Led by a Met Cloisters guide, this virtual tour will showcase some of the noteworthy pieces of art in the only medieval museum in America.  Beginning with the history of the museum, we will focus on the art itself as well as the curatorial staging that makes visitors feel like they have traveled back in time!

To register for the January 4-class series of History Happy Hour for a combined discounted rate, please click here.

Please be sure to register by the day before the class at the latest. You will receive an invitation email with a link to join the Zoom meeting. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.

For students who want to register for all four February History Happy Hour classes at the same time for a combined discounted rate. Series includes:

The Lives of Monks and Nuns - Wednesday, February 3

Medieval Maps - Wednesday, February 10

The Viking Age - Wednesday, February 17

Medieval Medicine - Wednesday, February 24

To register for individual classes of the series, please click on the class titles above.

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Religious men and women made up a huge proportion of medieval society.  This lecture walks through the components of a life dictated by a religious rule, bound within monastery walls, segregated by gender—and illuminates why so many people found this life to be deeply gratifying and inspiring.

To register for the February 4-class series of History Happy Hour for a combined discounted rate, please click here.

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Though at our smartphone-clicking fingertips today, precise geographical renderings were not the most important aspect of medieval maps.  Instead, maps reflected the symbolic understandings of the world as part of a salvation narrative, highlighting "us" and "them" and expressing anxieties about monsters living on the borders of the known world.  This lecture will showcase some of the famous maps that survived the Middle Ages and what they can teach us about medieval modes of thought.

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Fearsome warriors, hygiene-concerned individuals, or both?  This lecture uncovers some misconceptions of the Vikings and the centuries of looting and raiding that have since become inextricable from their popular memory and our modern fascination.

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Though boiling a lizard is no longer our go-to method of dying hair black, medieval medical and cosmetic practices continue to intrigue our science-minded society.  This exploration of various methods of curing and healing, delivering babies, protecting from plague, and even exfoliating will let us see medieval society through the eyes of its doctors, midwives, and folk-medicine practitioners.

To register for the February 4-class series of History Happy Hour for a combined discounted rate, please click here.

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Immerse into the history of New York City’s mass transportation system that moved the flood of new 19th Century immigrants around the city, and then carried them—via Grand Central and Penn Station—to the rest of the United States, shaping New York City to be the hub to the world.

To register for the January 3-class series of Virtual Tours of Grand Central Terminal for a combined discounted rate, please click here.

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It’s no longer the tallest in the world, but the Empire State Building held the record for forty years—from 1931 to 1971—and is the ancestor to all supertall skyscrapers today. But there’s more to it than height. Learn what came before the ESB, how the building was erected in record time during the height of the Great Depression, and the race to be the tallest. Hear fun facts and interesting stories behind New York’s most recognizable building.

Please be sure to register by the day before the class at the latest. You will receive an invitation email with a link to join the Zoom meeting. Click here for a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting.