Corporate Support and Entertaining
Corporate Patron Program
"The business behind art knows the art of good business"
- Join the more than 140 Corporate Patrons who support The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Corporate Patron Program.
- The Metropolitan relies on its vital partnership with the corporate community to provide a foundation of operating support.
- Along with a substantial tax deduction, Corporate Patrons receive benefits corresponding to their Membership level for executives and employees—from free admission to invitations to exhibition previews and opportunities to entertain on the Museum's premises.
- View the list of current members of the Corporate Patron Program.
- View the list of current members of the Business Committee—the group of preeminent corporate leaders from around the world who advise the Corporate Patron Program.
- Download the Corporate Patron Program Brochure, a Summary Chart of Corporate Benefits, and Enrollment Form.
Call us at 212-570-3947.
Fax us at 212-396-5040.
Email development@metmuseum.org.
Development Office
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028-0198
Choose the level of Corporate Membership that is right for your company and employees.
- Chairman's Circle: $100,000
- Director's Circle: $60,000
- Leader: $35,000
- Partner: $25,000
- Sponsor: $15,000
- Contributor: $6,000
- Member: $3,000
- Small Business: $1,500
Chairman's Circle ($100,000)
- Host 2 special evening events when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Free admission for 1 year for all employees and 1 guest
- 60 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 60 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Host "Breakfast at the Met," a private breakfast for up to 50 employees or clients before the Museum opens to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Host after-hours exhibition viewings for employees or clients when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 5 designated executives
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Priority ticketing for the Museum's special Concerts & Lectures series
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $81,110 of this contribution is tax-deductible.
Director's Circle ($60,000)
- Host 1 special evening event when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Free admission for 1 year for all employees and 1 guest
- 50 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 50 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Host "Breakfast at the Met," a private breakfast for up to 50 employees or clients before the Museum opens to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Host after-hours exhibition viewings for employees or clients when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 4 designated executives
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Priority ticketing for the Museum's special Concerts & Lectures series
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $50,288 of this contribution is tax-deductible.
Leader ($35,000)
- Free admission for 1 year for all employees and 1 guest
- 40 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 40 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Host "Breakfast at the Met," a private breakfast for up to 50 employees or clients before the Museum opens to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Host after-hours exhibition viewings for employees or clients when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 4 designated executives
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Priority ticketing for the Museum's special Concerts & Lectures series
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $34,288 of this contribution is tax-deductible.
Partner ($25,000)
- 2 free admission days for employees
- 30 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 30 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Host "Breakfast at the Met," a private breakfast for up to 50 employees or clients before the Museum opens to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Host after-hours exhibition viewings for employees or clients when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 4 designated executives
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Priority ticketing for the Museum's special Concerts & Lectures series
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $24,288 of this contribution is tax-deductible.
Sponsor ($15,000)
- 1 free admission day for employees
- 20 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 20 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Host "Breakfast at the Met," a private breakfast for up to 50 employees or clients before the Museum opens to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Host after-hours exhibition viewings for employees or clients when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 3 designated executives
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Priority ticketing for the Museum's special Concerts & Lectures series
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $14,538 of this contribution is tax-deductible.
Contributor ($6,000)
- 15 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 15 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Host after-hours exhibition viewings for employees or clients when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 3 designated executives
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $5,754 of this contribution is tax-deductible.
Member ($3,000)
- 10 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 10 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Host after-hours exhibition viewings for employees or clients when the Museum is closed to the public (all costs assumed by the host)
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 3 designated executives
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $2,754 of this contribution is tax-deductible.
Small Business ($1,500)
- 5 Courtesy Cards, transferable within the company, reusable for 1 year; provides free admission for an employee and 1 guest to the Museum and The Cloisters Museum & Gardens; entitles an employee to a 10% discount at all Metropolitan Museum stores; and offers access to the Trustees Dining Room and Patrons Lounge for individual or corporate use
- 5 Guest Passes, provide 1 adult admission for client or employee use
- Access to the Museum's private dining rooms and boardroom for individual or corporate use
- Select Museum invitations and calendars for 1 designated executive
- Corporate Patron Employee Shopping Days provide 10% discount in all New York-based Metropolitan Museum stores for current employees (specific date determined and announced by the Metropolitan Museum each year)
- Customized tour for up to 30 people (nominal fee assumed by the host)
- Acknowledgement in the Museum's Annual Report, on the Museum's website, and in any printed listing of Corporate Patrons
- Within the limits prescribed by law, $1,490 of this contribution is tax-deductible.



