Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum Guided Tour

One of the world’s greatest art museums, the Metropolitan Museum of Art — aka the Met — is so vast you could easily spend days inside. This tour cuts to the chase, taking you straight to the collection’s highlights for an in-depth look. A knowledgeable guide introduces you to a broad spectrum of art, jewellery, ancient relics and architecture on this small-group tour, limited to 15 people. This guided Met tour is the best way to take advantage of the riches that are inside one of the world’s greatest art museums, choose between the 2-hour or 3-hour options. A visit to the Met's rooftop garden for panoramic views of Central Park is included only from October to May and for the 3-hour option.

Walk up the hallowed steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a New York icon since its founding in 1870. This world-renowned institution boasts a collection of more than 2 million objects, from Roman artifacts to 19th-century paintings. Your guide leads you by models of Egyptian tombs to the Temple of Dendur, which dates to 15 BC. Cross over to Tudor-era England to check out King Henry VIII's suit of armor, and hear the legends that surround the Antioch Chalice—believed to be the Holy Grail. Meander through the Greek and Roman statuary, absorbing the sense of history as you admire ancient frescoes and the busts of emperors past. Hear about the scandal behind John Singer Sargent's Madame X and enjoy the highlights—and even a few hidden gems—of the Met, with a knowledgeable art expert guide to lead the way. This guided Met tour is the best way to take advantage of the riches that are inside one of the world’s greatest art museums, chose between the 2 hour or 3 hour options.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
• The tour meeting time is 15 minutes prior to the start time. No refunds can be provided for late arrivals or no-shows.
• A bag check is available. Please allow extra time and check your items prior to joining the tour.
• Galleries and artwork visited during this tour are subject to closure and absences without prior notice. Your guide may need to modify to account for these events on the day of the tour.
• Those requiring wheelchair access into the museum will need to enter the museum to the left of the main entrance (while facing it) where a ground level entrance is located. Please inform the staff you are meeting a tour group in the main lobby.
• Tips/gratuities (for your guide) are always appreciated.
• Non-flash photography is allowed. However but cannot be used inside the Museum. Selfie sticks are also prohibited. Please note there is a security check before entering the building that can take up to 15 minutes.
• Walks / Devour complies with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up-to-date information.

• 2-hour Express Tour
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  Duration: 2 hours
  2-hour Express tour: 2-hour Express tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• 3-Hour Extended Tour
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  3-hour extended tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This tour option includes visiting the Met's rooftop garden
  Duration: 3 hours

• Small groups of only 15 people or fewer
• Local guide
• Admission ticket to Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks

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• Your guide will be taking care of the ticket, please show your voucher at the meeting point, which is in the main lobby of the museum at the statue of Pharoah (on your right). • Gratuities to guides are appreciated but never obligatory. • Please note that the tour meeting time is 15 minutes prior to the start time. No refunds or re-bookings can be provided for late arrivals or no shows after tour commencement or departure. • The Temple of Dendur is occasionally rented out for private events with no advance notice provided.  While usually this occurs in the evening times, closures may impact this tour. In such cases, other works from the Egyptian collection will be substituted.  Even more rarely, the Met may rent out select rooms for private events in which the same rule of substitution applies. • Please note that the Met rooftop is closed during the winter from November through April and reopens from early May through the end of October, weather permitting. • A coat and bag check is available in the main lobby. • If you cannot climb the stairs of the central entrance there is a ground level entrance one block south, near the intersection of 81st St. and 5th Ave. Inform the desk you need to use the elevator to meet a group in the main lobby (at pharaoh statue) which will then secure your entrance ticket. They will provide you with a temporary pass and help direct you upstairs.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by Walks - USA.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at America/New_York.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 750 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.