827 Brooklyn teens come to Met Museum
On Oct. 16, more than 800 Brooklyn teens came to the Metropolitan Museum within the span of three hours for Teens Take the Met — a special evening of activities for teens, featuring more than 55 cultural institutions from all five boroughs. The event drew a total of more than 4,440 teens from New York City and beyond.
The program encourages teens to sample diverse activities that are available to them across the city at cultural institutions large and small. The evening featured art making, music, performance, gallery activities, films and a dance party.
Inspired by the Met’s unique and diverse collections on view in the galleries around them, as well as their ongoing work with teen audiences, the partner organizations presented different interactive experiences, often led by their own young interns, members, volunteers or staff. The schedule for the evening included zine-making, live performances, teen-led gallery experiences, digital music-making and drama and dance workshops, among many other projects.