"The Met" Metropolitan Museum of Art Exclusive Guided Tour
Description
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art attracts nearly as many visitors as other leading galleries, such as the Louvre or the British Museum. Spend roughly 2.5 hours on this exclusive guided museum tour, skipping the line and exploring the most famous pieces with the help of an engaging guide. Evening tours are available on Friday and Saturday, for a more intimate experience. Skip-the-line note: Please be aware that the initial security line cannot be bypassed and may vary in size depending on congestion.
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Its roughly 2 million works of art and artifacts cover everything from Ancient Egypt to modern art. From the Great Hall, you’ll visit the museum’s most important galleries. Pass through the Medieval Europe Gallery on your way to the Studiolo from the Ducal Palace. Explore armory form the Middle Ages, including pieces worn by Henry VIII. The American wing hosts the staircase from the Chicago Stock Exchange as well as the famed portrait of Washington crossing the Delaware. A host of European painters including Vermeer, Picasso, and Van Gogh await you as you learn about their troubled yet exciting lives. All the while, your guide will explain how this iconic American museum differs from its older European counterparts, especially since it began before the United States was even 100 years old! Highlights generally include (if artwork is not on loan or being restored): Henry VIII armor, Tiffany Autumn landscape, Chicago Stock Exchange Stairs, Madame X, Pop culture then and now, Hudson River School, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Jan Vermeer, Madonna with Child, Picasso, Seurat, Van Gogh, and more!
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A maximum of 8 people per booking
- Notes: The Met museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' or 'No Wait' access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
Reviews(929)
Super fun tour Mark was an excellent guide He was very knowledgeable about all aspects of the Met itself and the art and art history Wished it were longer but we thoroughly enjoyed it
Jonathan was amazing! My partner and I had an amazing time seeing the MET with Jonathan and our small group. Jonathan involves his group members throughout the tour and was so personable and knowledgeable. I could not recommend this tour enough! If you’re going to see anything at the MET definitely consider using a tour guide. I’ve gone it alone at the MET which is amazing but there’s so much to see. You could literally spend months trying to see even portions of the MET on your own. With someone like Jonathan you’ll get an in-depth look at multiple sections across tens of pieces of significance and have memories that last that bring you back for years to come.
Our guide Jonathan was fantastic! He delivered as promised, the highlights of the highlights of the MET. My partner and I could not have been more pleased with our tour that includes storytelling, accurate telling of the history of the artifacts and their context and a personalized experience for our group that drew us all in. This was my favorite trip to New York City, one of the reasons for that was this guided tour. I highly recommend this tour. The MET is amazing but can definitely be overwhelming. If you want to enhance your experience and make it really memorable, definitely consider a guided tour!
Our tour guide Kevin was great, very knowledgeable, gave us an amazing experience, and had good in-depth conversations. Overall, a pleasurable venture in The Met.
Really the only way to see the highlights of the extensive collections at the Met if you're short on time! Jeff D was an amazing guide and we were the only ones on the tour that day, so it was a private tour - an amazing value! Jeff is obviously a pro and we were so lucky in that the most popular exhibits (self portrait of Van Gogh, for example) were not crowded. Additionally, he led us to one of the earliest works of Michelangelo which was lost to history and then discovered in a garden. He was quite engaging with our 15 year old niece, who remarked that she missed him when the tour was over and we were looking at some collections afterwards, without the context he provided for the works. Would highly recommend this tour and Jeff D!
MARK IS OUTSTANDING . Energetic, positive, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and a great smile. Great communication skills. The best!
Charlie is da Bomb! THE BEST travel guide ever! Make sure you request him. You will be so pleased!
The highlights of the Met was a great quick intro to the most important pieces in the MET. You can definitely spend 3-4 weeks trying to see everything, but this was a great experience for my 16 year old kids to give them a “taste”. Rob was a phenomenal guide and was able to compress thousands of years of history and hundred of years of paintings/ art in just 2.5 hours. I highly recommend this tour and Rob as a guide.
Robin was an excellent guide. She shared her vast knowledge of the museum’s exhibits and artifacts in an enthusiastic way that our teen really enjoyed. We were in a small group and were able to see all of the museum’s highlights while learning about how the collections were assembled and the history behind them in addition to learning how to appreciate how each successive period in art history of the exhibits we viewed contributed to the one that followed. Our family was most interested in the Impressionism period and we learned additional details of the artists, their techniques, and their interactions with each other that we found very informative. We highly recommend the tour and our guide, Robin.
Learned a lot about art and the met.
