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A seventeenth-century grand piano, made of cypress and boxwood, in front of a gray background

Friends of Musical Instruments: The Amati

The Amati is designed to bring music lovers into close contact with the Department's collection and curators. Named for the great Cremonese violin making family, “Amati” alludes to the Italian word for friends or lovers. This group comes together regularly for salon-type concerts and demonstrations in the beautiful galleries of the Museum, often featuring performances on instruments from The Met's collection of historic instruments. Amati members also receive invitations to exhibition previews and opening receptions throughout The Met. Dues support the Museum and the Department, including funding new acquisitions, recordings, exhibitions, performances, and other activities.

The Amati Dues: $5,000

The Amati Fellows Dues: $10,000

The Amati Under-Forty Dues: $3,500

A portion of dues is tax-deductible.

Friends of Musical Instruments: The Amati also receive the benefits of a Patron Circle Membership at The Met, including:

  • free, express admission to all of The Met's locations with up to four accompanied guests;
  • special access to the collection and new exhibitions during Morning Hours, Preview Days, Evening Receptions, and The Met After Hours;
  • invitations to Members-only events, concerts, and curator talks;
  • access to the Members-only spaces in the Museum;
  • 10% discount on all public restaurants and venues at The Met, The Met Cloisters, and The Met Store;
  • subscriptions to the What's On calendar and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin; and
  • reciprocal benefits at sixteen museums nationwide.

Membership is offered by invitation only.

For more information, please contact Pamela Summey at 212-396-5473 or Pamela.Summey@metmuseum.org.

Highlights of Past Events 

  • Distinguished violinist Robert McDuffie, along with Mike Mills of the famed band R.E.M., playing the Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra, written by Mills and accompanied by an ensemble of fine classical and rock musicians in The Temple of Dendur.

  • Famed countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, along with fortepianist Bryant Wagorn playing The Met’s Cristofori piano (the oldest surviving piano in the world), performed works of Handel and Glass in the beautiful European Paintings Galleries.

  • The internationally renowned Quartetto di Cremona performed Schubert’s iconic Death and the Maiden on four of The Met’s most prized musical instruments including two Stradivari violins, a viola by Jacob Stainer, and a cello by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume; followed by a reception in a private home.

Above: Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Florence, Italy, 1720. The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.1219a-c)