New York Metropolitan Museum Art Crime Tour

The world of art crime is both fascinating and diverse.
During this private tour, you will learn about various art crimes that happened inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art or connected to artworks from its collection, from the looting of antiquities to Nazi theft and the seizure of paintings right off museum walls.
This is a one-of-a-kind tour that reveals the unknown history of the well-known museum institution.

Meeting Point

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

Meet in the main lobby to the right of the information desk in front of the large seated Pharaoh.

What's included:

• Entrance Fees
• Duration 2.5 Hours
• Professional Tour Guide (art historian)

Not included:

• Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off
• Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 5th Ave, , New York City, 10028-0198, New York

During our tour, we will look at the museum's "questionable" holdings (the works of art in the Met's collection that some experts think might be inauthentic).
We also explore authentic works by the world's most "faked" artists, including Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh.
We will discuss how some fake objects previously entered the museum and what methods are used to determine whether a work of art is authentic or a forgery.
You will hear stories of how stolen or looted works were returned to the museum or their rightful owners.

2 hours