Plan your visit to the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

By public transport

• Subway: 86th Street is the closest subway stop to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is a 13 minute walk away.
• Train: Take the Hudson, Harlem, or New Haven Line to Grand Central. Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk three blocks west to Fifth Avenue.
• Bus: The closest bus stops to The Metropolitan Museum Of Art are 5 Av/E 84 St, E 84 St/5 Av, and 5 Av/W 85 St Traverse which are a two minute walk away.
• Taxi: You can hail a local taxi or book an Uber or Lyft to get to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

By car or bike

• Car: The Metropolitan Museum Of Art is easily accessible by car. Parking is available at The Museum parking garage, located at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Daily parking rates:

Up to 1 Hour - $25

Up to 3 Hours - $42

Up to 5 Hours - $50

Up to 10 Hours - $55

Up to 24 Hours - $60

• Bike: You can alternatively ride a bike to The Met. The closest Citi Bike stations to The Metropolitan Museum Of Art are 5 Ave & E 78th St, E 77th St & Park Ave, E 81st St & Park Ave, and E 84th St & Park Ave.

By public transport

• Subway/Bus: Take the A train to 190th Street and exit the station by elevator. Walk north along Margaret Corbin Drive for approximately 10 minutes or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
• Bus: If you are coming from The Met Fifth Avenue, you may also take the M4 bus directly from Madison Avenue/83rd Street to the last stop.

By car or bike

• Car: Take Henry Hudson Parkway northbound to the first exit after George Washington Bridge (Fort Tryon Park & The Cloisters). This exit is only accessible from the northbound lane. If coming from the north, take Henry Hudson Parkway southbound to exit 14 & 15, make a U-turn, and travel north one mile to the exit marked Fort Tryon Park & The Cloisters.
• Parking: You can access the free city parking available in Fort Tryon Park.
• Bike: If you plan on riding a bike, the closest Citi Bike stations to The Met Cloisters are on Broadway & Ellwood Street, Riverside Drive & Broadway, and Sherman Avenue & Thayer Street.

The American Wing

Since its founding in 1870, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art has consistently added significant pieces to its American art collection. The establishment of the American Wing in 1924 provided a space to showcase this collection of approximately 20,000 works of art which includes paintings, sculptures, works on paper, decorative arts, historical interiors, and architectural fragments.

The Costume Institute

What originally began as the Museum of Costume Art, merged with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1946. It later became a curatorial department known as The Costume Institute in 1959.

The Costume Institute proudly houses a collection exceeding 33,000 objects, showcasing stylish attire and accessories spanning seven centuries.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Established in 1907, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection reflects the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The 50,000 objects in the collection include Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Bacchanal and Houdon's portrait of his infant daughter, Sabine.

Asian Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Asian Art collection encompasses more than 35,000 objects that represent the artistic achievements of six major cultural traditions through 5,000 years of history. It covers more than twenty modern nations, and a vast region that ranges from Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia across the Himalayas to China, Korea, and Japan.

Greek and Roman Art

The Met’s collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than 30,000 works representing geographic regions of Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers.

It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America.

The objects range from small, engraved gemstones to black-figure and red-figure painted vases to over-lifesize statues.

Arms and Armor

Created within The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1912, the strength of the Arms and Armor collection lies in its diversity, depth, and quality. Arms and armor have been a vital part of virtually all cultures for thousands of years. The aim of this collection is to preserve, research, publish, and exhibit distinguished examples representing the art of the armorer, swordsmith, and gunmaker.

European Paintings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s European Paintings collection boasts of more than 2,500 works of art from the 13th through the early 20th century. Its galleries present works by Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh, among others.

Modern and Contemporary Art

The Modern and Contemporary Art department is devoted to the study, collection and exhibition of art from 1890 to the present. The department’s holdings range from paintings and sculptures, to works on paper, augmented by substantial and growing collections of international decorative arts and design, installation art, and time-based media.