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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Checked on Oct 17, 2026

Provisional guide: restrooms aren't verified yet. We'll update this guide as we confirm more.

At The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue, "The Museum is accessible to wheelchair users and others who need to avoid stairs," and "Accessible entrances are located at Fifth Avenue and 81st Street and through the parking garage at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street" (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official], checked Oct 17, 2026).

Call to confirm before you go: "For more information or to request accommodations," call 212-650-2010 (voice) or email access@metmuseum.org (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official], checked Oct 17, 2026). Ask whether the 81st Street entrance is step-free from the curb, and whether the garage entrance is open when you plan to arrive.

At a glance:
  • Step-free entrance
  • Accessible parking
  • Loaner wheelchairs
  • Heads-up: galleries closed for renovation
  • Heads-up: the garage entrance

Plan your visit

  • Closed Wednesdays: the visit page lists "Wednesday" as "Closed" (The Met: plan your visit, [Official], checked Oct 17, 2026).
  • Wheelchairs: "Visitors may borrow manual wheelchairs (standard and wide) from the coat check at the 81st Street entrance on a first-come, first-served basis. If you plan to borrow a Museum wheelchair and need assistance, please visit with a companion" (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official], checked Oct 17, 2026).
  • Stools: "Visitors with disabilities may borrow a stool in Burke Hall inside the 81st Street entrance or ask at the Admissions Desk" (same page).
  • Parking: "Parking is only available on weekday evenings and weekends. Please note, due to reduced parking capacity, on-site parking is not guaranteed" (The Met: plan your visit, [Official]).

Worth your time

Checked Oct 17, 2026.

  • Step-free routes to the galleries: "You can find step-free routes through the Museum," and you can "Ask staff if you need assistance locating elevators or step-free routes" (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official]). Enter at 81st Street, where the coat check lends wheelchairs. Some galleries are closed for renovation (Heads-up).

Accessibility and ratings

See how we rate

Heads-up: galleries closed for renovation (checked Oct 17, 2026). "The Cantor Roof Garden, Modern and Contemporary Galleries, and Ancient West Asia and Ancient Cyprus Galleries are closed for renovation" (The Met: plan your visit, [Official]).

Heads-up: the garage entrance. One accessible entrance is "through the parking garage at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street" (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official]), and parking "is only available on weekday evenings and weekends" (The Met: plan your visit, [Official]). The 81st Street entrance is the other accessible entrance.

What we found

From official sources

  • The museum accessible to wheelchair users and others who need to avoid stairs; accessible entrances at Fifth Avenue and 81st Street and through the parking garage; step-free routes and elevators; free-to-borrow manual wheelchairs and stools; mobility devices allowed in all public areas; an access phone and email (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official], checked Oct 17, 2026).
  • Closed Wednesdays; parking only on weekday evenings and weekends; galleries closed for renovation (The Met: plan your visit, [Official], checked Oct 17, 2026).

From visitors

  • 60 TripAdvisor reviews checked on Oct 17, 2026 didn't contradict these details; none described wheelchair access.

Details not published

  • Whether the 81st Street entrance is step-free from the curb, and whether there's a drop-off zone.
  • Accessible restrooms.
  • Accessible parking spaces in the garage.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Category Rating
Overall 4.5 of 5 · Very accessible (restrooms not yet confirmed)
Average of the 4 rated categories (4.75, rounds to 5), capped at 4.5 because a category carries a Why. Restrooms aren't verified.
Entry & Arrival 5 of 5 · Venue states accessible
Facility-published info states it is accessible; we have not personally verified this. "Accessible entrances are located at Fifth Avenue and 81st Street and through the parking garage at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street" (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official]). Review check Oct 17, 2026 (TripAdvisor, 60 reviews checked): no contradiction.
Getting Around / Paths 5 of 5 · Venue states accessible
Facility-published info states it is accessible; we have not personally verified this. "The Museum is accessible to wheelchair users and others who need to avoid stairs," with step-free routes and elevators (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official]). Galleries closed for renovation are a Heads-up. Review check Oct 17, 2026 (TripAdvisor, 60 reviews checked): no contradiction.
Restrooms Not verified
The visitors-with-disabilities page doesn't describe restrooms.
Parking & Drop-off 4 of 5 · Very accessible
Why: On-site parking is only available on weekday evenings and weekends and isn't guaranteed.
An accessible entrance runs "through the parking garage at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street" (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official]); "Parking is only available on weekday evenings and weekends" (The Met: plan your visit, [Official]). Review check Oct 17, 2026 (TripAdvisor, 60 reviews checked): no contradiction. Not personally verified.
Staff & Info 5 of 5 · Venue states accessible
Free-to-borrow manual wheelchairs, and the access page says "For more information or to request accommodations, please call 212-650-2010 (voice) or email" access@metmuseum.org (The Met: visitors with disabilities, [Official]). Review check Oct 17, 2026 (TripAdvisor, 60 reviews checked): no contradiction. Not personally verified.

Entry, Paths and Staff & Info score 5: accessible entrances at 81st Street and through the garage, a museum accessible to wheelchair users with step-free routes, and borrowable wheelchairs with an access phone and email. Parking is 4 because on-site parking is only on weekday evenings and weekends and isn't guaranteed. Restrooms aren't described. Overall is 4.5, with restrooms not yet confirmed.

Ratings tagged "not personally verified" rest on information the venue published or on trusted firsthand reports; we have not personally verified them.

Checked on Oct 17, 2026. Sources: The Met: visitors with disabilities and The Met: plan your visit (official); review check Oct 17, 2026, TripAdvisor, 60 reviews (secondary)