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
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art ticket
  • 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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Andrewpy2113zt
Jan 3, 2026
Great experience! - Alex was great. Very passionate and informed. It was my first trip to the Met and my only regret is not being able to spend more time after the tour was wrapped. We just had other things scheduled. You could easily spend the whole day there!
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Chickie_traveler82
Jan 2, 2026
Great tour with Alex - Alex was our guide and he did a fantastic job! He was knowledgable and also made it fun. We would definitely recommend this tour and be sure to ask for Alex.
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Apostolidesa
Jan 2, 2026
Recommended - Kevin offered a great guided tour with excellent flow.. it has always a great prospective going through a museum with someone to provide an insight of how to approach the art or an artifact. Thank you Kevin.
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M5263ibannan
Dec 30, 2025
Amazing tour, including all the highlights of the MET - Very interesting and entertaining tour, our tour guide Nick presented the highlights of the MET in a very vivid manner. Thanks so much for this amazing visit, we‘ll definitely come back and recommend our tour guide!
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Mgmw2020
Dec 29, 2025
Our Guide made a BIG difference! - The Met is overwhelming if you don’t know what you’re doing. But to have a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide like Ross made all the difference in the world. Ross knew so many secrets and fun facts about individual pieces throughout the museum. And he got us through most of the exhibits and halls in about two hours. So if we wanted to return to a specific area, there was time to see more. I highly recommend Ross as your leader. But having any one of the guides really makes the Met more enjoyable.
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Andrewec5306nc
Dec 28, 2025
2 hours long, excellent - I had a phenomenal time on this tour, the guide was personable and easy to understand. 2 hour long tour, would recommend.
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Susan_e
Jan 4, 2026
Only have a day in NYC? - Great experience if you only have a short time to visit the Museum. We enjoyed seeing the highlights and learned a lot along the way!
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A1241oasilviab
Dec 30, 2025
Interesting and passionate - Very kind and passionate. Even tough there was a lot of people and walking around the museum was very stress full, he guided us with positive energy and his knowledge of the monuments! A very good guide!!
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Bella_v
Dec 29, 2025
Average - It was a bit hard to hear and understand the guide (the way he pronounced words). I wish less was spent on Egyptian history and more on other masterpieces (Rembrandt etc).
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Cpandpm
Jan 3, 2026
Horrid management but the guide was good - The details in the email and messages didn’t say that we had to wait in the security line, although it was advertised as a skip-the-line. I’ve been to this museum multiple times. Inside, there’s no waiting in the line really, as the crowd moves in swiftly if you have your tickets. So they were getting the tickets, and that resolved that part. We were there early enough to get into the museum, but the line for security took a long time, which should have been mentioned. It will not be the line that can be skipped because that’s honestly only the line that takes time. It was wrongly advertised as the skip-the-line. The guide was nice to hear from, but our experience was average because of the earlier lack of communication. We missed the guide and had no information whatsoever on how to get to the group. The lady on the support call was unable to give us any guidance besides the ticket information her best solution was appalling as she went about suggesting we take a tour on our own. The lack of information on how the tour goes about was frustrating for us, but luckily, we hoped for what the tour covers might be the order, and we were luckily right about it and found the guide.
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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).