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Discounts, Complimentary Admission, and Passes

The Met does not accept vouchers or passes from any outside ticket sellers. Please purchase your ticket at metmuseum.org or at a ticketing desk on-site.

You may be eligible for reduced or complimentary admission if you meet the criteria below. If you are eligible for complimentary admission, please pick up your admission ticket at a ticketing desk on-site.

Members with a valid Membership card do not need a ticket, just scan your card at any gallery entrance for admission.

Discounts

  • A visitor with a disability qualifies for a discounted ticket price of $22. This ticket must be purchased in person. Please note: a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability is eligible for complimentary admission.

Complimentary Admission

The Museum offers complimentary admission for the following visitors:

  • Children under 12
  • A caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability

Complimentary admission may also be obtained by presenting one of the following:

  • A valid membership card from The Met
  • An IDNYC card (IDNYC cardholders are eligible for a complimentary, one-year IDNYC Membership at The Met. For more information, see Membership)
  • A valid EBT/SNAP benefit card as part of the Museums for All program
  • A valid membership card from AAM or ICOM (one ticket per cardholder)
  • A valid membership card from the Museum Council of NYC
  • A reciprocal membership card from a participating institution
  • A valid employee ID from one of our active corporate sponsors or a valid corporate courtesy card
  • A valid press ID
  • A Military ID (Mid-May – Labor Day) as part of the Blue Star Museum program
  • A Bank of America card (first full weekend of every month as part of the Museums On Us Program). Please see eligibility requirements here.
  • A valid staff or volunteer Museum ID from another Museum

The Met also offers complimentary admission to current students from the following institutions:

  • Bard Graduate Center
  • Barnard College
  • Columbia University
  • Macaulay Honors College – CUNY
  • New York City High School students
  • NYU Institute of Fine Arts
  • NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

Passes

Complimentary admission may be obtained by presenting one of the following:

  • A guest pass issued by The Met
  • A Cool Culture pass
  • A Culture Pass