The Met welcomes community groups from throughout New York City, such as social service agencies, GED and ESL classes, and senior groups. Appointments are required for all groups visiting the Museum.
Programs consist of lively discussions about art in the Met's galleries and last approximately one hour.
Requesting Your Program
For scheduling and fee information, please contact Community Group Programs at communityprograms@metmuseum.org or 212-396-5170. Contact us at least four weeks prior to your preferred program date. We will respond within two weeks of your request. All applicable fees must be paid in advance. No refunds will be given for cancellations received less than two weeks prior to the scheduled program date.
When you make a request, please provide the following:
- Contact name
- Name of organization/business/college/university
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Daytime phone number/fax number
- Preferred dates
- Preferred topic(s) (select from below)
- Number of participants (including staff/teachers)
- Group type (GED, ESL, seniors, community, workplace)
- Foreign language requests
- Accommodation requests for visitors with disabilities
Topics
Museum Masterpieces
- A Walk through the Met
Take a journey around the world and experience the Museum's collection of master paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from ancient times to the present.
- Powerful People
Meet some of the illustrious people—from ancient kings to modern poets—whose portraits live in the Museum.
Around the World: Places Far and Near
- The Art of Africa
Explore powerful, spiritual, and communal works of art from the many regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Eternal Egypt
Behold the ancient splendor, wealth, and power of the pharaohs.
- France and the Birth of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
Reflect on color, light, and brushstrokes in paintings by Monet, Renoir, and their circle in late nineteenth-century France, as well as those by the avant-garde Gauguin and Van Gogh.
- Great American Art
Grasp the richness of the land, the diversity of the people, and the changing way of life, as the United States of America becomes a major force in international art.
- Greek and Roman Art
Unearth the art of these ancient cultures and discover their relevance to the modern world.
- New York City in Art
Delight in artists' fascination with the people, places, and things that are the essence of New York.
- Treasures of Asia from the Taj Mahal to Mount Fuji
Learn about the artistic traditions of China, Korea, India, and Japan and discern their differences.
Multiple Perspectives: Art, Culture, and Heritage
- Art by African-American Artists
Celebrate the notable achievements of artists from before the Civil War through the Harlem Renaissance to Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Faith Ringgold, who transform everyday experiences into works of compelling visual power.
- Islamic Art
Take in the breadth, beauty, and mastery of Islamic art with works that range from the purely abstract to the naturalistic.
- Modern Artists
Discover the innovative, the avant-garde, and the abstract with works by Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, Rosenquist, and other artists who defined the twentieth century.
- Through the Photographer's Lens
Survey the development of photography from its invention to the present and explore the aesthetic influences that painting and photography share.
- Women Artists at the Met
Trace the history of art from the female perspective with paintings and sculptures by women artists from the Renaissance through the modern era.
The Art of Dress
- Suit up: Dressed to Impress
Step back to a time when knights wore shining armor and waged war with meticulously fashioned weapons regarded as works of art in their own right.
- You Are What You Wear!
Consider fashion throughout the ages and learn what clothes reveal to us about their wearers.
These programs are made possible in part by the Ann Eden Woodward Foundation.
