The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028-0198
General Information: 212-535-7710
TTY: 212-570-3828 or 212-650-2551
Directions
Hours*
| Friday | 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Monday | Closed** |
| Tuesday | 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Closed | Mondays (except as listed below), January 1, Thanksgiving Day, December 25 |
*Galleries are cleared at 5:15 p.m., Sunday–Thursday, and 8:45 p.m., Friday and Saturday
**The Main Building of the Metropolitan Museum—its galleries, public restaurants, and shops—will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following Met Holiday Mondays:
- Columbus Day: October 8, 2007
- Christmas Eve: December 24, 2007
- New Year's Eve: December 31, 2007
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 21, 2008
- Presidents' Day: February 18, 2008
- Memorial Day: May 26, 2008
- Labor Day: September 1, 2008
Met Holiday Mondays are sponsored by 
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Admissions
Includes Museum galleries, all special exhibitions, guided tours, gallery talks, family programs, and same-day visit to The Cloisters
| Suggested | |
| Adult | $20 |
| Senior (65 and older) | $15 |
| Student | $10 |
| Members | Free |
| Children (under 12 with adult) | Free |
To help cover the cost of special exhibitions, for which there is no additional charge or special ticketing, we ask that you please pay the full suggested amount.
The Museum participates in several programs that allow students free admission to the Museum. All New York City public school students may visit the Museum for free, along with students from Bard College, Barnard College, Columbia University and Institute of Fine Arts. Check with your school administrator to see if your student I.D. allows free admission.
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Luggage Policy
Luggage is not allowed into the Museum and cannot be checked in at the Museum's coat-check facilities. This includes small carry-ons and oversize backpacks. All standard-size backpacks, large bags, and packages 16" x 16" x 8" or larger must be checked in at the coat-check facilities. The Museum reserves the right to decide what can and cannot be checked in at the coat-check facilities. Questions about the Museum's luggage or coat-check policy can be referred to the Security Office at 212-570-3781.
Guest Passes
To purchase admission in advance, the Museum offers Guest Passes to individuals or organizations for $20 each or for a discounted rate of $16 each when ten or more passes are purchased. To purchase Guest Passes by telephone, please call 212-570-3711, Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Or, order passes today by fax or mail.
Members
Admission buttons are available at the Membership Desk in the Great Hall. A discount of 10% is available on all merchandise in the Met Store with a valid Member ID card. For more information about the benefits of joining the Museum, see Membership.
International Visitors
Get online information in Français, Japanese, Español, Italiano, Deutsch, Chinese, Português, Russian, or Korean. Maps, brochures, tours, and assistance in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish can be obtained in the Great Hall during your visit to the Museum. In addition, the "Director's Selections" feature on the Audio Guide—available at distribution booths in the Great Hall and at the entrances to special exhibitions—is recorded in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish; get more information about the Audio Guide.
Group Visits
Advance reservations are required for all groups of ten or more adults, or ten or more students with chaperones. For more information, see Group Visits.
Events & Programs
The Museum offers a broad spectrum of educational programming for all of its audiences, including guided tours in several languages, gallery talks, lectures, and films for adults as well as many activities for families and students. Almost all of these programs are free with Museum admission. Get more information.
Audio Guide
The Audio Guide is available in English and several other languages at distribution booths in the Great Hall and at the entrances to special exhibitions. Transcripts in regular and large print are also available. Fees are waived for visitors who are hard of hearing, blind, or partially sighted. Audio Guides are equipped with volume control and are available with headsets or neck loops for hearing aids with T-switches. Get more information. The Cloisters also offers Audio Guide programming. Learn more about The Cloisters Audio Guide.
Met Podcast
Met Podcast offers visitors a new and exciting way to enjoy audio programming before, during, or after a visit to the Museum. You may listen to one or more of these FREE special-edition episodes on your computer or download them for use with any portable MP3 player. (See "How do I Listen to a Met Podcast episode?") You may also subscribe to receive new Met Podcast episodes automatically, as soon as they become available. See a list of current Met Podcast episodes.
Dining at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum offers a wide variety of dining options. For further information, see Dining at the Met.
The Met Store
Located off the Great Hall and in several other convenient locations throughout the building, the Met Store features publications and reproductions produced by the Museum, as well as other books and merchandise related to the permanent collection and special exhibitions. More than two thousand of these products are also available in the online Met Store. Museum Members receive a discount of 10% online, at the Museum, through our mail-order catalogues, and at all Met Store locations across America.
Parking
The Museum parking garage, located at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. To receive a discount, Museum visitors must have their tickets validated at the Uris Center Information Desk near the Museum entrance at 81st Street. With a validated ticket, the fee is $15 for one hour, $18 for two hours, $23 for three hours, $26 for five hours, and $35 for five to ten hours. The maximum fee to 12:00 a.m. is $40. Without a validated ticket, the fee is $17 for one hour, $22 for two hours, $27 for three hours, $30 for five hours, and $35 for five to ten hours. The maximum fee to 12:00 a.m. is $40. For more information, please call 212-879-5500.
Designated spaces are available in the parking garage for visitors with disabilities. The clearance is six feet, six inches (6' 6"). Alternate arrangements can be made in advance for visitors with disabilities traveling in oversized vehicles. Please call 212-879-5500, ext. 3561 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Bicycle racks are provided inside the garage for use during regular Museum hours only. Bicycles are parked at the owner's risk; the Museum can accept no responsibility for vandalism or theft.
Accessibility
Street-level entrances are at Fifth Avenue and 81st Street and at the Museum Parking Garage at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street. Wheelchairs are available free of charge at coat-check areas on a first-come, first-served basis. The Museum is accessible to wheelchair users.
Public Telephones
There are public telephones with volume control. A public TTY is inside the Parking Garage entrance.
Assistive Listening Devices
A limited number of FM assistive listening devices for Museum tours and programs are available at the Audio Guide desk in the Great Hall. The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium is equipped with an infrared sound enhancement system (headsets and neck loops). To obtain a headset, please ask an usher. Headsets and neck loops are available free of charge with identification.
Large Print
Large-print labels are available for some special exhibitions. They can be found in plexiglass dispensers at entrances to these exhibitions.
Service Animals
Service animals are welcome in the Museum.
For programs and other information for visitors with disabilities or for a copy of the Access Information and Map brochure, call 212-879-5500, ext. 3561; TTY: 212-570-3828 or email access@metmuseum.org. The Museum's Access Map is also available at the Information Desks. Get more information about programs for visitors with disabilities.
Amenities for Children
Back carriers are available at coat-check areas at 81st Street and 82nd Street entrances. Strollers are permitted in most areas—inquire at Information Desks for gallery limitations. Oversized and jogging strollers are prohibited.
Coat-Check Facilities
All bags, standard-size backpacks, umbrellas, and packages 16" x 16" x 8" or larger must be checked in at the coat-check facilities. To avoid waiting in line at the coat-check facilities, please do not bring these items to the Museum. Please note that luggage is not permitted in the Museum and may not be checked in at the coat-check. To ensure the safety of the artwork, the Museum does not permit bags to be carried on one's back in the galleries. Questions about the Museum's coat-check or luggage policy can be referred to the Security Office at 212-570-3781.
Gallery Photography Policy
Still photography is permitted for private, noncommercial use only in the Museum's galleries devoted to the permanent collection. Photographs cannot be published, sold, reproduced, transferred, distributed, or otherwise commercially exploited in any manner whatsoever. Photography is not permitted in special exhibitions or areas designated as "No Photography"; works of art on loan from private collections or other institutions may not be photographed. The use of a flash is prohibited. Movie and video cameras are prohibited. Tripods are allowed on weekdays only, and only with a permit issued by the Information Desk in the Great Hall.
For press and other special photography, including filming and videotape projects, call the Communications Department (212-879-5500, ext. 3441) during business hours or fax 212-472-2764. See The Image Library for any requests regarding photographs of works of art owned by the Museum for any purpose other than private and noncommercial.
The Museum reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withhold and/or withdraw permission to photograph on its premises or to reproduce photographs of objects in its collection.
Sketching and Copying
Sketching, in pencil only, is permitted in all the permanent collection galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sketching is also permitted in most special exhibitions; please inquire at the Information Desk in the Great Hall about current exhibitions and guidelines.
The use of ballpoint pens, ink, markers, fountain pens, or watercolors is not permitted at any time. Crayon, pastel, and charcoal are permitted only on Museum-supervised tours that specifically authorize their use.
While sketching, please do not hinder visitor traffic flow in the galleries.
During periods of high attendance, the Museum reserves the right to make any necessary adjustments to this sketching policy.
Lost and Found
Inquire at Information Desks about lost belongings. If you have left something behind at the Museum, call 212-570-3981.
The Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park
New York, New York 10040
The Cloisters is a branch of the Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.
Recorded Information: 212-923-3700
See The Cloisters for more information, including hours, admission, and directions.
Hours
| Tuesday–Sunday | 9:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. (November–February) |
| 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. (March–October) | |
| Monday | Closed |
| Closed | Mondays, January 1, Thanksgiving Day, December 25 |
Admissions
$20 recommended for adults, $15 recommended for senior citizens (65 and older), $10 recommended for students, includes Main Building and The Cloisters on the same day; free to Members and children under twelve with an adult. To help cover the cost of special exhibitions, for which there is no additional charge or special ticketing, we ask that you please pay the full suggested amount.
Dining Facilities
The Trie Café, located in the covered walkway surrounding the Trie Cloister, serves light fare and snacks Tuesday–Sunday from 10:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m., May through October.
The Met Store
At The Cloisters, a branch of the Met Store features publications and reproductions produced by the Museum, as well as other books and merchandise, with an emphasis on the art of the Middle Ages. Many of these products are also available in the online Met Store. Museum Members receive a discount of 10% online, at The Cloisters, through our mail-order catalogues, and at all Met Store locations across America.
The Cloisters Building Preservation Project
While necessary building preservation work is in progress, some galleries may be closed. For information on gallery closings please call 212-923-3700, ext. 7133.
Accessibility
For Visitors with Mobility Impairments
A van is available to assist wheelchair users and other visitors with mobility impairments to enter the Museum. The Cloisters has some limited access for visitors with mobility impairments. Please call 212-650-2211, for more information and to make arrangements. Wheelchairs are available to borrow free of charge.
For Visitors Who Are Deaf Or Hard of Hearing
Audio Guide players are free for visitors who are hard of hearing. They are equipped with volume control and are available with headsets or neck loops for hearing aids with T-switches. Transcripts in standard and large print are available for visitors who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
Sign Language interpreters may be provided for groups of visitors who are Deaf. For information about group visits, please call 212-650-2280.
For Visitors Who Are Blind Or Partially Sighted
Audio Guide players are free for visitors who are blind or partially sighted. Transcripts in regular and large print are also available.
Guided touch tours are available by appointment for groups of visitors who are blind or partially sighted. Self-guided touch tour floor plans are also available. Please inquire at the Admissions Desk.
Contact Information
For further information about accessibility at The Cloisters, or for general inquiries, please call 212-923-3700.
Children's Amenities
Back carriers are available for borrowing at the coat check. Strollers are permitted during regular Museum hours.
Group Visits
Advance reservations are required for all groups visiting The Cloisters; call 212-650-2280.
Events & Programs
The Cloisters offers highlights tours and garden tours, as well as other educational programming for adults, families, students, and teachers. These programs are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted. See The Cloisters for more information.
Directions to Main Building
By Subway/Bus
From The Cloisters: Take the M4 bus directly to 82nd Street and Fifth Avenue.
From East Side of Manhattan: Take the 
train to 86th Street and walk three blocks west to Fifth Avenue; or take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue (from uptown locations) to 82nd Street or along Madison Avenue (from downtown locations) to 83rd Street.
From West Side of Manhattan: Take the 
train to 86th Street, then the M86 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.
From Penn Station: Take the M4 bus to 83rd Street and Madison Avenue.
See the MTA website for bus and subway maps.
By Car
From The Cloisters, Bronx, Northern New Jersey, and New England: Take southbound Henry Hudson Parkway to 96th Street exit; cross Central Park and turn right on Fifth Avenue; enter Museum parking garage at 80th Street.
From Brooklyn and Staten Island: Take Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, or Battery Tunnel to northbound/uptown FDR Drive; exit at 96th Street; turn left on York Avenue; turn right on 86th Street; turn left on Fifth Avenue and enter Museum parking garage at 80th Street.
From Southern New Jersey: Take New Jersey Turnpike to Holland Tunnel–Uptown exit; northbound Hudson Street becomes Eighth Avenue, which becomes Central Park West; at 86th Street, turn right and cross Central Park; turn right on Fifth Avenue and enter Museum parking garage at 80th Street.
From Bronx, Queens, Long Island, Upstate New York, and New England via Triborough Bridge: Take southbound/downtown FDR Drive to 96th Street exit; turn left on York Avenue; turn right on 86th Street; turn left on Fifth Avenue and enter Museum parking garage at 80th Street.
From Queens and Long Island via Queensborough Bridge: Use either level; take right-lane exit onto 60th Street (westbound); at Madison Avenue, turn right and drive north/uptown; turn left on 81st Street then left on Fifth Avenue; enter Museum parking garage at 80th Street.
Directions to The Cloisters
For more information, call 212-923-3700, ext. 7133, during Museum hours.
From Main Building
From Madison Avenue and 83rd Street, take M4 bus directly to the last stop (Fort Tryon Park–The Cloisters).
By Subway/Bus
Take the M4 bus directly to the last stop (Fort Tryon Park–The Cloisters) or take the 
train to 190th Street, exit station by elevator, and walk north along Margaret Corbin Drive for approximately 10 minutes; to avoid walking, transfer to the M4 bus and ride one stop north.
See the MTA website for bus and subway maps.
By Car
Take Henry Hudson Parkway northbound to first exit after George Washington Bridge (Fort Tryon Park–The Cloisters). This exit is accessible only from northbound lane; if coming from the north, take Henry Hudson Parkway southbound to exit 14–15, make U-turn, and travel north one mile to exit marked Fort Tryon Park–The Cloisters.