How to visit and what to see in the Metropolitan Museum (New York): schedules, prices

Two are the most famous museums New York that on your trip become a highly recommended, if not essential, visit.

I mean the American Museum of Natural History and one found at the Metropolitan Museum.

If you like the contemporary art, you must also write down the Museum of Modern Art, better known as MOMA, and if you are also passionate about the work of Sorolla, you should not miss the opportunity to visit the Hispanic Society of America.

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But if we were to do a survey on which of the two is more interesting to visit, apart from our specific hobbies, perhaps it would be the Metropolitan, also known as MET, the one that would be placed first in the ranking.

If you have had the opportunity to visit them, or plan to do so, tell us your opinion about it: which is your favorite?

El one found at the Metropolitan Museum is considered as the great museum of the city of New York.

Located at number 1000 of the Fifth Avenue, Along the Central Park, at its confluence with 82nd Street, was founded in 1872.

What to see when visiting the Metropolitan Museum

El Metropolitan is a Louvre type museum in ParisWith its more than two million works of of all characteristics and all times.

From Egypt, including an entire temple that was moved piece by piece, through classical Greco-Roman art, to the great works of European painters, such as Rafael, Rembrandt, Velázquez, El Greek y Picasso.

But you can also see costumes and dresses from all periods, weapons and armor, and artistic samples from all over the world and from all periods, American, Islamic, medieval, Asian, etc...

On the museum's official website you can see almost 450.000 references of exhibits, data that will give an idea of ​​its incredible magnitude.

Therefore, if you want to visit it completely you would need to dedicate several days to Metropolitan Museum.

Therefore, it is advisable that in your travel plan to new york Decide how much time you want to dedicate to the visit, and during it, go to the works that arouse the most interest.

Flat map of the Metropolitan Museum

In preparation for your visit, here is a preview of the map of the Metropolitan Museum, which will allow you to locate the thematic areas that interest you most, so that The visit will take you three to four hours, a duration that may be enough to see the main attractions of the museum.

And to this we must add that you can also visit the Temporary exhibitions that take place throughout the year in the Metropolitan, with a wide variety of themes.

The Cloisters of the Metropolitan

Also, the Metropolitan It has another headquarters known as The Cloisters dedicated to art and medieval european architecture with more than five thousand works from between the 9th and 15th centuries.

The Cloisters are in Fort Tryon Park, north of Manhattan.

The garden area presents us five cloisters originating from France, but in this special museum you can see works from Spain, such as the Romanesque apse of the church of San Martín de Fuentidueña (Segovia).

The suggested price of admission to The Cloisters is the same as that of one found at the Metropolitan Museum, 20 dollars, although the same ticket is used to visit both museums on the same day.

The visit to The Cloisters is also included in the New York Pass tourist pass.

Finally, it may be useful for you to know that in the Metropolitan, just as happens in the MOMA, there is no problem taking photos.

Metropolitan Museum Hours

In your travel plan you must take into account the Metropolitan Museum visiting hours.

Under normal conditions, the Metropolitan It opens from Sunday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m., but on Fridays and Saturdays the closing time is 21 p.m., always with the rooms closing 15 minutes earlier.

Keep in mind that On Wednesdays the museum is closed to visitors.

Metropolitan Museum ticket prices

As for Metropolitan Museum ticket prices, in the case of adults it is 30 dollars; for the seniors +65, 22 dollars, and students, 17 dollars.

On the other hand, if for you visit to New York you have chosen to buy the tourist cards New York Pass, New York Explorer Pass o City Pass, in its price it is already including admission to the Metropolitan Museum.