Metropolitan Museum Private Tour: Highlights and Hidden Treasures
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25 Ratings
New York
Experience a private guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Skip the line, learn the museum's history, discover highlights and hidden treasures, and personalize the tour to your interests.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Professional expert licenced guide
  • Personalized private tour
  • Express skip-the-line access
What's Not Included
  • Additional fee for admission
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Bypass the queue at New York’s premier spot on a personal guide-led journey through the most riveting features of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This individual tour commences with the remarkable history of the Met’s inception and growth along with the acquisitions that molded it into a top-tier institution of art. Explore some of the most prodigious works of art, influential artists, significant relics, and lesser-known facts in history and culture from America and across the world.

Enjoy priority access without standing in line
Unearth the captivating story of the museum and its collection
Discover the standouts and undiscovered gems
Experience important artifacts and art pieces
Customize the tour according to your preference

Location
5 Av/W 81 St
The Metropolian Museum of Art Fifth Avenue and 81st Street, Street level entrance through the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Phil_c
Mar 6, 2024
Great Experience at The Met - John was a great guide and gave us the insight that we would not have had otherwise. Especially liked the Musical Instruments exhibit along with the Armor exhibit
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Shelly_f
Feb 12, 2024
Amazing and enlightening experience! - Kevin was a remarkable guide. He truly knew the Met like the back of his hand, which is a big undertaking. My family and I decided to take a guided tour, despite being native New Yorkers and avid Met goers because we wanted to learn more, and he did not disappoint. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in learning about the Met's fascinating history and the treasures hidden inside!
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Danaav8048oh
Jan 8, 2024
Great Overview - Very knowledgeable tour guide! We saw a great overview of some of the most interesting artwork and exhibits.
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Leah_r
Nov 11, 2023
Informative and Interesting Tour - John was a wonderful tour guide. He really worked to make the tour personal to our family and worked to engage our children throughout the tour.
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Debrah411
Oct 30, 2023
The best way to see the Met - Dan was a fantastic guide! He figured out our interests and let us go at our own pace. Very knowledgeable and incredibly friendly! We would highly recommend you book this tour.
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Donna_t
Oct 25, 2023
Memorable - Kevin Draper, co-owner and our tour guide, was excellent. Knowledgeable about all the art we examined, selected the highlights, knew the historical details, including the acquisition of the piece, as well as the creation of the art. Well worth the price. The only way to see such an overwhelming collection such as the Met!
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X6048rtdonnab
Sep 4, 2023
Best Met Tour EVER! - A NYC trip wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Met, but to be honest, we almost skipped it. We tend to lean towards attending sporting events, broadway shows, shopping, etc. But now, we see the Met differently after our tour with Kevin!! He was a fabulous tour guide, the absolute best! We signed up for a private 2 hour tour and at first glance, the Met appeared overwhelming - too many things to look at and so crowded. My 16 yr old son and I joked with Kevin when we first met and asked for an even more condensed, ultra quick tour, lol BUT Kevin made the tour way too good! His stories and insider information/details were so interesting, we both found ourselves wanting to stay and learn even more! He was so knowledgeable - we couldn’t have asked for a more enjoyable afternoon. It turned out to be one of the top highlights of our trip! Highly recommend Kevin and his tours - we plan to sign up for another and probably would not visit the Met again without him - he has 10 different tours for the Met alone and his Gilded Age tour sounds amazing!
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Stewartb232
Jun 12, 2023
Met tour - Great tour with Kevin. Learned a lot and had a great experience. Would highly recommend for anyone interested.
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Brendal_b
Jun 6, 2023
Seeing art works that we otherwise might have missed. - This gave us a different view of the art works since we heard the story behind some of them. Many were not pieces that we would have stopped to look at which made it more interesting than just going and looking at some paintings without understanding anything about them. The guide shared what he knew with us without being fussy about it.
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Mizun0g
May 21, 2023
Excellent - Highly recommended with a guide. Jonathan Turer was an enthusiastic and knowledgable guide. Get him. You wont regret it.
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