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240 museums across 48 countries

Met vs MoMA

New York's defining art museums: 5,000 years of global art on Fifth Avenue versus modern and contemporary on 53rd Street.

Choose The Metropolitan Museum of Art if…

Choose the Met for Egyptian Temple of Dendur, European Masters, and American Wing — allow 3–5 hours.

Choose Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) if…

Choose MoMA for Picasso, Van Gogh Starry Night, Warhol, and contemporary — 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Visiting both

Not realistic same-day for both at depth; pick by era interest or split across two days.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art guide → Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) guide →