The Met Fifth Avenue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Entrance facade
Map
Location1000 Fifth Avenue,
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°46′46″N 73°57′47″W / 40.7794°N 73.9631°W / 40.7794; -73.9631
DirectorMax Hollein
Public transit accessSubway: "4" train"5" train"6" train"6" express train at 86th Street
"6" train"6" express train​ at 77th Street
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86 SBS
WebsiteOfficial website
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City Landmark No. 0410, 0972
Built1880; 144 years ago (1880)
ArchitectRichard Morris Hunt; also Calvert Vaux; Jacob Wrey Mould
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.86003556
NYSRHP No.06101.000338
NYCL No.0410, 0972
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1972[4]
Designated NHLJune 24, 1986[5]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980[1]
Designated NYCLJune 9, 1967 (exterior)[2]
November 19, 1977 (interior)[3]

The Met Fifth Avenue is the primary museum building for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The building is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, along the Museum Mile on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan's Upper East Side.

  1. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYCL-0410 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYCL-0972 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  5. ^ "Metropolitan Museum of Art". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013.