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Welcome, Met Members!

Explore your benefits, view upcoming events, plan your visit, and enjoy digital resources to make the most of your Membership.

Know Before You Go

Met Members and their guest(s) enjoy expedited entry to the galleries. Present your Member card at any gallery entrance after passing through a security check. See additional tips for visiting below.

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Can I bring a guest to the Museum?

  • Individual and Global Members may bring up to 1 guest.
  • Dual and Family Members may bring up to 2 guests.
  • Enthusiast and Ambassador Members and all Patrons may bring up to 4 guests.

Member guests do not need to wait in the ticketing line and may enter the galleries with the Member cardholder(s).

Which entrance should I use?

Members are welcome to enter through the 81st Street Member Entrance on the ground floor.

How do I get my digital Member card?

If you have not already received your digital Member card by email, please reach out to us at 212-570-3753 or membership@metmuseum.org.

Your physical Member card will continue to work as long as your Membership is active. The digital card is optional and designed for added convenience.

Where can I shop at The Met?

Our main store will be closed until 2027. Until then, Members can shop our latest art-inspired designs at temporary locations throughout The Met Fifth Avenue. View current Met Store locations here.

Can I visit the Balcony Lounge? How do I make a reservation?

The Members-only restaurant on the second floor is open to Members at the Dual level and above. Check the menu here.

Call 212-650-2910 or email BalconyLounge@metmuseum.org for reservations. We recommend Members make a reservation several days in advance.


Raphael (Raffaello di Giovanni Santi), The Virgin and Child with Infant Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape (The Alba Madonna) (detail), ca. 1509–11. Oil on canvas (transferred from wood). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.24

All Member Preview Days for Raphael: Sublime Poetry

Members and Patrons are invited to preview Raphael: Sublime Poetry before it opens to the public! Join us during Museum hours March 24, 26–28.

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Programming Just for You

View all upcoming Member events, including Member Preview Days, Weekend Member Mornings, and more.

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Weekend Member Mornings

February 28 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Black History Month Member Tour

February 28 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 1 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Women’s History Month Member Tour

March 3 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Hand drawing geometric shapes on paper with blue and red colored pencils.

Drop-in Drawing—Still Life

March 6 6:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 7 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

81st Street Studio Member Mornings

March 7 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Women’s History Month Member Tour

March 7 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 8 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

81st Street Studio Member Mornings

March 8 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Women’s History Month Member Tour

March 10 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 14 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Women’s History Month Member Tour

March 14 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 15 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Women’s History Month Member Tour

March 17 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 21 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Women’s History Month Member Tour

March 21 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 22 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

All Member Previews Raphael: Sublime Poetry

March 24 10:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Women’s History Month Member Tour

March 24 2:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue
Silver fish sculpture with emerald green eyes, lifelike scales, and visible details.
How do these exquisite examples of Judaica represent universal themes related to special days in the Jewish calendar?
February 20
A warm pastel sketch depicts a woman and a child reading a book on an armchair.
Discover how Wilson’s illustrations for children’s literature emphasized the importance of representation.
January 22
A small wooden carved box featuring figures and a tree in relief.
The author of After Sappho offers a queer feminist reading of Eve and the serpent, reimagining sin as likeness, desire, and bodies transcending gender and species.
January 9

Interior of The Met Store with products on display on a table and a mannequin.

The Met Store

Save on art-inspired designs! Enjoy 15% off every day—in-store and online—plus 30% off seasonally during Members Double Discount Days. Some exclusions apply.*

*Discount does not apply to the purchase of Museum admission, Gift Memberships, donations, Gift Cards and eGift Cards, prior purchases, clearance products, or select items. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice.

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Charcuterie, with meats, cheeses, olives, and crackers, sitting beside a glass of red wine.

Balcony Lounge

Dual-level Members and above enjoy relaxed table service dining with a seasonal lounge menu. Call 212-650-2910 or email BalconyLounge@metmuseum.org for reservations.

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Dining

Enjoy a 10% discount at all public restaurants and venues at The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Alcohol is not included.

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Print of a marron and black American carriage, circa 1880.

Parking

Receive a 10% discount at the parking garage when the parking ticket is validated at the 81st Street Membership Desk during Museum hours.

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