The Met Fifth Avenue

Over 5,000 years of art from around the world.

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Location and Hours

1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028View on map

Now on View

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The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York

Through May 31

The Genesis Facade Commission: Jeffrey Gibson, The Animal That Therefore I Am

Through June 9

Arts of Oceania

Ongoing

Ongoing

Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room

Ongoing

Arts of the Ancient Americas

Ongoing

Ongoing

Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck

Through April 5

View Finding: Selections from The Walther Collection

Through May 3

Through May 12

Making It Modern: European Ceramics from the Martin Eidelberg Collection

Through June 14

Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond

Through July 26

Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930

Through June 27, 2027

The Infinite Artistry of Japanese Ceramics

Through August 8, 2027

Michael Lin: Pentachrome

Ongoing

Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

Ongoing

Emily Sargent: Portrait of a Family

July 1st, 2025–March 8th, 2026

Baseball Cards from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick

Through March 9

The Jousting Armor of Philip I of Castile

Through April 1

Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Selections from the Collection

Through May 10

Iba Ndiaye: Between Latitude and Longitude

Through May 31

A Passion for Jade: The Bishop Collection

Through June 28

Embracing Color: Enamel in Chinese Decorative Arts, 1300–1900

Through June 28

Through August 2

Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt

Through January 10, 2027

Celebrating the Year of the Horse

Through January 26, 2027

Renaissance Masterpieces of Judaica: The Mishneh Torah and The Rothschild Mahzor

Ongoing

Wedding Attire: Three Cultures, One Celebration

Ongoing

Defensive Display: Shields from The Met Collection

Ongoing

Collection Highlights

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The Temple of Dendur, Aeolian sandstone — The Temple of Dendur
completed by 10 B.C.

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Oil on canvas — Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)
Vincent van Gogh
1887

Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze German American, Oil on canvas, American — Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze
1851

The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, Edgar Degas French, Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood, French, Paris — The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
Edgar Degas
Founder Cast by A. A. Hébrard
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)

Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent American, Oil on canvas, American — Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
John Singer Sargent
1883–84

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

The Astor Chinese Garden Court, Taihu rocks, granite terrace, ceramic tile flooring, roof tiles, and door frames, various woods (nan wood columns, pine beams, gingko latticework), brass fittings, China — The Astor Chinese Garden Court
China
17th century style

Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, Claude Monet French, Oil on canvas — Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
Claude Monet
1899

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Euphiletos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter
ca. 530 BCE

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Johannes Vermeer Dutch, Oil on canvas — Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
Johannes Vermeer
ca. 1662

Self-Portrait, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Self-Portrait
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1660

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome — Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova
Patron Commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6

Facade of the Second Branch Bank of the United States, Martin Euclid Thompson American, Marble, American — Facade of the Second Branch Bank of the United States
Architect Martin Euclid Thompson
1822–24

Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) Spanish, Oil on canvas — Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1650

The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Oil on wood — The Harvesters
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1565

Ceremonial House Ceiling, Sago palm spathe, paint, wood, Kwoma people — Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwoma people
1970–1973

Damascus Room, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic tiles, iron, brass — Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE

Free Tours

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Museum Highlights

March 6 10:30 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: Great Paintings

March 6 10:45 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: Spirituality in Art

March 6 10:45 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: Medieval Art

March 6 11:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: Arts of South & Southeast Asia

March 6 11:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Visites Guidées en Français Chefs-d’œuvre du musée (Museum Highlights in French)

March 6 11:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

日本語ハイライトツアー (Museum Highlights in Japanese)

March 6 11:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: Musical Instruments

March 6 11:15 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Museum Highlights

March 6 11:30 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: Art of Ancient West Asia

March 6 11:45 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: Great Sculpture

March 6 11:45 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

A painting depicting General George Washington leading his troops across the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War. Washington is at the bow of a wooden boat, wrapped in a dark blue cloak, with the American flag held high. The soldiers, bundled in winter coats, row the boat through icy waters under a dim, cloudy sky.

Collection Tour: American Paintings and Sculpture

March 6 12:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Collection Tour: European Rooms and Decorative Arts

March 6 12:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Visita Guiada Obras-Primas do Museu (Museum Highlights in Portuguese)

March 6 12:15 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Visita Guiada Obras Maestras (Museum Highlights in Spanish)

March 6 12:15 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Events

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Painting Lab (Ages 9–12)

March 6 3:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Five teens sit together on bean bag chairs. They're looking at the camera while smiling and posing. A few of the young people are making peace signs.

Teen Fridays (Ages 15–18)

March 6 4:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Stories and Glories: World Mythology (Ages 5–8)

March 6 5:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Pause for Pegasus (Ages 9–12)

March 6 5:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Date Night at The Met

March 6 5:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

A group of four people walk through a gallery with a medieval tapestry in the background. Two group members are led by guide dogs—a white poodle and a black Labrador.

Picture This!

March 6 6:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

A screenshot of a three dimensional environment that resembles an outdoor museum featuring four Bis Poles and one Body Mask from The Met's Oceanic art collection.

Met Expert Talks—Oceania in Virtual Reality

March 6 6:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Hand drawing geometric shapes on paper with blue and red colored pencils.

Drop-in Drawing—Still Life

March 6 6:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

A screenshot of a three dimensional environment that resembles an outdoor museum featuring four Bis Poles and one Body Mask from The Met's Oceanic art collection.

Met Expert Talks—Oceania in Virtual Reality

March 6 6:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

A group of young people observing and analyzing off-camera artwork in an art gallery.

The Observant Eye

March 6 6:30 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

A screenshot of a three dimensional environment that resembles an outdoor museum featuring four Bis Poles and one Body Mask from The Met's Oceanic art collection.

Met Expert Talks—Oceania in Virtual Reality

March 6 7:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Met Collection Pianos in Concert

March 6 7:00 PMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Weekend Member Mornings

March 7 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

81st Street Studio Member Mornings

March 7 9:00 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

Stories and Glories: World Mythology (Ages 5–8)

March 7 10:30 AMThe Met Fifth Avenue

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