The Met Collection
Travel around the world and across 5,000 years of history through 490,000+ works of art.
Land Acknowledgement
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is situated in Lenapehoking, homeland of the Lenape diaspora, and historically a gathering and trading place for many diverse Native peoples, who continue to live and work on this island.
We respectfully acknowledge and honor all Indigenous communities—past, present, and future—for their ongoing and fundamental relationships to the region. In May 2021, The Met installed a plaque on the Fifth Avenue facade recognizing Lenapehoking, the homeland of the Indigenous Lenape peoples.
About The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art collects, studies, conserves, and presents significant works of art across time and cultures in order to connect all people to creativity, knowledge, ideas, and one another.
Who We Are
Our Past, Present, and Future
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of businessmen, financiers, and leading artists and thinkers of the day who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people.
