The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870, and its Fifth Avenue building carries the work of architects including Richard Morris Hunt and Calvert Vaux. A ticket includes the exhibitions as well as entry to The Met Cloisters, the museum’s second location, so there is no extra charge for the special shows. Free guided tours run in several languages, which gives a family a route through the collection instead of picking rooms at random. New York State residents can pay what they wish, as long as they pay something, though buying online needs a New York State billing address. The trade-off is the ticket date: entry to both locations is valid only on the day printed on the ticket, so adding the Cloisters means fitting two sites into one day or leaving one out. This autumn the museum lists free tours and hands-on activities, without ages or times given.
Family FAQ
How much does Metropolitan Museum of Art cost?
General admission is $30 for adults, $22 for seniors and $17 for students.
What are the opening hours of Metropolitan Museum of Art?
The Met Fifth Avenue is open Sunday-Tuesday and Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-9pm, and is closed on Wednesdays.
