History/Art History presents "A Month at the Museum: The Daily Life of the Met's Department of Egyptian Art"

Visiting Curator Talk with Aude Semat

Thursday, April 17, 2025 4:30 PM to 7:10 PM EDT
Horizon Hall 3008

Curator Aude Semat will reveal the inner workings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its world-famous Egyptian Department. She will immerse students in a first-hand account of her work on a big upcoming exhibition and other practical aspects of her day-to-day duties, including deinstalling galleries, constructing exhibits, and working with specialists and the public.

Anyone interested in museum careers will find this discussion to provide invaluable insight into the real world of museum curators and their lives!

Speaker Bio: Aude Semat joined the Egyptian Department in October 2019 and oversees the Second Intermediate Period and early New Kingdom galleries, as well as the Department's archives. Her research focuses on tomb architecture, painting, landscape, and gardens, as well as the history of collecting and museums in the 19th century.