Drawing at the Met Museum of Art

Drawing class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Drawing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Eric Hibit

Cost: $365.00

Cost of museum admission included

LOCATION 1000 5th Avenue, Manhattan Education Entrance at E81st Street

4 Sundays June 11–July 9 (Skip Date: July 2)

11:00 am–2:00 pm

REGISTER ONLINE (Registration opens May 2, 2023) 

*Please note: Due to the Met museum reservation policy, registration for this class will close on Thursday, June 1 at 12pm Eastern Standard Time

The fundamentals of observational drawing are taught on-site at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The building itself, the artworks, objects, and people it contains are all possible subjects for study. Basic concepts related to perspective, gesture, contour, value, and mass, are introduced and worked through in eight sessions. These principles are introduced to students individually and with respect to their own stage of development. The class is suitable for absolute beginners and those with previous drawing experience. 

Supply list

  • (1) 6x9 inch spiral bound sketchbook, unlined paper
  • (1) 11X14 pad white drawing paper 
  • (1) set of graphite pencils, including the following: 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 6B, Ebony
  • (1 each) graphite stick: 2B, 6B
  • (3) kneaded erasers
  • (1) manual pencil sharpener

Meeting place

The group will meet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the lobby of the school group entrance, to the left of the main entrance staircase.

Course Code: 135636

Instructor(s): Eric Hibit

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

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