Upper East Side / Manhattan / pay what you wish
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers pay-what-you-wish admission on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Pay-what-you-wish for NY State residents and students from NY/NJ/CT
Admission at a glance
| Admission | pay what you wish |
|---|---|
| When the offer applies | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
| Hours | Sun-Tue, Thu 10am-5pm; Fri-Sat 10am-9pm; Closed Wed |
| Tickets and restrictions | NY State residents and NY/NJ/CT students only; minimum $0.01 per ticket. NY billing address required online; NJ/CT students buy in person with student ID. Advance tickets not required. |
| Address | 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028 |
| Official site | www.metmuseum.org |
| Tickets / registration | Reserve on the official site |
Official admission source · Policy checked 2026-09-05
Known closures
- Closed 2026-11-26 through 2026-11-26: Thanksgiving closure. Official closure source · 2026-10-09
- Closed 2026-12-25 through 2026-12-25: Christmas Day closure. Official closure source · 2026-10-09
- Closed 2027-01-01 through 2027-01-01: New Year’s Day closure. Official closure source · 2026-10-09
Next dates this offer applies
Calculated from the policy as of 2026-11-07, not confirmed ticket availability. Holidays and special closures can override regular hours.
Now showing
- The Genesis Facade Commission: Liu Wei, Speculation — through Tuesday, June 8, 2027
- Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy — through Sunday, February 28, 2027
- A King's Carpet: Louis XIV and the Savonnerie — through Sunday, March 5, 2028
- David Hartt: Peripheries — through Sunday, February 7, 2027
- There Are No Words: Si Lewen's Parade — through Tuesday, January 5, 2027
- Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous — through Sunday, January 31, 2027
- Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany — through Sunday, February 7, 2027
- Across Wine-Dark Seas: Art and Identity beyond Ancient Greece — opens Sunday, December 20, 2026, through Sunday, April 11, 2027
Make a visit of it
Skip the main hall -- go straight to the Roof Garden (open May-Oct) for skyline views most tourists miss. The American Wing courtyard is also a peaceful escape that locals treat like a living room.
After: Lexington Candy Shop (diner, $8-15). 1925 lunch counter, 2 blocks away at 83rd & Lex. Egg cream and a BLT.
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Neighborhood walks
Holiday planning
- Thanksgiving: 2026-11-26 — closed
- Christmas Day: 2026-12-25 — closed
- New Year’s Day: 2027-01-01 — closed
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 2027-01-18 — unannounced