An "exquisite" (The Washington Post) "hauntingly beautiful" (Associated Press) portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staff who spent a decade as a museum guard. Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They're the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping...

Come explore the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, Madison or Fifth Avenue, the Metropolitan Museum, the MOMA, the Frick Collection, and the Morgan Library in one of the world's most fascinating cities.

Alex Grey, renowned creator of visionary art, provides a tour of his New York gallery, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City possesses the largest collection of art in the United States. Founded in 1870 and inspired by European museums, The Metropolitan Museum of Art continues to provide education and culture to the American people. Discover more about this incredible museum and its collections.