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Insider’s Tour of the Met Museum with Former Guard and Author

Insider’s Tour of the Met Museum with Former Guard and Author

Overview

New listing at introductory price with highly experienced guide! Patrick is the author of ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD, a forthcoming memoir from Simon & Schuster about a decade he spent as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has spent over two thousand days inside the Met’s galleries and is intimately familiar (to say the least!) with its collections and operations. Just as importantly, Patrick delights in sharing his love of art and has spent countless hours illuminating the Met’s collections via his stories and observations.

New York Times bestselling author Hope Jahren writes: “ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD makes me yearn to have Patrick Bringley at my side in every museum I will visit for the rest of my life."

Please join Patrick for a unique and in-depth tour where we will explore several distinct wings of the museum, encountering masterpieces and discussing the hidden details of how the museum works.

City: New York City

Tue 17 Sep

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Starting at $75.00

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Tue 17 Sep

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What's Included

Museum admission

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Patrick will meet you outside the Met and spend 90 to 120 minutes leading you through the galleries. You will tour multiple sections of the museum and explore a range of curatorial departments, including Greek and Roman Art, European paintings, Asian Art, and Egyptian At.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (15)

699alenes

Dec 2022

Five of us took the Sunday afternoon tour with Patrick. We enjoyed it , and learned many things we did not know. The tour goes to many different areas in the museum. Patrick puts a new spin on things. I am looking forward to reading the book Alene S.

kennethsG2173TZ

Dec 2022

I'm so glad to have been led by Patrick on (the first run of) his tour. I needed someone to help sample this vast museum without getting overwhelmed. Thanks for giving me the sampling and fascinating background on the many works that you led us to!

Kimberly_R

Nov 2022

The short of it: Great tour, perfect length, keen insights into both museum art and operations. Patrick was prompt, had our tickets, and took us through an alternative entrance for an effortless start to a great tour. The long of it: If you haven’t been to the Met before, this tour is perfect. There is no way for you to discerningly take in the vast amounts of art in this place. The tour covers most areas of the museum but hones in on specific pieces such that you never feel overwhelmed and yet leave feeling like you know the place. If you have been to the Met before, this tour is perfect. I guarantee that the pieces you learn about won’t be ones that you have closely examined before. And if for some reason you have, you will not know the story behind them the way Patrick does. I was a little apprehensive when I first booked this tour. It said it was by a former guard who was about to have a book published. Did this mean Amazon self-published? Was this some security guard who passively clicked patrons through daily? No and no. Patrick is the real deal. After a great tour, we got home and read his book flyer and learned that he is a former writer for the New Yorker and his book publisher, yeah, Simon and Schuster. So he has the credentials and is incredibly humble.