The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

@METMuseum

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in three iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since it was founded in 1870, art comes alive in the galleries and through exhibitions and events, revealing new ideas and unexpected connections across time and culture.

Videos Playlists

How Were Mummies Made in Ancient Egypt? | MetKids

What's the Scoop on Performing Arts at The Met? | MetKids

How Can I Recognize Ancient Greek Architecture? | MetKids

How Does the Met Decide How and Where to Hang the Art? | MetKids

How to Make a Soap Carving | MetKids

What's the Story behind the World's Oldest Piano? | MetKids

Were There Superheroes in the Ancient World? | MetKids

Make a Symmetrical Print | MetKids

Can We Talk about the "Mixed-up Files" and The Met? | MetKids

How to Make a Navigational Chart | MetKids

What's That Artist Making in the Galleries? | MetKids

Create a Flip Book | MetKids

How Many Hands Does It Take to Make a Work of Art? | MetKids

How Do We Make Art at The Met? | MetKids

How Can Photos Take Us Back in Time? | MetKids

Can I Learn about Greek Mythology at the Met? | MetKids

Why Is Writing So Important in Islamic Art? | MetKids

Draw and Ink Comic Panels | MetKids

Why Does Design Matter in Arms and Armor? | MetKids

Can Doodles Be Art? | MetKids

Create an Optical Toy: Thaumatrope | MetKids

Who Protects the Art? | MetKids

Make a Potato Print | MetKids

How Did They Get All This Art into the Museum? | MetKids

How to Make a Ring | MetKids

Create a Collage | MetKids

MetKids What Makes a Plant Medieval? | MetKids

Make a Horn | MetKids

Weave on a Mini Loom | Met Kids

Trace and Cut Paper Silhouettes | MetKids