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Date Night at The Met

Free with Museum admission

Every Friday and Saturday night, it’s Date Night at The Met! Bring a friend or special someone (or yourself!) for an evening of live music, drinks, and 5,000 years of art.

Experience live music and enjoy drinks and an assortment of light fare in the American Wing Cafe, the Petrie Court Cafe, and the Cantor Roof Garden Bar. Met Members at the Evening Hours level and above are welcome to enjoy small bites menu in the Balcony Lounge (reservations recommended).

Events and performers are subject to change. All events are free with Museum admission, which is always pay-what-you-wish for New York State residents and NY, NJ, and CT students with valid ID. Pay-what-you-wish tickets can only be reserved in person; allow extra time for lines. 

Met Members can use their Member card as their ticket and enter at 81st Street and Fifth Avenue. Join today

Masks are strongly recommended.

Live Music by Corin Lee
Friday, September 22, and Saturday, September 23
6–8:30 PM
Petrie Court Cafe, Floor 1
Join this member of Met-favorite string quartet ETHEL as he showcases his signature virtuosity with an eclectic, amplified remix of violin masterworks.

Gallery Chats 
Friday, September 22
6–7:30 PM

In celebration of Hispanic/ Latinx Heritage Month all volunteer-led gallery chats will explore art centered around identity and ancestry.

Modern and Contemporary Art
Gallery 915, Mezzanine
Gallery 910, Floor 1
Gallery 823, Floor 2

Musical Instruments
Gallery 684, Floor 2

Saturday, September 23
6–7:30 PM
The American Wing
Gallery 760, Floor 2 

Friday and Saturday evenings are made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust and the William H. Kearns Foundation.

All Upcoming

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