2-hour Metropolitan Museum Guided Tour | 2 hours

334 Reviews | New York City
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Met Express
2 Adults x $65.00
$130.00
Approx Total
$130.00
Private Metropolitan Museum
2 Adults x $400.00
$800.00
Approx Total
$800.00
Metropolitan Museum Private : See the highlights of New York’s Metropolitan Museum. Uncover tombs from ancient Egypt and more in this private tour.

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Pre-arranged Met Museum tickets
  • Local Expert Guide
  • Hotel Pick-Up / Drop-Off
  • Gratuities

Overview

Easily one of the best art museum in the world, with works spanning 6 continents and over 6,000 years, the Metropolitan is so vast you could easily spend days inside. If you don’t have days to spare, our Met Express Tour cuts to the core. Your 2-hour tour starts when you meet your guide and small group of no more than 15 people at the entrance to the Met. The small group size ensures that you can ask all the questions you want and never miss a word of what your guide is saying. After a brief intro, it’s off to find some of the most bizarre and quirky pieces hidden within the enormous collection. A hippo with a limp? Check. A wardrobe malfunction from ancient Egypt? Yup. There’s even some kinky flemish dinnerware (if age appropriate, of course). You’ll also get the funny and fascinating backstories on more famous works and learn about the wild lives of artists like Monet and Van Gogh. Don’t forget about the butt-themed scavenger hunt; prepare yourself accordingly.

Meeting points

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.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    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 learn about the fascinating burial rituals of the era. You’ll understand a little more of this at our next stop, Egyptian mummies and “William,” the Met’s “mascot.” Next, onto a prize jewel of the Met Museum, the Temple of Dendur, an Ancient Egyptian Temple right smack in the middle of Central Park. More rumors abound at two of the next pieces we see – the armor of Britain’s infamous King Henry VIII, and the Antioch Chalice, purported by some as, ‘The Holy Grail.” We’ll see more ancient works of Greek statuary and Roman frescoes before moving to the exotic, with a stop in Papua New Guinea. We’ll then head to the second floor to soak in some of Claude Monet’s famous Water Lillies, be energized by the expressive works of Vincent Van Gogh, and be inspired by a bronze of Rodin’s Thinker.

    2 hours

  • N/A (Pass By)

    Temple of Dendur

  • N/A (Pass By)

    The American Wing

  • Central Park (Pass By)

    Central Park (view)

  • N/A (Pass By)

    5th Ave, New York, NY

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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 the pharaoh statue), which will then secure your entrance ticket. They will provide you with a temporary pass and help direct you upstairs.
  • This tour is in English.
  • 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.
  • Walks/Devour complies with all local government regulations. Please refer to US government guidelines for the most up to date information.
  • This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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334 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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  • 4 stars
    17
  • 3 stars
    8
  • 2 stars
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  • 1 star
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 297 reviews with 5 stars

Phil's guided museum tour

Published on Jan, 2025

For the time that we spent in the museum, I think Phil did a great job making sure we had a great experience by highlighting all of the must see art. Having the history of all of the art explained was also a treat. Phil is extremely knowledgeable. It did not fell like two hours, it went by so quickly.

Great tour! Informative and fun!

Published on Jan, 2025

Charlie was great! Lots of fun. Super knowledgeable. He kept us all engaged and shared interesting facts about each work we reviewed. I would highly recommend his tours!

Charlie our guide was fantastic. He had a great way to make the tour a truly special experience for everyone.

Published on Jan, 2025

Interesting, entertaining. A great tour through a wonderful museum. This was a fun way to have a look at one of the world’s greatest museums without getting lost or hung up.

Great option for highlights!

Published on Jan, 2025

Really good way to get an overview of the museum so you can go back and really immerse yourself into a specific area after the overview tour. Highly recommend!

Met NY 2 hour guided tour 12/28

Published on Dec, 2024

Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and we learned a lot on our tour of the Met. He was humorous, informative and we covered a lot of ground in the two hours we were together.

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