About this Event
THIS SATURDAY! This tour starts at 11:00 AM. A related afternoon tour starts at 2:15 pm – Still hidden LGBTQ secrets, but with different works of art.
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“Newly Discovered LGBTQ Secrets of the Met” highlights newly researched intriguing examples of the Met’s closely guarded homoerotica.
Lear will decipher the meanings of symbols, poses, and context while telling you the low-down on what's really going on. For Lear’s peerless insights on just one of the works in the Met’s unrivaled collection, visit . Famous artists and subjects appear, but so do lesser-known artists and works whose homoerotic charge is often ignored.
During this two-hour private tour, you learn the answers to these and other intriguing questions:
- Why are the penises of Greek statues undersized?
- Why do lace and feathers adorn male aristocrats?
- Were these men really straight?
- Why is Sappho shown seizing her breast?
These private, two-hour explorations of homoerotic treasures from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art highlight different masterpieces with backstories of particular interest to an LGBTQ audience.
Join us on a rare opportunity to see this phenomenal museum tour.
We return to in-person events at the Met!
- This tour is limited to 15 people and is available through presale only. No walk-ins.
- Proof of vaccination required. Excelsior pass or completed COVID-19 vaccination card or photo are valid forms of proof.
Your Tour Guide:
A four-time winner of the Harvard Certificate for Excellence in Teaching. has taught art history and Classics at Harvard, Columbia, and NYU. Lear is the founder of , the first company to offer tours focused on LGBT history, and the winner of the Travel Industry’s 2016 Travvy Award for best-escorted tour operator, LGBT; and the Luxury Travel Guide’s 2016 LGBT Tour Operator of the Year. in 2021, Lear founded , an educational nonprofit dedicatd to raising public awareness of LGBTQ histories and stories.
Participation Agreement
To attend this in-person event, every registrant must agree to the following:
- Bring and show proof of vaccination at the door. Acceptable proof includes an activated Excelsior pass or a completed COVID-19 vaccination card with the second dose received before March 25, 2022.
- You agree to abide by the current safety protocols of the CDC and NYS/NYC in place at the time of the event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, United States
USD 55.00 to USD 75.00