From Pamela Skillings,
Your Guide to Manhattan, NY.
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Visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Location of The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028-0198

Directions to The Met

Take the 4,5,6 to 86th St. and walk three blocks west to 5th Ave.

Take the M1,M2,M3,M4 up 5th Ave. to 82nd St.

Phone Numbers for The Met

General Information: 212-535-7710

TTY: 212-570-3828 or 212-650-2551

Admission to The Met
$15 recommended donation for adults, $10 recommended donation for senior citizens, $10 recommended for students. Admission includes entrance to Main Building and The Cloisters on the same day. Admission is free for Members and children under the age of 12 accompanied by an adult.

The Met Hours*

Friday: 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Monday: Closed**

Tuesday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Thursday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Closed Mondays (except as listed below), January 1, Thanksgiving Day, December 25

*Galleries are cleared at 5:15 p.m., Sunday–Thursday, and 8:45 p.m., Friday and Saturday

**The Main Building of the Metropolitan Museum -- its galleries, restaurants, and shops —- will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following Met Holiday Mondays:

January 16, 2006: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 20, 2006: Presidents' Day

May 29, 2006: Memorial Day

July 3, 2006: Independence Day Weekend

September 4, 2006: Labor Day

October 9, 2006: Columbus Day

Learn more about the history of The Metropolitan Museum of Art