Metropolitan Museum Tour: Art Through Ages

Embark on a captivating 2-hour guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Explore 5,000 years of art, from ancient civilizations to contemporary expressions. Gain profound insights and skip the line with ExperienceFirst.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Visit the Met with a guide who will help you appreciate its treasures spanning 5,000 years.
    Discover new perspectives on old masterpieces from around the world.
    Connect with the art on a personal level as you hear the stories and secrets behind these iconic works.
    Explore the architectural beauty of America’s…
What's Included
  • Expert tour guide
  • Skip-the-line access to the Met
  • 2-hour guided tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the vast Metropolitan Museum of Art with ExperienceFirst. Over 2 million artworks spanning 5,000 years await. Our guides will make this journey extraordinary.
Be captivated by ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and European masterpieces. Explore contemporary expressions and gain profound insights into art’s impact on our world.
For first-timers or…

Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Avenue
The meeting point is inside the Met after the security check. Your guide will be waiting with your ticket by the pharaoh statue to the right once you enter the Great Hall. Be sure to arrive 30 minutes early since there is typically a line for the security check.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Debschoen
Oct 17, 2025
Alex was awesome! - It's such an interesting and beautiful facility. Alex was friendly and very knowledgeable. The pieces he chose to highlight were diverse and historically significant. I highly recommend it.
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Derek
Oct 16, 2025
Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour with our wonderful guide Ken - Ken was amazing! He took us to fascinating exhibits throughout the Met that we would have never thought to visit on our own. Throughout the tour he described in detail some of the most interesting exhibits in each collection while pointing out artworks we should come to explore on our own. Thanks to Ken for making our visit to the Met so enjoyable!
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329bahrin
Oct 16, 2025
Excellent museum while you are in New York - Our guide Ken is very passionate and he try to explain his best to pick best items in just 2 hrs so it is a tough job to do since the museum is so big
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Grosskaren43
Oct 14, 2025
Do not miss this tour with Erika! She’s one of a kind!! - Very knowledgeable guide who gave me many interesting insights, a great story teller who kept me glued to her explanations and comments!!
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Faidraz2018
Oct 14, 2025
Very informative! - Very informative tour and at a good pace. Chris is very knowledgeable and with a good sense of humour. We enjoyed a lot!!!
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Explore57281700068
Oct 14, 2025
Interesting and enlightening - Chris was a very friendly and organized tour guide. His wealth of knowledge that tied together the works of art through Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Renaissance, Middle Ages, 18th and 19th centuries and final into modern art helped me to see the present reason like I have never before. Kept it interesting and kept the group together through a busy day at the MET.
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Hedieamorc
Oct 14, 2025
The MET - Chris is a very knowledgeable tour guide and did an amazing job! It was an excellent experience. I highly recommend, 10/10!
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L_r
Oct 14, 2025
Solo travel is fun - Jett was knowledgeable. He was very personable. I liked his humor and what he knew about art. I was solo i still had a great time.
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Safari64352915999
Oct 13, 2025
Erika was a wonderful guide through the Met! - Erika was a wonderful guide! She was knowledgeable, warm and friendly and we really enjoyed how she methodically routed our tour through centuries of time. Highly recommend!
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Laurenkm4689zs
Oct 15, 2025
Big disappointment. - I was pretty disappointed. The guide spent an hour and a half of the 2 hours on stuff from the ancient world and barely left any time for the works that most people recognize and want to learn about. It was much more like a straight-up history class than an art-focused tour. The guide was also a bit...cold. She did NOT approve of you whispering to your group - I got a death stare for saying one single word to my partner. I would definitely NOT recommend this tour for anyone looking for a well-rounded tour.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).