The time machine on Fifth Avenue
Portals to ancient empires
Treasures of the Pacific and early Americas
Behind the velvet ropes
Approximately how many works of art are housed in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Which river is visible from the outdoor terraces and medieval gardens of the Met Cloisters?
themet Drag artifacts through the portal to discover how every great civilization left its mark.
themet Explore the staggering scale of a collection that spans five thousand years of human history.
What architectural style is the Met's grand Fifth Avenue facade, designed by Richard Morris Hunt?
Who served as the very first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when it was founded in 1870?
themet The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Step off Fifth Avenue to travel through the years, And see five thousand years of history reappear.
themet Journey to northern Manhattan to explore a castle made of medieval European ruins.
In what year did the Metropolitan Museum of Art open its doors to the public at its current Fifth Avenue location?
Which European city is famous for weaving the historic Unicorn Tapestries, now on display at the Met Cloisters?
The hidden building: The Met's original red-brick building is still standing, completely swallowed up and hidden inside the massive modern limestone museum expansions.
Where in New York City is the Met Cloisters, the museum's branch for medieval art, located?
Which famous landscape architect, who co-designed Central Park, helped design the Met's original red-brick building?
A building or institution where objects of artistic, historical, or scientific importance are kept and exhibited. The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its permanent Fifth Avenue home in 1880.