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 with your guide and a small group of a maximum of 15 participants at the Met’s entrance. The small group size guarantees personal attention, ensuring you won’t miss a word and can ask as many questions as you wish. Following a brief intro, you’ll delve into some of the museum’s most unusual and eccentric exhibits. Find a limping hippo. Discover an attire mishap from antiquity in Egypt. View some risqué Flemish dinnerware (provided the audience is of suitable age, naturally). You’ll also gain insights into the humorous and compelling stories behind more renowned works and learn about the thrilling lives of artists like Monet and Van Gogh. And don’t forget the butt-themed treasure hunt; brace yourself for this one.

• The Met is fully wheelchair accessible. However, if you cannot climb the stairs of the central entrance to reach the meeting point, there is a ground level entrance one block south, near the intersection of 81st street and 5th avenue. Tell the desk you need to use the elevator to meet a group in the main lobby (at the pharaoh statue), which will then secure your entrance ticket. They will provide you with a temporary pass and help direct you upstairs.
• 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.
• Walks complies with all local government regulations. You may need to wear a mask or provide proof of vaccination to enter certain venues. Please refer to New York government guidelines for the most up to date information.