Discover the secrets of this New York City icon! Your guide, Patrick Bringley, worked for a decade as a guard in the Met, keeping watch over this two million square foot treasure house. Having explored every corner of the galleries and haunted its vast backstage, he authored the memoir All the Beauty in the World, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster. On this unique walking tour, you will explore the inner working of this vaunted institution from an intimate, first-hand perspective. You will come face to face with beautiful objects whose stories span multiple continents and millennia. Whether you are a devoted museum member or are visiting the Met for the first time, you are sure to leave having learned, seen, and experienced something new and extraordinary. This tour of the Met is great for history buffs and art lovers alike.

• Architectural heritage tour of the old Penn Station remains
• See physical remains of the old station and learn about conservation efforts
• See never-published historical photographs
• Learn about the old train station’s construction and 1960s demolition
• Tour developed by the author of ‘The Eternal Space,’ a play about Penn Station
• Great for history and architecture buffs