Metropolitan Museum Guided Group Tour Discount Tickets

Overview

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 expert tour, limited to 18 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.

Meeting and Pickup

Redemption Instructions

• 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.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

Inclusion

Local English-speaking guide

Expertly guided walking tour

Skip-the-line ticket to Metropolitan Museum of Art

Exclusion

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Cancellation Policy

Refundable tickets

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

Additional Info

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.