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The Art of Stories: A Literary Tour in the Metropolitan Museum
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6 Ratings
New York
Explore 'The Art of Stories' at the Met. Dive into myths, fairy tales, and epic quests through captivating art. Join our literary adventure today.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The guide will meet participants in the Great Hall and take them on a tour inspired by stories-those that take place in and around the Met, as well as stories of specific works of art and the origins of many stories themselves, inspired by the works of art.
What's Included
- All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information
The Art of Stories: A Literary Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
We’re all storytellers, and we live in a world of stories.
All our interactive museum tours are inspired by stories, and we’re pleased to present our newest tour, a story…about stories themselves. “The Art of Stories” looks at tales of the Met, backstories of the works of art, narratives set in the museum, and the origin of stories themselves, seen through the perspective of works of art. From myths to fairy tales, fables to epic quests, the tour will transport participants to a cave full of treasure and heroes on daring quests, a sword in a stone and a girl who loses her shoe. We’ll see how stories can take us to other worlds, shift our viewpoint of the world we’re in….and sometimes literally save someone’s life.
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Avenue
Enter at 82nd Street--the main entrance. The guide will be waiting in the Museum’s Great Hall, in front of a giant statue of a seated Pharaoh, to the right of the Information Desk. The guide will be holding a sign with the name of the tour: “The Art of Stories."
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Wetherlyt
Jun 24, 2024
A fascinating Met experience - Evan is a wealth of knowledge and such a compelling storyteller and tour guide. She brings more dimension and depth to the Met than one could find individually or on a standard tour. Very interesting and entertaining !
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Passenger24969152840
Jun 9, 2024
excellent tour - My group of friends took Evan's "Art of Stories" tour. This was a perfect tour for our group's love of books, art and stories. Evan is a wealth of information and knows how to weave a tale that intersects the story with the beautiful art in front of you. We had an amazing time and learned so much.
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Laurarv2459bt
Jun 3, 2024
Awesome tour - Our bookclub from California took a trip to NYC and took this tour at the met. We learned so much about the history of stories, through the art of the Museum. It was a wonderful tour.
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247julieb247
Jun 3, 2024
Lots of fun and lots of learning - If you love art and literature, you will find the story telling throughout The Met a very engaging experience. I was with a group of friends and we all agreed that it was a well worthwhile experience. I personally would like more stories related directly to artworks, like we did with a Renoir painting, but that is just a personal preference. Lots of fun and lots of learning all at the same time!
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Dream813938
Jun 3, 2024
A one of a kind experience in NYC! - Looking for a creative, interesting and fun thing to do in NYC? May I recommend Fable & Lark tours! I took a tour with a group of friends and all of us loved it. The tour guide keeps a good pace, you learn the big picture details about the MET but what I loved is you get to hear the behind the scenes stories and interesting facts about the art that you can't learn anywhere else. I can't recommend this tour enough.
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O9086uzanned
Jun 3, 2024
Unforgettable Tour! - Evan is hands down one of the very best docents I’ve encountered. We have now done 3 tours through Fable & Lark and they have all blown me away. Evan is engaging and really knows her stuff! One of the best things is she speaks in such a conversational tone that you might miss that you’re learning things!
All 3 of the tours we have done with them have brought us to areas of The Met that you would probably never make your way to on your own.
They have a few more tours that will 100% be a part of our next trip to NYC.
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