Hyperallergic

Metropolitan Museum Will Charge Mandatory Admission to Non-New Yorkers

Metropolitan Museum President and Chief Operating Office Daniel Weiss announcing the new admissions policies at a press conference this morning. (all photos by Elena Goukassian/Hyperallergic) The ...
Hyperallergic

Metropolitan Museum’s Admission Now “Suggested” Rather Than “Recommended”

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s main hall (via Andrew Moor on Flickr) On February 26, the Met finally settled this three-year-old lawsuit. Going forward, the museum will update the language on its ...
Artnet

In Historic Turn, the Met Will Now Charge Out-of-Towners Full-Price Admission

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will begin charging out-of-state visitors mandatory admission for the first time in 50 years, the museum announced today. The shift, which is likely to be hotly debated, ...
Artnet

Medievalists and Monster Scholars Unite to Decry the Met Museum’s New Admissions Policy

Yet another group has made a bold statement decrying the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new policy of charging out-of-state visitors $25 admission. This time, the opponents are monster scholars, ...
Gothamist

Metropolitan Museum Of Art Offers $18 Groupon, Even Though Admission Is Free

Yesterday we were tipped off to this Groupon deal, which ends in a couple days due to a "limited quantity available." The deal offers an "$18 Admission for One to The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Up to ...
Investing

Metropolitan Museum to charge fixed admission fee for non-New Yorkers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world's most popular museums, will start charging a fixed admission fee for out-of-state visitors rather than urge they pay ...