The Met Audio Guide offers more than one hundred hours of audio commentary, developed by curators and educators, about works of art in the Museum's permanent collection and select special exhibitions. New material—including programs in multiple languages—is added on a continual basis. All Audio Guide commentaries, as well as Met Podcast episodes, are available in one player for a single, daily rental fee. Rent an Audio Guide player at one of several locations in the Museum, including the Audio Guide desk in the Great Hall, any admissions desk, the entrances to select special exhibitions, and various gift shops.
Audio Guide Fees
The following fees are per person, per day:
Regular*: $7.00
Museum Members: $6.00 each
Groups of 14 or fewer: $6.00
Groups of 15 or more: $4.00 each
Children under 12 (must be accompanied by an adult): $5.00
The Director's Tour Audio Guide is also available in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Friday and Saturday evenings after 5:00 p.m. Audio Guides are only $5.00 (not to be combined with any other discounts).
*Audio Guide players are free for visitors who are blind, partially sighted, or hard of hearing, and for New York City high school students with valid ID.
Rental includes same-day use in the Main Building and at The Cloisters (with receipt). Frequent User cards are available for return visitors: rent four Audio Guide players and the fifth rental is free. Discounted rates are available to pre-booked groups. For adult and college groups, call 212-570-3711; for elementary and high school groups, call 212-288-7733.
Accessibility
The Met Audio Guide is free to visitors who are blind, partially sighted, or hard of hearing. Audio Guide players have volume controls and headsets. Neck loops for hearing aids with T-switches are available upon request. Regular and large-print scripts of Audio Guide programming are also available upon request and are free to Deaf visitors.
A limited number of FM assistive listening devices with headsets or neck loops are available upon request for Museum tours and programs. See Visitors with Hearing Loss for more information.
Visitors who are blind or partially sighted may also take an Audio Guide touch tour in the Museum's Egyptian galleries called In Touch with Ancient Egypt. For more information, see Accessibility or Programs for Visitors with Disabilities.
Audio Guide Programs
The following samples represent only a fraction of the currently available Audio Guide programs, which are updated regularly and include commentary on works of art from nearly every gallery in the Museum.
The Audio Guide program is sponsored by Bloomberg
Produced by Antenna International
Met Director Thomas P. Campbell planned this itinerary for you to explore some of the masterpieces in the Museum's encyclopedic collection of world art. The Director's Tour is also available in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Choose from three thousand messages about works throughout the Museum's collection.
Choose from three thousand messages about works throughout the Museum's collection.
Ideal for children six through twelve years of age and their families, this specially designed program includes easy-to-follow tours throughout the Museum's permanent collection.
Listen to experts investigate artists' materials and techniques, as science and art come together.
Morrison Heckscher, Lawrence A. Fleischman Chairman of the American Wing, presents the history of the building, including interviews with Kevin Roche of Roche Dinkeloo & Associates, and Peter White, grandson of architect Stanford White.
The Cloisters Audio Guide comprises interviews with curators, conservators, and educators. Medieval music on the Audio Guide reflects the time and adds to the enjoyment of the experience. The Cloisters Audio Guide is also available in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
