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Things to do in The Met: Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – or just The Met – has one of the world’s largest and most famous collections of art at its two sites: Fifth Avenue, and Met Cloisters. Opened on April 13, 1870, The Met hosts around 7.9 million visitors each year.
The museum's collections date back over 5,000 years from around the world. Paintings, sculptures, fabrics, jewels, pottery, armaments, photographs, and musical instruments from across history make up just some of the two million exhibits on offer at this full-day New York City experience.
The museum’s unofficial mascot is a small blue ancient Egyptian hippopotamus statuette called William (c1900 BC) – an acquisition from 1917. He’s one of the Met’s twenty-six thousand ancient Egyptian objects, the largest collection of Egyptian art outside of Cairo.
If you get tired of the collections, you might like to visit the roof garden, whose café and bar are very popular on Friday and Saturday evenings. Here, you can sip a drink while enjoying astounding views of Central Park and the surrounding Manhattan skyline. The garden is also home to single-artist exhibitions during the summer months.
Both museum locations are easily accessible by public transportation, by car, or on foot. At the Fifth Avenue location, there is a parking garage open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while visitors can park in the free city parking spaces in Fort Tyron Park for The Met Cloisters location.
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Meet The Met: Extended Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour
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Private or semi-private guided tour: Metropolitan Museum of Art with skip-the-line ticket
Enjoy this semi-private tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learn more about one of the most iconic art collections in the world.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art self-guided audio tour
Discover the Met on a self-guided audio tour to take a unique trip around the world and back in time, through thousands of pieces of priceless art!
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Private Metropolitan Museum of Art skip-the-line guided tour
Enjoy this private tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learn more about one of the most iconic art collections in the world.
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Meet The Met: Extended Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour
Enjoy an alluring tour with this Extended Metropolitan Museum art experience and discover the MET's best highlights.
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Private or semi-private guided tour: Metropolitan Museum of Art with skip-the-line ticket
Enjoy this semi-private tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learn more about one of the most iconic art collections in the world.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art self-guided audio tour
Discover the Met on a self-guided audio tour to take a unique trip around the world and back in time, through thousands of pieces of priceless art!
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Private Metropolitan Museum of Art skip-the-line guided tour
Enjoy this private tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learn more about one of the most iconic art collections in the world.
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Semi-private Metropolitan Museum of Art Skip-the-Line guided tour
Enjoy this gorgeous tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learn more about one of the most iconic art collections in the world.
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Metropolitan Museum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Ticket
Explore the Met's most iconic and significant masterpieces with your expert guide and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of 5,000 years of art.
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Met Museum of Art and Manhattan Walking Tour
Visit New York and see over 20 of the city's most iconic landmarks, then visit the world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marvel at art and antiquities from ancient civilizations. Uncover tombs from ancient Egypt and the controversial Antioch Chalice.
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How to get there
The Met: Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
United States of America
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