 years in prison; a 14-year-old musical prodigy; a transgender author and activist; a leader in diabetes patient care, research, and education; a New York City Ballet Principal Dancer; a community developer confronting issues of the environment, affordable housing, and education; a composer and a poet, both recent Pulitzer Prize winners; the author of a seminal article on growing up bi-racial; a performance group investigating contemporary issues theatrically; an art educator who galvanizes both traditional and non-traditional art-going audiences; visual artists and designers who examine the creative process; and curators with specialties at the two extremes of the art-historical timeline-the ancient world and today. The schedule for the day and full list of speakers can be found here.
Made possible by Adrienne Arsht.
Additional support has been provided by Chipotle Mexican Grill.
When: Saturday, September 26, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Where: The full TEDxMet program will be livestreamed at www.metmuseum.org/tedxmet.
The main stage is at The Met Breuer, the landmark building designed by Marcel Breuer on Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York. [Note: Tickets are now sold out at this venue]
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at the Met's Main Building at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street is the second venue for TEDxMet, with a live high-definition video feed between the two locations. This location will host most of the live performances (music, dance, theater), along with a live feed of the talks from The Met Breuer. The Breuer audience will view The Grace Rainey Rogers performances via video feed. [Tickets are still available and start at $40]
For live updates during TEDxMet, follow @metmuseum on Twitter and Instagram.Those attending the event or following along online can use #TEDxMet and tag @metmuseum to be part of the conversation.
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