• Exterior of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, featuring classical architecture and steps.
  • Temple of Dendur in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Ancient Egyptian stone temple with glass background.
  • Marble sculpture head in museum hall with pottery on each side.
  • Two people viewing paintings on a blue wall in an art museum.
  • Four ancient Egyptian statues of seated deities, dark grey stone, on white pedestals.
  • Cavalry charge on a battlefield, many soldiers on horseback, with horses and riders in action.
  • Exterior view of The Metropolitan Museum of Art with fountain in the foreground under a cloudy sky.
  • Two framed landscape paintings hanging on a grey wall; one features rocks, the other a town with a stormy sky.
  • Marble sculpture of three nude women, missing heads, standing together in a museum setting.
  • Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Visitors in a large, bright hall with sculptures and classical architecture.
  • George Washington crossing the Delaware River painting in a museum, framed with spectators.
  • Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and seated figure playing a stringed instrument, brown with gold details.
  • Woman in orange dress gazes at a marble statue in a museum with columns, sculptures, and other visitors.
  • Stained-glass window: autumn landscape with trees, a waterfall, and a lake; vibrant colors and detailed artistry.
  • Woman taking photo of Van Gogh's
  • A crowded museum lobby with many visitors milling about, seen from an elevated vantage point.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Guided or Self-Guided Tour

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2 hours

Description

Highlights


  • Visit one of the world’s greatest art collections, from ancient to contemporary
  • Learn about the history of the museum and its must-see exhibits
  • Save time with an expert guide pointing out the museum highlights
  • Admire the Temple of Dendur, Tiffany glass and impressionist masterpieces
  • Your ticket includes exhibitions and same day entry to both Met Museum locations

The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses one of the greatest art collections in the world. With over two million works of art and artifacts, ranging from ancient Greece and Egypt to Modern art from Europe, it is New York’s must-see museum.


Maximize your time at the museum and choose between the option of either a small group guided tour or a private tour of all the most popular galleries with an expert guide. Alternatively, you can explore the museum galleries on your own after an initial 30-minute museum orientation session.


On this tour you will walk through 5000 years of world art history. You will see the grandiosity of the Egyptian temple of Dendur, the priceless masterpieces of the Robert Lehman collection, the original facade of a Wall Street bank, and much more!


Art movements that shaped the visual world around us will unfold themselves in front of your eyes. The revolutions of impressionism, cubism, abstract expressionism and others have all found their place on the walls of The Met.


If there is a specific area you are excited to visit in the museum, please ask your guide and they will happily try to accommodate. The best part is that you are welcome to stay and spend the rest of your day exploring the exhibits until closing.


If that's not enough, you can also visit the museum’s uptown location – The Cloisters – on the same day with your entry ticket. The Met also has special extended hours on Friday or Saturday evening, and you are invited to join then for a quieter, exclusive experience.


Locations usually visited on the guided tour include:

  • Temple of Dendur
  • Astor Chinese Garden Court
  • Renaissance sculptures
  • Robert Lehman Collection
  • Vermeer and Rembrandt (Dutch golden age period collection)
  • French period rooms (Wrightsman galleries)
  • Abstract expressionism (Pollock, Rothko, Lee Krasner)
  • Impressionism and Postimpressionism (Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, Cezanne…)
  • Greek and Roman art


  • What's Included?

    • Entry ticket to Metropolitan Museum of Art
    • NYC Licensed Tour Guide
    • Fully Guided Tour of Museum in English or Spanish (if option chosen)
    • 30-minute Orientation with self-guided tour in English (if option chosen)
    • Private Guided Tour in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese (if option chosen)
    • Same-day entry to the Met Cloisters in Uptown Manhattan

  • Exclusions

    • Food and drinks
    • Gratuities

  • Please note

    • Small Group Guided Tours & Private Tours have a maximum of 15 people per tour guide
    • Galleries and artwork visited on the tour are subject to change dependent on gallery closures and artwork loans,
    • Both Museum locations are closed on Wednesdays
    • The Main Museum on 5th Ave. Is normally open: 10AM – 5PM Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 10AM – 9PM Friday and Saturday
    • The Met Cloisters in uptown are normally open 10AM – 5PM
    • The pre-orientation experience option is shown as 2 hours long. It includes the 30-minute pre-orientation experience and then self-guided time in the Museum. You can off course spend longer than 90 minutes in the Museum if you want, but this is the minimum amount of time you should allow.

  • What do I need to bring?

  • Itinerary

    1000 5th Ave, , 10028-0198 New York City

  • Meeting Points

    You can start this experience at the following places.


    1000 5th Ave

    1000 5th Ave, 10028 New York County New York, US

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