Met Express Tour: Quirky Art Highlights

Embark on a 2-hour Metropolitan Museum Express Tour and uncover hidden treasures, quirky artifacts, and fascinating backstories behind famous works of art. Join now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Begin the tour in Ancient Egypt, where you can admire impeccably preserved ancient Egyptian tomb models. Discover miniature dioramas depicting life during Tutankhamen’s era and delve into the intriguing burial customs of the time. Gain further insight at the next stop, featuring Egyptian mummies and “William,” the…
What's Included
  • Pre-arranged Met Museum tickets
  • Local Expert Guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel Pick-Up / Drop-Off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Arguably one of the premier art institutions globally, the Metropolitan boasts a staggering collection spanning six continents and over 6,000 years, making it so extensive you could easily lose days exploring its contents. If you’re short on time, our Met Express Tour takes you through its highlights. Your two-hour journey begins when you rendezvous…

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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O2783kuagatal
Sep 25, 2025
Great experience of Met Museum! - Charlie is the best guide I have had in a lot of time. Highly recommend taking the Tour with him. Very entertaining! I would not change a second of this Tour.
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Go67527206930
Sep 20, 2025
A great tour with a great tour guide! - Charlie was an absolutely fantastic tour guide with a lot of enthusiasm and passion for art that swept up the whole group! Wonderful tour!
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Sanjoyc2024
Sep 12, 2025
Great - Charlie was great. Very informative and passionate. Highly recommended. Covered a great variety very well. Very well curated.
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Divijr2025
Sep 12, 2025
Electric Charlie - Had this tour with Charlie - such a captivating fun guy! Knows his stuff especially on colour theory. Enjoyed this so much - it is our highlight from NY visit. His body language was so engaging and full of energy!!
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Davebm4587zo
Sep 12, 2025
Tour de force - Charlie rocks! Very informative and entertaining. Charlie made experience. The best museum I’ve been on. Highly recommend!!!!!!
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Maggie
Sep 12, 2025
Learned a lot and had fun!! - Fabulous!! Charlie is an awesome guide!! Highly recommend. I learned a lot and he made it fun! He is the best tour guide in NYC!
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Sadayo_l
Sep 9, 2025
i tried to leave review... - i tried to leave review on phil this is the 4 or 5 Thanks time. I 've left this review because I think Phil is a geat guide!
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Philwj9142sj
Sep 5, 2025
Great MET tour! We saw a lot in 2 hrs - Phil was terrific! Great tour! He showed us many interesting highlights and had great background for them. He was able to answer all of our questions.
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Markhabaa
Sep 5, 2025
best experience ever - That was great experience for me! I’m really thankful for Charley, he learned us many things like colour theory. I liked that definitely!
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Maryhu3999yt
Sep 5, 2025
Amazing - Charlie has Excellent knowledge and I learned a lot! I enjoyed myself and I highly recommend! And I loves learning color theory.
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From $52
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).