Table of Contents
Why should you visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – or the Met – is one of the world’s most famous art museums, containing a world-class collection of art from ancient to contemporary times. The Met’s permanent collection is always on view, and visitors can take a trip through time by walking through the architecturally impressive rooms.
Can anyone go to the Met museum?
General admission is $25 for adults, $17 for seniors, and $12 for students. Admission is free for Members, Patrons, and children under 12.
What to know before visiting the Met?
Things to know before Visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art,…
- Sculpture Court for Roman and Greek sculptures:
- Period rooms:
- The Three Graces Statues:
- The Etruscan chariot:
- The Vermeer paintings:
- Dutch paintings:
- Asian art collection:
- The European masters on display:
What should I see at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
10 Must-See Artworks At NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
- ‘The Death of Socrates’
- ‘The Denial of Saint Peter’
- ‘Young Mother Sewing’
- A human-headed winged lion (lamassu)
- ‘Venus Italica’
- The Sphinx of Hatshepsut.
- ‘Interior of Saint Peter’s, Rome’
- ‘Dancing Celestial Deity (Devata)’
Do you have to pay to go to the Met?
$25 for adults; $17 for seniors; $12 for students. Free for Members, Patrons, and children under 12.
What is the Met museum famous for?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and finest art museums. Its collection spans 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.
What kind of art is at the Met?
The museum’s permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, paintings, and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern art. The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine, and Islamic art.