Hours and Admission

Hours

Tuesday–Thursday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.*
Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.*
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.*
Closed Monday (except Met Holiday Mondays), Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1

Saturday evenings are made possible by the William H. Kearns Foundation.

*Galleries are cleared fifteen minutes before closing.

Plaza Renovation Project

Visitor Tips during the Second Phase of Construction, through December 2013

All Museum entrances are open.

The Parking Garage is open.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has launched a complete reconstruction of its four-block-long plaza along Fifth Avenue—one of New York City's iconic outdoor spaces. The Museum's new gateway will feature: contemporary fountains, trees and aerial hedges, new granite paving, seating for the public, and enhanced lighting to illuminate the historic facade at night.

The redesign of the Museum's plaza is scheduled for completion in fall 2014. Read more about the project.

Met Holiday Mondays

The Main Building of the Metropolitan Museum and The Cloisters museum and gardens will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.* on the following Met Holiday Mondays:

• New Year's Week: December 31, 2012
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 21, 2013
• Presidents' Day: February 18, 2013
• Spring Break Week: Two Mondays, March 25, 2013, and April 1, 2013
• Memorial Day: May 27, 2013

The public restaurants in the Main Building will be open for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Met Holiday Mondays.

*Galleries are cleared fifteen minutes before closing.

Admission

To help cover the costs of exhibitions, we ask that you please pay the full recommended amount.

Save time. Buy online today. Purchase express admission in advance:

Advance tickets are also available from our outside vendors:

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Purchase combined admission to the Met and other NYC attractions for one discounted price:

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Purchase a Metropolitan Museum guest pass as a gift for a friend:

*The Museum participates in several programs that include free admission for students. All New York City public school students, along with students from Bard Graduate Center, Barnard College, Columbia University, and the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, may visit the Museum for free. Please check with your school administrator to see if your student ID allows free admission to the Museum.