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All NYCVP Vacations include FREE admission to the Metropolitan Museum of Art! See what other free bonuses you get with your package.
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s finest museums and a must-see on your visit to New York City. The Museum's comprehensive collection contains more than two million works of art from ancient through modern times. With Egyptian mummies, Islamic carvings, Renaissance paintings, historic and modern costumes, Native American masks and 20th century decorative arts, there’s something for everyone. Enjoy the Met on 2-night and longer New York City vacation packages arriving any day.
Metropolitan Musem of Art Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibitions
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Your Metropolitan Museum of Art Vacation Includes:
- Accommodations for 2-nights or longer in a midtown Manhattan hotel of your choice, in the heart of Times Square, the Theater District, Rockefeller Center
- Admission to the Metropolitan Musem of Art
- And much more
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The Met Collection
In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan Museum's collection now contains more than two million works of art from all points of the compass, ancient through modern times. |
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American Decorative Arts
Furniture, silver, pewter, glass, ceramics, and textiles from the late 17th to early 20th century, as well as domestic architecture in furnished period rooms. |
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American Paintings and Sculpture
Portraits, landscapes, history paintings, still lifes, folk art, and sculpture from colonial times through the early 20th century. |
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Ancient Near Eastern Art
Stone reliefs and sculpture, ivory, and objects of precious metal from a vast area and time span: Anatolia to the Indus Valley, Neolithic period (ca. 8000 B.C.E.) to the Arab conquest (7th century C.E.). |
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Arms and Armor
Armor for men, horses, and children, weapons, and martial accoutrements of sculptural and ornamental beauty from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and America.
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Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Ritual objects and monuments, articles of personal adornment, and utensils for daily life from three continents and dozens of Pacific islands, 2000 B.C.E. to the present. |
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Asian Art
Paintings, calligraphy, prints, sculpture, ceramics, bronzes, jades, lacquer, textiles, and screens from ancient to modern China, Japan, Korea, and South and Southeast Asia. |
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The Cloisters
Art and architecture of medieval Europe, including sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork, enamels, ivories, paintings, and tapestries (see also "Medieval Art"). |
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The Costume Institute
Seven centuries and five continents of fashionable dress, regional costumes, and accessories for men, women, and children, up to the present.
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Drawings and Prints
Graphic art of the Renaissance and after, encompassing prints in all techniques, sketches to highly finished drawings, illustrated books, and other works on paper. |
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Egyptian Art
Statuary, reliefs, stelae, funerary objects, jewelry, daily implements, and architecture from prehistoric Egypt through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Roman period (4th century C.E.). |
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European Paintings
Major canvases, panels, triptychs, and frescoes by Italian, Flemish, Dutch, French, Spanish, and British masters, from the 12th through the 19th century. |
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Greek and Roman Art
Arts of Greece, Rome, Etruria, Cyprus, and Greek and Roman settlements until the 4th century C.E., including marble, bronze, and terracotta sculpture, vases, wall paintings, jewelry, gems, glass, and utilitarian objects. |
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Islamic Art
Manuscripts and miniatures, carpets, intricately decorated objects in many media, and architectural elements from the founding of Islam in the 7th century C.E. onward, from Morocco to India.
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The Robert Lehman Collection
A private collection of paintings, drawings, and decorative arts given to the Museum, rich in works from the Italian and Northern Renaissance through the 20th century. |
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The Libraries
Rare first editions, artists' treatises and manuals, illustrated atlases, scrapbooks, fine bindings, and seminal works of art history from the Museum's research libraries.
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Medieval Art
Early European, Byzantine, Carolingian, Romanesque, and Gothic works from the 4th to 16th century, including sculpture, tapestries, reliquaries, liturgical vessels, and more (see also "The Cloisters"). |
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Modern Art
American and European paintings, works on paper, sculpture, design, and architecture representing the major artistic movements since 1900. |
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Musical Instruments
An international array of instruments of historical, technical, and social importance, as well as tonal and visual beauty, from accordions to koras to zithers. |
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Photographs
Prints and daguerreotypes from the early history of the medium, European and American avant-garde works, and contemporary contributions from around the world. |
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Antonio Ratti Textile Center
Tapestries, velvets, carpets, embroideries, laces, samplers, quilts, and woven and printed fabrics from all periods and civilizations, dating back to 3000 B.C.E.. |
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Provenance Research Project
Read about ongoing research into the ownership history, or provenance, of paintings and other works of art in the Metropolitan Museum. |
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Special Exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Current Exhibitions
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Japanese Mandalas
Through November 29, 2009
The
introduction of Esoteric Buddhism to Japan in the ninth-century forever
changed the visual landscape of Japanese religion and of Japanese art
as a whole. At the core of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism is the Mandala of
Two Worlds, paired cosmic diagrams of the Diamond World and the Womb
World. The
rituals of Mikkyo Buddhism, or the "Secret Teachings," as the newly
imported doctrine was called, involve a preponderance of arrestingly
beautiful and fearsome images that aim to reveal ultimate truths to the
initiated.
Watteau, Music, and Theatre
Through November 29, 2009
The exhibition will explore the place of music and theater in the work
of the great early eighteenth-century French painter and draftsman
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), comparing an imagery of power,
associated with the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV, with a more
optimistic and mildly subversive imagery of pleasure, developed in
contemporary opera-ballet and theater.
The Lens and the Mirror: Self-Portraits from the Collection, 1957–2007
Through December 6, 2009
Artists’ self-portraits hold an enduring fascination for the viewer.
When confronting an artist’s self-image, we not only feed our curiosity
about the creator’s appearance, but we also witness the maker in an act
of self-encounter and are invited, at least ostensibly, to gain insight
into his or her nature. In addition, we may be granted a glimpse into
the private realms of the studio, the home, or the psyche.
Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans
Through December 27, 2009
This exhibition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the publication
of The Americans, Robert Frank’s influential suite of black-and-white
photographs made on a cross-country road trip in 1955–56. Although
Frank’s depiction of American life was criticized when the book was
released in the U.S. in 1959, it soon became recognized as a
masterpiece of street photography.
Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping (1733-1799)
Through January 10, 2010
Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868
Through January 10, 2010
American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-1915
Through January 24, 2010
Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China
Through February 7, 2010
This exhibition celebrates the musical heritage of China—one of the
oldest continuously documented traditions with roots reaching back more
than 8,000 years. Featuring some 60 objects and illustrations—drawn
largely from the Museum’s collections of Asian art and musical
instruments – Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China reveals the
dynamic interplay of cultures, the continuity of musical practice, and
the diversity of China’s musical traditions from the fifth century B.C.
to the present.
Cinnabar: The Chinese Art of Carved Lacquer
Through February 21, 2010
Although
it is used in many Asian cultures, the art of carving lacquer is unique
to China. Lacquer is the resin (or sap) of a family of trees (rhus verniciflua)
found throughout southern China. It is an amazing material that hardens
when exposed to oxygen and becomes a natural plastic that is resistant
to water and can withstand heat and certain acids. Known
in China during the late Neolithic period (ca. 5000–ca. 2000 B.C.),
lacquer was an important artistic medium from the sixth century B.C. to
the second century A.D. and was often colored with minerals such as
carbon (black), orpiment (yellow), and cinnabar (red) and used to paint
the surfaces of sculptures and vessels.
Peaceful Conquerors: Jain Manuscript Painting
Through March 21, 2010
The
art of the book in medieval India is closely associated with the Jain
religious community, and illustrated palm-leaf manuscripts survive from
around the tenth century, while those on paper appear after the
twelfth, when paper was introduced from Iran.
Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718-44
Through March 21, 2010
The second porcelain factory in Europe able to make true porcelain in
the manner of the Chinese was established in Vienna in 1718. Founded by
Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier, the small porcelain enterprise
developed a highly distinctive style that remained Baroque in
inspiration throughout the history of the factory, which was taken over
by the State in 1744.
Surface Tension: Contemporary Photographs from the Collection
Through May 16, 2010
Photographs are often perceived as transparent windows onto a
three-dimensional world. Yet photographs also have their own material
presence as physical objects. Contemporary artists who exploit this
apparent contradiction between photograph as window and photograph as
object are featured in Surface Tension. The exhibition presents 30 works that play with the inherent tension between the flatness of the photograph and the often lifelike illusion of depth.
Tibetan Arms and Armor from the Permanent Collection
Through Fall 2010
This installation presents approximately forty highlights from the Museum's extensive permanent collection of rare and exquisitely decorated armor, weapons, and equestrian equipment from Tibet and related areas of Mongolia and China, dating from the eighth to the twentieth century. Included are several recent acquisitions that have never before been exhibited or published.
Masterpieces of French Art Deco
Opened August 4, 2009
French Art Deco is one of the great strengths of the Metropolitan’s modern design collection. The Museum has been actively collecting in this area since the 1920s, when pieces were acquired directly from their designers in Paris. This presentation in The Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Gallery features many of the collection’s most important works, some of which have not been shown for generations.
American Landscapes
Opened May 20, 2008
Nine large and superb American landscape paintings from the Metropolitan Museum’s collection are currently displayed in the newly renovated Robert Lehman Wing.
 Classic/Fantastic: Selections from the Modern Design Collection
Opened December 21, 2007
New Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture, including the Henry J. Heinz II Galleries
Opened December 4, 2007
New Galleries for Oceanic Art
Opened November 14, 2007
New Gallery for the Art of Native North America
Opened November 14, 2007
Reinstallation of the South Asia Galleries
Gandhara, Mathura, Andhra and Gupta Sculpture
Opened August 10, 2007
The Campin Room at The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park
Opened June 29, 2007
New Greek and Roman Galleries
Opened April 20, 2007
Early Gothic Hall
Opened Spring 2006
Reconstruction and Reinstallation of the Egyptian Art Galleries
Opened January 29, 2004
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Creche
November 24, 2009–January 6, 2010
Duncan Phyfe, America's Legendary Cabinetmaker
January 19, 2010–April 25, 2010
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Museum Hours
 Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:30am-5:30pm
Friday and Saturday: 9:30am-9pm
Closed Mondays (except as listed below), Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
*Galleries are cleared at 5:15pm, Sunday–Thursday, and 8:45pm, Friday and Saturday
**The Main Building of the Metropolitan Museum—its galleries, restaurants, and shops—will be open from 9:30am to 5:30pm on the following Met Holiday Mondays:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 21, 2008
Presidents' Day: February 18, 2008
Memorial Day: May 26, 2008
Labor Day: September 1, 2008
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