Roof Met Museum

Héctor zamora mexican born mexico city 1974 will create a site specific installation for the met s iris and b.

Roof met museum.

The met is one of the greatest museums in new york and what better way to round off an afternoon of culture than with a martini stop at the rooftop bar. Gerald cantor roof garden the eighth in a series of commissions for the outdoor space which boasts stunning views of central park and manhattan. The museum will offer later hours on thursdays and fridays and be open from noon to 7 p m. On saturdays sundays and mondays it will be open from 10 a m.

The american wing café 1st floor what to expect. The met s rooftop terrace open from may to late fall is a delightful spot for a breath of fresh air. Gerald cantor roof garden. The cafe serves wine beer specialty drinks coffee soft drinks light snacks and desserts to pick you up after hours of art and culture.

The metropolitan museum of art welcomes all visitors and affirms its commitment to offering programs and services that are accessible to everyone. Visitors are treated to unobstructed panoramic views of nyc s skyline and central park s lush treetops. A buff and gray stronghold of stone steel and glass set against central park the metropolitan museum of art is designed to shut out pretty much everything the park represents. The met s fifth avenue building which is over two million square feet will be open five days a week thursday through monday.

The met cloisters will open in september. Grab and go sandwiches salads snacks and cold beverages available for purchase. Enjoy free admission complimentary guest tickets invitations to exclusive viewing hours discounts and more. The roof garden commission is accompanied by a dedicated publication.

Accompanied by a catalogue. It s pen seasonally april to october weather permitting. 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. The metropolitan museum of art is one of the world s largest and finest art museums.

The facade commission is part of a new series of contemporary commissions at the met in which the museum invites artists to create new works of art establishing a dialogue between the artist s practice the met collection the physical museum and the met s audiences. This is kwade s first solo exhibition at a museum in the united states. Its collection includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.