The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A grand setting for one of the world's greatest collections of art, from ancient to contemporary.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue is the largest art museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a permanent collection of 1.5 million objects spanning 5,000 years of culture across every civilization on earth. The Temple of Dendur, the Greek and Roman court, the Arms and Armor galleries, and the Costume Institute are among the most visited sections of a museum that rewards both first-time and repeat visitors with inexhaustible depth. The cultural anchor of New York City.