Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York upcoming events

Tour of The Metropolitan Opera House and Archives (Saturday, October 10, 2026)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:50:00 GMT

Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera Archives. Geraldine Farrar as the Goosegirl in Humperdinck's Königskinder, 1910.

Title: Tour of The Metropolitan Opera House and Archives
Date & Time: Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9:50 AM - 12:00 PM (tour begins promptly at 10:00 AM)

Capacity: 30

Duration: 2 hours

Admission: Free! Open to A.R.T. Members & Non-Members
Location: The Metropolitan Opera House, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

Join us October 10, 2026 for an exclusive tour of the Metropolitan Opera’s fabulous archival costume exhibit, Behind the Seams: Costuming at the Metropolitan Opera, as well as a tour of the Metropolitan Opera’s archives, lead by acting director John Tomasicchio. A storied New York institution, the Metropolitan Opera’s history goes back to the gilded age, pivotally so, and its archives contains photographs, programs, correspondence, board minutes, props, set model, costumes, and more dating from the mid-1800s to present day.

This is an in-person event limited to 30 A.R.T. Members & Non-Members. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event. In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. An ART staff member will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.

ABOUT

The Metropolitan Opera is a vibrant home for the most creative and talented singers, conductors, composers, musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and dancers from around the world. The Metropolitan Opera Archives contain a vast collection of documents, photographs, artwork, costumes, and memorabilia reaching back to the company's opening season in 1883.

Meeting Location:

Please meet staff member John Tomasicchio at security, just inside the Metropolitan Opera Stage Door Entrance located within Lincoln Center’s parking garage. You can enter the garage from Amsterdam and 64^th St (the door will be located just a bit inside and to the right) OR from 65^th street glass tunnel entrance between the Newhouse Theater and Lincoln Center Film/Paradiso Café (go through into the garage and then across the street to the right)

Accessibility Note: Elevators available upon request. However, there are two parts where a small 3 step staircase up is unavoidable.

Directions to the Met Opera:

The Metropolitan Opera is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.

By subway: Take the No. 1 train to 66th Street (Lincoln Center) Station..

By bus: Take the M5, M7, M10, M11, M20, M66, M104 or BxM2 lines..

Parking: The Lincoln Center “park and lock” parking garage is located underneath Lincoln Center. It is open to the public 24 hours a day.

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A.R.T. Presents: A Screening of METROPOLIS (Wednesday, October 21, 2026)

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Image courtesy of Garret Linn at Various/Artists

Title: A.R.T. Presents: A Screening of METROPOLIS

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, at 6:30PM

Duration: 2.5 hours

Capacity: 40

Admission: Free! (open to A.R.T. Members & Non-Members)

Location: Various/Artists, 19 Essex Street (between Canal and Hester Streets)

Join Archivists Round Table for the start of 2026 New York Archives Week with a screening of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis at Various/Artists Gallery on the Lower East Side.

The theme of this year’s Archives Week Symposium is Envisioning Metropolis: The Future of New York City’s Past Today. When it premiered in 1927, Metropolis faced widespread criticism, and studio executives demanded the film go through rigorous rounds of editing. Much of the film’s original cut was lost – until 2008, when the original version was discovered by Paula Felix-Didier in the archives of the Museo del Cine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

We are honored to precede this screening of the restored film with a pre-recorded introduction from Felix-Didier, interviewed by A.R.T.’s Director of Outreach, Linda Smith.

Introductory remarks and Felix-Didier’s introduction will begin around 6:30PM, and the screening of Metropolis will start around 7PM. The film is approximately 2 hours. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. You are welcome to move about the gallery space throughout the screening.

Special thanks to Various/Artists and gallery director Garret Linn for hosting this special screening.

This is an in-person event limited to 40 attendees. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.

In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. An ART staff member will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.

How to find Various/Artists

Various/Artists is an art gallery located at 19 Essex Street (between Canal and Hester Streets) on the Lower East Side. The closest subway stations are the East Broadway F stop and the Grand Street B/D stop. The Canal Street N/Q/J/6 station is about a 10 minute walk. The M9 bus station stops at Essex and Canal Street, across from Seward Park. The M15 bus runs down Allen Street, a couple of blocks to the west of Essex.

There are Citibike docks and parking garages nearby Various/Artists as well.

About

Various/Artists produces handmade records, prints, publications and other editions by artists working across a wide range of media. Since 2024, Various/Artists has operated a storefront project space at 19 Essex St. in New York City featuring monthly exhibitions and programs by comrades and collaborators.

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