Roof Metropolitan Museum Art

Gerald cantor roof garden.

Roof metropolitan museum art.

1974 mexico the roof garden commission. Other met dining locations including the balcony lounge the dining room great hall balcony café and bar petrie court café and the cantor roof garden bar remain temporarily closed. Héctor zamora lattice detour 2020. The met roof garden is a wonderful place to get a drink enjoy an art exhibit and take in a gorgeous view of central park and the buildings surrounding the met.

The metropolitan museum of art of new york city colloquially the met is the largest art museum in the united states. If you are only interested in the view enter for free donation recommended and head. Every summer the metropolitan museum of art opens the roof garden café and martini bar an 8 000 square foot informal outdoor setting with breathtaking panoramic views of the manhattan skyline and central park. For the met kwade has created two sculptures using steel and stone to evoke a miniature solar system a piece of space that has settled temporarily on the iris and b.

1000 5th ave new york ny 10028 usa 1 212 535 7710. Its permanent collection contains over two million works divided among 17 curatorial departments. Installation view of héctor zamora the roof garden commission. Visitors are treated to unobstructed panoramic.

Gerald cantor roof garden metropolitan museum of art restaurant. Héctor zamora lattice detour 2020 courtesy the artist provided by the metropolitan museum of art photo by anna marie kellen. The metropolitan museum of art s roof garden commission announced earlier this year that it had selected alicja kwade a berlin based artist to create her own installation for the museum s. Sky high art views and cocktails the met s rooftop terrace open from may to late fall is a delightful spot for a breath of fresh air.

This is kwade s first solo exhibition at a museum in the united states. To get here you must go to the second floor find the elevator to the rooftop take it to the top floor and then walk one flight of stairs. With 6 479 548 visitors to its three locations in 2019 it was the fourth most visited art museum in the world. The main building at 1000 fifth avenue along the museum mile on.

Why you should visit it. For more information about health and safety protocols while visiting the museum including indoor dining locations please read our visitor guidelines. It always is a little bit of a trek to get here. Check out the new rooftop installation on top of the metropolitan museum of art installation view of héctor zamora b.