Art — Perle Arteta ✌︎

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM TOURS

Weekends only

I’m putting my very honorable art degree to very dishonorable use.

Meet me at the Met for a quick tour of great art made by questionable people, and leave with stories you’ll repeat at dinner.

(30 to 45mn)

Cat mummies, loyal dogs, and animals as status symbols.
A lighter, funnier look at how humans have adored (and showed off) their pets for thousands of years.
Good for all ages and all attention spans.
(30 to 45mn)

Pharaohs and emperors were obsessed with their image. To nobody’ shock.

We’ll look at the original royal selfies, and the PR campaigns carved in stone.
(30 to 45mn)

You think your breakup is dramatic?

Betrayal, jealousy, terrible exes, and very dramatic gods.

We’ll visit the Met’s messiest love stories, and you’ll vote on who behaved worst.

You may leave feeling like your ex is a saint.

No.
These are independent tours led by me.
I am not affiliated with The Met, but I follow the museum’s group visit rules.
30 to 45 minutes.
Which is short enough to stay sharp and long enough to hear the good stuff.
I can only take small groups, up to 5 people.
My guiding is free.

Museum admission is separate and is booked as a group ticket through The Met.
The tours are only taking place over the weekend.

Our calendars need to align here.
Let’s chat!
The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue) is located in Manhattan, New York City, on the Upper East Side along the eastern edge of Central Park:

1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street), New York, NY 10028
Inside the Great Hall (the main lobby), next to the large seated Egyptian pharaoh statue.
Please arrive 10 minutes early, since late groups can lose their slot.

I can also accommodate for accessible tours.
No.

The Met doesn’t allow lecturing in special exhibitions, so tours stay in the permanent galleries.
You’re welcome to explore them on your own afterward.
The tours are free because sharing gossip about dead pharaohs is its own reward.

But if you’re my boss reading this: yes, yes, I need a raise.