The Met: Fusion of Civilization and Art 2-hour guide tour

The Met houses global art treasures where diverse civilizations converge. Wander the galleries across millennia and experience the wisdom and beauty of varied cultures through art.

As a world-class palace of art and civilization, The Metropolitan Museum of Art features three core galleries: Egyptian Art, European Paintings, and Asian Art, fully presenting the integrated charm of cross-temporal and diverse arts. The Egyptian Art gallery houses top-tier ancient Egyptian antiquities outside Egypt, with the entirely relocated Temple of Dendur restoring the style of ancient Nile sacrificial sanctuaries under natural light and by reflecting pools, while pharaonic statues, mummies, potteries and reliefs vividly interpret the ancient Egyptians’ pursuit of divinity and eternity. The European Paintings gallery collects Western art classics from the 13th to the 20th century, covering masterpieces of the Renaissance, Dutch Golden Age, Impressionism and other mainstream schools, with iconic works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet and Van Gogh on display, intuitively demonstrating the technological innovations and aesthetic evolution of Western painting over centuries. The Asian Art gallery preserves 5,000 years of exquisite oriental treasures from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia, including magnificent Yuan-dynasty murals, ancient bronzes, classical porcelains, Buddhist sculptures and Japanese ukiyo-e prints. The replicated Suzhou-style Ming Garden embodies the elegant and tranquil Eastern charm. Spanning the East and West and linking the past and present, the three galleries allow visitors to traverse different civilizations in one stop and immerse themselves in the splendid heritage of integrated human art and civilization.