About the Met

Contact Information

Before contacting the Museum departments listed below, please take advantage of the resources that are already available on this website, including:

Plan Your Visit
For hours, admissions, accessibility, directions, group visits, and more
Now at the Met
For a short list of current exhibitions and events
Frequently Asked Questions
For obtaining information about a work of art, The Met Store, Membership, and more
Special Exhibitions
For a list of current, upcoming, traveling, and past exhibitions and installations

General Information

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028-0198
Phone: 212-535-7710 (TTY: 212-650-2921)
http://www.metmuseum.org/visit/general_information/

The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tryon Park
New York, New York 10040
Phone: 212-923-3700
Email: cloisters@metmuseum.org
http://www.metmuseum.org/cloisters

Communications (for the Press)

Phone: 212-570-3951
Fax: 212-472-2764
Email: communications@metmuseum.org
http://www.metmuseum.org/Press_Room/index.asp

Education

Phone: 212-570-3756
Fax: 212-570-3972
TTY: 212-570-3828
Email: education@metmuseum.org
Study & Research: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/index.asp
Explore & Learn: http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp
Events & Programs: http://www.metmuseum.org/events/index.asp

Programs for Visitors with Disabilities

Phone: 212-650-2010
TTY: 212-570-3828
Email: access@metmuseum.org

Adult Group Visits

Phone: 212-570-3711
Fax: 212-570-3825
Email: mettours@metmuseum.org

Lectures, Films, and Symposia

Information: 212-396-5460
Email: lectures@metmuseum.org

Community and Workplace Programs

Information and Reservations: 212-396-5170

Fellowship Programs

Written inquiries should be directed to Marcie Karp at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fax: 212-396-5168
Email: education.grants@metmuseum.org

High School Internship Program

Email: teenprograms@metmuseum.org

Find Yourself at the Met (Grades 10–12)

Reservations: 212-650-2832
Email: teenprograms@metmuseum.org

Internship Programs

Written inquires should be directed to Internship Programs
Phone: 212-570-3710
Email: mmainterns@metmuseum.org

Art Explore (Ages 11–14)

Reservations: 212-396-5121
Email: teenprograms@metmuseum.org

Programs at The Cloisters

Group Visits to The Cloisters: 212-650-2280
Information for Visitors with Disabilities at The Cloisters: 212-923-3700
Concerts at The Cloisters: 212-650-2290

School Visits

Phone: 212-570-3711
Email: schoolvisits@metmuseum.org

Teacher Programs

Phone: 212-570-3985
Reservations: Download the Registration Request Form (PDF)
Email: teachers@metmuseum.org

Volunteer Opportunities

Download an application (PDF)
Phone: 212-570-3954
Email: volunteers@metmuseum.org

Human Resources

Written inquires should be directed to Human Resources at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, attn: Recruitment
Phone: 212-570-3842

Libraries and Study Centers

Please note that as of July 1, 2009, Art Resource is acting as the Museum's primary agent for the worldwide distribution and fulfillment of all external licensing requests for Metropolitan Museum of Art images.

Art Resource will supply high-quality digital images made by the staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. To submit a request, please use our image request form, which will be submitted directly to Art Resource.

Phone: 212-650-2368 or 212-650-2562
Fax: 212-396-5050
Email: image.licensing@metmuseum.org

Thomas J. Watson Library

Phone: 212-650-2225
Fax: 212-570-3847
Email: watson.library@metmuseum.org

The Central Catalog

The Central Catalog, which is administered by the Thomas J. Watson Library, maintains the object records for The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection (with the exception of The Robert Lehman Collection, prints in the Department of Drawings and Prints, and the Department of Photographs).
Phone: 212-650-2312
Email: central.catalog@metmuseum.org

Lita Annenberg Hazen and Joseph H. Hazen Center for Electronic Information Resources

Phone: 212-650-2912
Fax: 212-570-3847
Email: hazen.center@metmuseum.org

Nolen Library in the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education

The Library welcomes readers of all ages to consult a wide range of noncirculating materials about the Museum's current exhibitions, permanent collection, and general art history.
Phone: 212-570-3788
Email: nolen.library@metmuseum.org

The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art

Phone: 212-570-3903

The Robert Goldwater Library

Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Phone: 212-570-3707
Fax: 212-570-3879
Email: goldwater.library@metmuseum.org

The Photograph Study Collection

Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Phone: 212-650-2823
Fax: 212-396-5039

The Cloisters Library and Archives

Phone: 212-396-5319
Fax: 212-795-3640
Email: cloisters.library@metmuseum.org

Study Rooms for Drawings and Prints

Phone: 212-570-3920 (prints)
Phone: 212-570-3912 (drawings)

The Robert Lehman Collection Library

Phone: 212-650-2340 (library)
Phone: 212-570-3915 (office)
Email: lehman.library@metmuseum.org

Joyce F. Menschel Photography Library

Phone: 212-650-2255

Study Room for Photographs

Phone: 212-650-2255

Antonio Ratti Textile Center and Reference Library

Phone: 212-650-2310
Fax: 212-650-2676
Email: rattitextile.center@metmuseum.org

Membership

Phone: 212-570-3753
Fax: 212-570-3965
Email: membership@metmuseum.org
http://www.metmuseum.org/member/index.htm

The Apollo Circle

Phone: 212-650-2371
Email: apollo.circle@metmuseum.org

The Met Family Circle

Phone: 212-650-2372
Fax: 212-396-5040
Email: family.circle@metmuseum.org

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store

Special Service Office

66-26 Metropolitan Avenue
Middle Village, NY 11381-0001

http://store.metmuseum.org/

To Order

Phone: 800-468-7386 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from within the United States and Canada. From outside the United States and Canada, please dial the appropriate United States access code, then 212-731-1498 Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Fax: 718-628-5485

Order Inquiries

Phone: 800-662-3397 Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, from within the United States and Canada. From outside the United States and Canada, please dial the appropriate United States access code, then 212-731-1498.
Fax: 718-366-5375
Email: customer.service@metmuseum.org

Catalogue Requests

Phone: 800-468-7386
Fax: 718-366-5375
Email: customer.service@metmuseum.org

Mail Preference

Phone: 800-468-7386
Fax: 718-366-5375
Email: customer.service@metmuseum.org

Personal Shopping

Phone: 212-570-3727
Fax: 212-396-5049
Email: store.service@metmuseum.org

Corporate Sales

Phone: 212-650-2909 Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Eastern time (Friday and Saturday until 8:45 p.m.).
Fax: 212-396-5049
Email: corp.sales@metmuseum.org

Merchandise or Product Inquiries

Phone: 212-570-3894
Fax: 212-396-5043
Email: store.service@metmuseum.org

Public Relations for Merchandising

Phone: 212-650-2349
Fax: 212-570-3899
Email: pr.merchandising@metmuseum.org

Wholesale Sales

Phone: 212-570-3723
Fax: 212-570-3720
Email: wholesale@metmuseum.org

International Store Licensing Program

Phone: 212-570-3750
Fax: 212-570-3720
Email: wholesale@metmuseum.org

Merchandising and Trade Buying

Phone: 212-650-2748
Fax: 212-570-3823
Email: merchandise.buying@metmuseum.org

Subscription Concerts & Lectures

Phone: 212-570-3949
Fax: 212-650-2253
http://www.metmuseum.org/tickets/

Ways to Give

Phone: 212-570-3956
Fax: 212-570-3878
Email: development@metmuseum.org
Online: http://www.metmuseum.org/Ways_to_Give

Friends Groups

Phone: 212-570-3956
Fax: 212-396-5040
Email: friends.groups@metmuseum.org

The Fund for the Met

Phone: 212-396-5305
Fax: 212-650-2226
Email: fundforthemet@metmuseum.org

Gifts in Honor or in Memory

Phone: 212-570-3956
Fax: 212-396-5040
Email: development@metmuseum.org

National Outreach

Phone: 212-650-2104
Fax: 212-650-2226
Email: fundforthemet@metmuseum.org