Discounts, Complimentary Admission, and Passes
The Met does not accept vouchers or passes from any outside ticket sellers. Please purchase your ticket at metmuseum.org or at a ticketing desk on-site.
You may be eligible for reduced or complimentary admission if you meet the criteria below. If you are eligible for complimentary admission, please pick up your admission ticket at a ticketing desk on-site.
Members with a valid Membership card do not need a ticket, just scan your card at any gallery entrance for admission.
- A visitor with a disability qualifies for a discounted ticket price of $22. This ticket must be purchased in person. Please note: a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability is eligible for complimentary admission.
The Museum offers complimentary admission for the following visitors:
- Children under 12
- A caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability
Complimentary admission may also be obtained by presenting one of the following:
- A valid membership card from The Met
- An IDNYC card (IDNYC cardholders are eligible for a complimentary, one-year IDNYC Membership at The Met. For more information, see Membership)
- A valid EBT/SNAP benefit card as part of the Museums for All program
- A valid membership card from AAM or ICOM (one ticket per cardholder)
- A valid membership card from the Museum Council of NYC
- A reciprocal membership card from a participating institution
- A valid employee ID from one of our active corporate sponsors or a valid corporate courtesy card
- A valid press ID
- A Military ID (Mid-May – Labor Day) as part of the Blue Star Museum program
- A Bank of America card (first full weekend of every month as part of the Museums On Us Program). Please see eligibility requirements here.
- A valid staff or volunteer Museum ID from another Museum
The Met also offers complimentary admission to current students from the following institutions:
- Bard Graduate Center
- Barnard College
- Columbia University
- Macaulay Honors College – CUNY
- New York City High School students
- NYU Institute of Fine Arts
- NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Complimentary admission may be obtained by presenting one of the following:
- A guest pass issued by The Met
- A Cool Culture pass
- A Culture Pass