Ghost Stories: A Mysterious, Macabre Tour in the Metropolitan Museum
Description
We offer a unique way to explore the Metropolitan Museum, through carefully curated, themed, interactive tours. We include discussion, activities, and handouts to create a distinctive experience. Tourgoers will explore works of art from around the world and from many cultures, looking at connections among them, and exploring their relation to the theme. From the spooky to the scary, the macabre to the mysterious, the ghostly to the ghoulish, the interactive “Ghost Stories” will take visitors on a tour of things frightful in the Metropolitan Museum. Participants will travel across cultures and across time to see Flying Dutchmen and funerary masks, still lifes and sculpture. We’ll look at Egyptian, American, and European works of art, to name a few, plus do a fun activity. All the while, we’ll look at how different cultures depict the fearsome and the gruesome, in pursuit of what scares us…and why. This tour is recommended for children 10 and up.
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Ghost Stories tour: From the spooky to the scary, the macabre to the mysterious, the ghostly to the ghoulish, the interactive “Ghost Stories” will take visitors on a tour of things frightful in the Metropolitan Museum. Participants will travel across cultures and across time to see Flying Dutchmen and funerary masks, still lifes and sculpture. We’ll look at Egyptian, American, and European works of art, to name a few, plus do fun and spooky activities. All the while, we’ll look at how different cultures depict the fearsome and the gruesome, in pursuit of what scares us…and why.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(39)
Evie was an excellent guide. I learned so much. It was a fun and educational way to see the museum!
Thank you so much for leaving that nice review! We so appreciate you taking the time to do that. So glad you enjoyed the tour--what a lovely group! Hope you will join us for another one!
I had a great time exploring ghost stories of The Met and learning more about their spookier collection. Highly recommend this tour!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave that lovely review! It's so appreciated, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour. It was such fun to meet all of you. Happy holidays, and hope to see you on another tour in the New Year!
It was a great tour where I learned so much about the art , met, and ghost would highly recommend for any group or individual
Thank you so much for leaving that nice review! It was so much fun to do the tour and meet all of you. Thank you for joining me--hope you will return for another tour!
We went on this tour for our work Halloween party, and it was so much fun! Evan was so knowledgeable, and it was so interesting thinking about art in a different way. We went to parts of the Met that I didn't even know existed. Such a unique experience, highly recommend!!!!
Thank you so much for joining me for your Halloween party and our "Ghost Stories" tour! And thank you for your kind words--it was such a pleasure meeting all of you and getting to share the ghostlier side of the Met!
Loved this tour, Evan was so kind, funny and knowledgable. We had a wonderful afternoon with her at the Met. Highly recommend and would book this again!
It was such fun sharing the Met with you and showing you its spookier side! Much appreciated your lovely words--it was such a fun tour!!!
I had a wonderful time at my office's Halloween party! Coordinating with Evan was a breeze, and he made me feel confident that my team would have an amazing experience on the tour. The tour itself was fantastic—super engaging and interesting! I loved how Evan highlighted various pieces of art and shared new stories about them. It was a perfect way to celebrate Halloween!
Thank you for choosing us for your Halloween work event! While our "Ghost Stories" tour runs all year, we especially love sharing it during the spooky season. It was genuinely a pleasure to meet all of you--what a lovely group! Thank you for joining us!
My wife and I met with our tour guide Evie /Evan right on time and she made the tour fun and informative. Luckily we were the only individuals that showed up do due the others having to cancel. She was great with the information and was able to answer all of our questions. We would definitely do another tour with her.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave that lovely review! We're so delighted you enjoyed your "ghostly" tour! Evening "Ghost Stories" tours are especially great because the ambience of the museum is so perfect. We look forward to having you join us again the next time you're in New York!
The whole family (two parents and kids 15,12 and 12) totally enjoyed the tour. Our tour guide (the owner of the company) gave such a great tour and kept everyone engaged. We all really loved it and learned so much. It was a great way to go through parts of an overwhelmingly large and beautiful museum with a mixed group of ages and attention spans. The group was small (6 of us total) and I believe she limits it to 12 tops, so you have the opportunity to ask questions. She has years of previous experience working for the met and knows so much about the art there. This tour was not scary at all. My 12 year old said he wanted to do another tour with her tomorrow!
Thank you for taking the time to leave that lovely review! Meeting all of you and sharing the museum through a "ghostly" lens was honestly such a pleasure! Your group was so lovely and engaged. I would love to take you on another tour--what a wonderful compliment! Hope to see you all again!
Evie was awesome! She is very entertaining and knows a lot about the museum. She worked there a long time and gave us great tips as to what to look at after the tour. What was great was how she pointed out pieces that we may have never looked at twice before and now we had a story that went with it.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave that lovely review--it means a lot! And we're so happy you enjoyed your experience exploring the Met with a ghostly twist! Thank you again--looking forward to seeing you on another tour1
I had a great time seeing a totally different side of the Met. It was spooky fun, but never scary. I would recommend this to people interested in the macabre or alternative tours of popular sites.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write that lovely review! We're so incredibly glad you enjoyed exploring the Met with a "spooky" twist! We enjoy showing visitors new ways to explore the museum, and we're so delighted that you were able to join us. Thank you again--Hope you will join us for another tour sometime!
