Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts Church programme on 25 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 03:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts the Frederic Edwin Church at 200 programme in New York City on 25 October 2026, marking the American landscape painter’s 200th birthday. The afternoon of presentations and scholarly conversation places Church’s work within the museum’s wider holdings of American art.
Church programme takes place on 25 October
The programme begins at 2pm at the Fifth Avenue site. The museum’s event listing describes an afternoon with scholars who will discuss Church and his artistic legacy. The event is listed as free with Museum admission.
The organiser’s listing gives the date and venue together, while the Church bicentenary programme adds that advance registration is required and that the session runs from 2pm to 3.30pm. The programme coincides with a wider Frederic Church 200 celebration connected with Olana State Historic Site.
American landscape painting meets a global collection
Church was a nineteenth-century American landscape painter whose work engaged with travel, science and the natural world. The 25 October 2026 programme therefore connects a personal anniversary with a museum that presents art across cultures and more than 5,000 years of human history.
Founded in 1870, the museum holds more than 1.5 million objects, according to its official history and collection overview. Its American holdings provide the setting for a discussion of Church, while the Fifth Avenue address places the event among galleries covering many periods and regions.
Visiting Metropolitan Museum of Art: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Church programme takes place on 25 October 2026 at 2pm at the Fifth Avenue site, with the organiser listing the session until 3.30pm.
- The event is listed as free with Museum admission, and advance registration is required according to the programme organiser.
- The venue is the Fifth Avenue site at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028, rather than the museum’s separate Cloisters location.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Metropolitan Museum of Art
When does Frederic Edwin Church at 200 take place at Metropolitan Museum of Art?
The programme takes place on 25 October 2026 at 2pm at the Fifth Avenue site in New York City.
What is the Frederic Edwin Church at 200 programme?
It is an afternoon of presentations and conversation with scholars marking the 200th birthday of American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church.
Where is Metropolitan Museum of Art and how do you get there?
The event is at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028, at the museum’s Fifth Avenue site.
