Met Express: Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
2 h
Morning
15 max
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Overview
Explore the Metropolitan Museum on a 2.5-hour tour with a guide who puts a tongue-in-cheek spin on this celebrated destination in New York City. You'll hear vital facts and humorous commentary about both famous masterpieces and more unusual works in the museum’s collection, including pieces that are often overlooked, and get an entertaining look at one of the Big Apple's premier museums.
What's Included
- Avoid getting lost in the vast galleries of the Met.
- See impeccably preserved Ancient Egyptian tombs.
- Hear all the gossip about the Antioch Chalice.
- Take advantage of pre-booked tickets to avoid the lines.
- Visit the best of the Met with an art expert to guide you.
- Enjoy an intimate tour in small groups.
Tour Itinerary
The vastness of the Met collection is what makes it special, so we’ve carefully planned an itinerary to show you a broad spectrum of art, sculpture, jewels, artifacts and even architecture. Traveling in small groups of 15 people or fewer, with an expert guide, you’ll traverse the globe without leaving Central Park.
Our tour starts in Ancient Egypt, beholding perfectly preserved ancient Egyptian tomb models. See tiny dioramas that show what life was like in the times of Tutankhamen and...
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Meeting Point
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at 1000 5th Ave (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Meet in the main lobby to the right of the information desk in front of the large seated Pharaoh.
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Total Customer Reviews: 130
Verified Ratings
4.6 /5
based on 130 Devour customer ratings
based on 130 Devour customer ratings
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Latest Reviews
Excellent
Great tour of a great museum with a great tour guide!
Verified · Joe ·
Feb 11, 2025
· USA · Male · 65 to 74 years Great
We appreciated a Walks coordinator being present at the start to connect us with our tour guide (Stephan) and provide our tickets. The small size of our group was a plus. Stephan was professional and personable, and displayed considerable knowledge of the Metropolitan Art Museum’s history. He offered a constant stream of comments and factual details related to the exhibits we stopped at or passed by on our Highlights Tour. He also paused frequently to ask for questions and answered all of them. I believe Stephan would be an incredible one on one private guide through the museum. For the two-hour highlights tour, I offer two suggestions for Stephan: (1) Speak towards your group, not towards the object you are describing. Your voice faded or disappeared in the busy galleries when you spoke while facing away. (2) My wife and I dropped out near the end because you were moving faster and faster - perhaps in an attempt to finish the highlights in the allotted time. Consider adjusting your route or passing by some of the lesser highlights. Nevertheless, Stephan and this tour were very, very good.
Verified · Michael ·
Oct 27, 2024
· USA · Male · 65 to 74 years Excellent
Katie was a wonderful tour guide. Knowledgable, professional loving her job. It is unfortunate my friend Mary and I didn’t know the real name of your company.
Verified · Mary ·
Aug 17, 2024
· USA · Female · 75 or older years Excellent
Katie was fabulous. We took a 2hr walking tour at the Met!
Verified · Mary ·
Aug 17, 2024
· USA · Female · 65 to 74 years Excellent
I was delighted to find this tour, in order to reacquaint myself with the Met after several decades. Our guide, Ryan, was thoughtful, highly knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. He gave us plenty of opportunities to request information about items/issues not part of the planned tour, and offered his services as a photographer ad lib.
Verified · Andy ·
Aug 02, 2024
· USA · Female · 65 to 74 years
Know Before You Book
I use a wheelchair; can I take this tour?
Yes! The Met is fully wheelchair accessible. However, if you cannot climb the stairs of the central entrance to reach the meeting point, there is a ground level entrance one block south, near the intersection of 81st street and 5th avenue. Tell 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.
Are there any items that I can't bring inside the Met with me?
The Met won’t allow any food or beverages inside the museum other than water. You are allowed to bring your backpack but need to leave it in the cloak room, which is free of charge. Also, no luggage allowed. Make sure to have enough time to go through check in.
Am I guaranteed to see all of the rooms and artworks listed?
All of the pieces listed in the tour description are viewable the vast majority of the time. However, the Met, like nearly all great museums, occasionally allows certain works to travel in temporary exhibitions or be lent to other institutions. The Met also allows private parties to book out certain rooms for events (most commonly the Temple of Dendur), rendering them inaccessible for the duration of the event. If one of the listed pieces is unable to be viewed, the guide, at their discretion, will substitute another piece of important value.
Can I take photos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Non-flash photography is allowed. However, flash photography and video cameras cannot be used inside the Museum. Selfie sticks are also prohibited.
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