Metropolitan Museum of Art Highlights Tour
Discover personal connections to must-see masterpieces
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Local experts
Personal stories and insider travel tips -
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$69
€59
£51
C$95
A$97
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Local experts
Personal stories and insider travel tips -
Top-rated
Thousands of reviews averaging 4.9 stars -
Worry-free booking
Flexible scheduling and refunds
Highlights
- Visit the Met with a guide who will help you appreciate its treasures spanning 5,000 years.
- Discover new perspectives on old masterpieces from around the world.
- Connect with the art on a personal level as you hear the stories and secrets behind these iconic works.
- Explore the architectural beauty of America's largest art museum with your included ticket.
What you'll do
Visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a truly awe-inspiring experience. However navigating through one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the world, housing over 2 million works of art spanning 5,000 years of human history ...
Visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a truly awe-inspiring experience. However navigating through one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the world, housing over 2 million works of art spanning 5,000 years of human history can be daunting.
Our knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides will share their passion about art and culture to demystify and highlight personal connections to famous works.
From ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art to the European masters and through to contemporary impressionists and more, you’ll gain a greater understanding of the ways in which art has shaped our world throughout history.
Whether you’re visiting the Met for the first time or have a museum membership, this tour’s engaging narratives around the historical context, emotions, and themes behind the art are sure to stimulate your curiosity. Join us as we travel the world through the power of the art at the Met.
While the itinerary may change based on the Met’s restoration and maintenance schedule, your guide will make sure you see and learn about the incredible art that makes this museum world-famous.
Met tour itinerary
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The Great Hall
Greets more than 5 million visitors a year
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Egyptian Galleries
Famous for the Temple of Dendur, an Egyptian monument dedicated to saints and gods, dating to 10 B.C.
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The American Wing
Featuring American arts like “Washington Crossing the Delaware” and “Madame X”
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European Paintings and Sculpture
Masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh, and Degas
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Modern and Contemporary Art
Works ranging from Picasso to Pollock
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Greek and Roman Art
With the Cubiculum Nocturnum, a reconstructed bedroom from a Roman villa buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Metropolitan Museum of Art tour reviews
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Great Met tour
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Meeting point
Where we meet
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The meeting point is inside the Met after the security check. Your guide will be waiting with your ticket by the pharaoh statue to the right once you enter the Great Hall. Be sure to arrive 30 minutes early since there is typically a line for the security check.
