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AFSS Educational and Cultural event at the Met Museum

  • Met Museum 1000 5th Avenue New York, NY, 10028 United States (map)

FREE Private tour and art class…

Date: November 6

Time: 1:40 pm

The event starts promptly at 2 pm and EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE THERE NO LATER THAN 1:45 PM!

Where: Met Museum (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) 1000 5th Avenue, please use the 81st Street and 5th Avenue entrance to The Uris Center for Education. From the entrance, head straight into the room with large benches, Carson Family Hall. You should find us there

There is no eating or drinking permitted in any museum. So, please make sure to eat and hydrate before you get there! We can pick a place to eat after we are done

If there is a particular exhibit you would like to see. Please let me know in advance and I will try to arrange to see it.

How to get there:

When you arrive at the Museum, please use the 81st Street and 5th Avenue entrance to The Uris Center for Education.  From the entrance, head straight into the large room with benches, Carson Family Hall.  In Carson Family Hall, you can check in at the group desk or wait for the educator, Pamela Lawton.

By Subway/Bus

From East Side of Manhattan: Subway: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk three blocks west to Fifth Avenue. This walk is about a half mile and takes approximately 10 minutes. Bus: Take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue (from uptown locations) to 82nd Street or along Madison Avenue (from downtown locations) to 83rd Street.

From West Side of Manhattan: Take the 1 train to 86th Street, then the M86 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue; OR take the C train to 81st Street, then the M79 bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.

From Penn Station: Take the M4 bus to 83rd Street and Madison Avenue; OR take the C local train to 81st Street and transfer to the M79 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.

A couple reminders to help you plan for your visit:

• We regret that the Museum does not provide indoor lunchroom facilities. However, your group is more than welcome to visit our public cafeteria and other dining options. Please know seating is not guaranteed.

• Large backpacks and other large bags are not permitted in the Museum.

• We can store your groups’ items, such as coats, in lockers until the guided visit is over.

Earlier Event: October 30
AFSS Social Group at Amber Restaurant
Later Event: November 9
Manhattan Adult Support Group