Before you arrive ·
Plan your time at The Met
Choose a visit that leaves time for looking, walking and a pause.
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Pick a route before trying to fit in another collection. Your first three hours at The Met makes a broad visit with several changes of setting. The Egypt, portraits, American images, Asian spaces and Islamic rooms tours offer more concentrated questions. A three-stop visit can be a satisfying choice when your time or energy is limited.
Allow separate time for security and admission. Once inside, use the room number on each card to keep your bearings. A change of floor or collection can take longer than a close look at a small object. The tour times allow for walking, reading and pauses. You can spend longer at a work or finish early.
Before you set out
Check the opening hours, admission conditions and gallery closures beside this guide before travelling. Choose the arrival that suits you. Keep your ticket with you for re-entry checks, and ask at information if a closed gallery changes the way to your next room.
Choose a useful stopping point
You can finish a tour early and return another day. Save the works that catch your attention, or take a final look at the room you are in. Choose one work you would like to describe to someone afterwards, and give it a final look.