Metropolitan Museum of Art Highlights Tour With Skip the Line

Our knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides will share their passion about art and culture to demystify and highlight personal connections to famous works. Plus, you get to skip the line, saving time waiting for entry.

From ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art to the European masters and through to contemporary impressionists and more, you’ll gain a greater understanding of the ways in which art has shaped our world throughout history.

Whether you’re visiting the Met for the first time or have a museum membership, this tour’s engaging narratives around the historical context, emotions, and themes behind the art are sure to stimulate your curiosity. Join us as we travel the world through the power of the art at the Met.

While the itinerary may change based on the Met’s restoration and maintenance schedule, your guide will make sure you see and learn about the incredible art that makes this museum world-famous.

Itinerary

• The Great Hall

Greets more than 5 million visitors a year

• Egyptian Galleries

Famous for the Temple of Dendur, an Egyptian monument dedicated to saints and gods, dating to 10 B.C.

• The American Wing

Featuring American arts like “Washington Crossing the Delaware” and “Madame X”

• European Paintings and Sculpture

Masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh, and Degas

• Modern and Contemporary Art

Works ranging from Picasso to Pollock

• Greek and Roman Art

With the Cubiculum Nocturnum, a reconstructed bedroom from a Roman villa buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Start Times: 10:30 AM

Departs: Thursday through Sunday

Duration: 2 hours

Meeting Point: By the pharaoh statue inside the Great Hall of the Met