Metropolitan Museum Guided Tour: Art Highlights

Discover the highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on this 3-hour guided tour. Explore a vast collection of art, jewelry, relics, and architecture with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Ascend the revered steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a New York landmark since its establishment in 1870. This globally acclaimed museum houses a collection exceeding 2 million items, ranging from Roman relics to 19th-century artworks.
    Your guide will take you past models of Egyptian tombs to the Temple of…
What's Included
  • Small groups of only 15 people or fewer
  • Local guide
  • Admission ticket to Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

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…

Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Avenue
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.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tamara_c
Jan 15, 2025
“Hollywood Charles” was fabulous! - Charles is a former actor who has now learned super cool things about specific pieces in The Met. He was brilliant! Entertaining, interesting, protective of our group privacy, focused, inclusive. Highly recommend him and this tour!
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Peggy_d
Jan 14, 2025
Informative tour - A very enjoyable tour with a guide who’s passionate and knowledgeable about art and the history of the Met. I learned many things that I would never have learned if not for the tour. I recommend this tour.
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Rosy_f
Jan 14, 2025
Highly recommended - Charlie was a really great guide. Tour was amazing- such a range of items to see including an Egyptian temple and especially loved the impressionist art by Monet, Degas and Van Gogh. Also saw Crossing the Delaware and Madame X. Also recommended best place to grab a bite of lunch xxx
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Catherine_k
Jan 13, 2025
So informative! - It was great to see the highlights of the museum. Our guide was very knowledgeable. He was very helpful.
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Millsmama
Jan 13, 2025
Great intro to this amazing museum - I am so happy we booked this tour. Our "Walks" tour guide was very friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about this great museum. There's no way we would've been able to navigate to the beautiful art we saw without this tour's orientation.
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Extraordinary571207
Jan 12, 2025
Title: Charlie, an amazing tour guide. - Charlie, who had acting among his talents, combined insights and incredible knowledge about art with his acting ability. This made for an outstanding tour filled with energy, learning, humor and fun. Charlie gave an energetic two- hour adventure through rooms from Egyptian to Impressionism. In addition to sampling the museum offerings, he inserted some of his own favorites. Overall one of the best art museum tours ever
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Maamaamore
Jan 12, 2025
We learned so much! - We (my husband, my 20 year old daughter, and myself) had so much fun learning about the priceless pieces of art showcased in The Met. Ryan brought each piece to life with the history and the story behind why it was made. The two hours flew by so quickly. Time sure flies when you are having fun and learning new things!
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Jerry_v
Jan 8, 2025
Spectacular - The guide was informative and pleasant. He was also very well behaved and my wife and I could not wait to give home a great review
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Amy_t
Jan 6, 2025
Fabulous Met tour with Katie - We had a fabulous Met tour with Katie. It was a highlight of our NYC trip. She is passionate about her job and she is personally invested in the importance of art for everyone. Her pasion was heartwarming.
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Donna_f
Jan 6, 2025
Outstanding tour by... - Outstanding tour by Katie. She covered so much of The Met in 2 hours. She was very uplifting as well.
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