The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store

This is a review for the Museum store… not the musuem per se.
Bought some souvenir items for the visiting niece. Quite expensive for each item they are selling. Of course, because it has The Met label on it. Monthly wall calendar is $ 15.00 and a small bookmarks is racking $ 15. Whew! If it is not a Van ough items (who is my niece favorite all time-​artist), I wont fall for it because of its price (there was my 1 star went!) and probably settle for a B & N replica item (Lol).
I like the store’s item collections and their displays presentation. Clerks are well dressed and looks like museum fans as well. The store is as neat and cool as the museum to hang out even for a browsing puprose. Definitely coming back to the museum so definitely stopping by.

Fortunately The Met is large enough that there’s still plenty of space for exhibits, but these just bastardize the elegance of an otherwise flawless operation. Memberships and ‘suggested admission’ should be sufficient, or they should open a standalone shop nearby, or at least add this in the annex instead.

I used to travel to NY frequently and always made it a point to get to one of the Met stores because I believe they have interesting and unusual items, especially «souvenirs» at a fair price. This time I ordered online, two large boxes of notecards and such. The shipping was $ 8.95. The items arrived crammed into the shipping box and the containers were dented. On opening the boxes (which had various slots for the items), I discovered the contents had spilled out, the ribbon holding the velcro became detached and damaged some of the cards, and the box became unglued. I spent a bit of time, new velcro dots and glue to mostly restore them although I am not sure that one is gift-​worthy at this point. I wrote to customer service to let them know of my experience. I did not ask for a refund. I received back a very poorly written, ungrammatical «explanation» which basically said tough luck. What? Who is representing this fine museum? So I thought I would write an online review to explain to others why these items might not be the best choice (and, by the way, several other reviewers also criticized the quality of the containers), and today I got an e-​mail saying my review would not be printed because I viiolated their the terms of service, and /​or their tutorial on «how to write a review.» No more detail than that. I reread my review and their requirements, and I honestly don’t see the problem, but I’m done with it. I will never ever buy anything there and will tell others of my experience as best I can (and thanks for helping with that Unilocal). A somewhat terrible product followed by absolutely terrible service. Shame on you, Met!

Plenty of souvenirs at this store.
Bought a booklet of NYC postcards (33 cards for $ 9.95)
Also bought an easy-​to-​carry-​in-​handbag book called ‘Walking NY’ by National Geographic.
Visited in June 2013

Metropolitan Museum of Art Store just provided excellent customer service after I botched an online order. Not only great gifts, but great 5 star service.

Cool store for souvenirs, but like any tourist attraction, it’s expensive. Lot’s of cool stuff.

The best museum in the US, probably North America. The ROM in Toronto is better organized, more educational, but just doesn’t have the depth of product. The British Museum is probably better and the L’ouvre. I cannot speak for the Prado, the Hermitage or the Chicago Art Institute. One of the best in the world.

This is for their catalog, which I have been receiving for years. Sadly, I have never been to the mother ship…
This year, I ordered online… hands down, the best source for holiday cards anywhere… mine are arriving very soon.

I bought a $ 100 piece of jewelry at this store. They charged me $ 12.95 for postage, and promptly sent it by US Post, uninsured and placed in an envelope, bulging out. It was promptly stolen by the post office and I have no recourse to get my money back.
When the replacement arrived, it was not identical with the picture, with the opal of far lesser quality. Furthermore, they have not learnt that sending jewelry in an envelope is prone to theft.
I was extremely lucky to get a replacement, because the insurance with Fedex SmartPost (actually USPS) is useless.
This is grossly negligent and incompetent, and I advise you not to use them at all. Bunch of idiots.

Great assortment of stuff, and not too much that was of a generic nature that you could get anywhere.

truly overpriced. I wanted to buy an ornament and it cost $ 20! They do have a great variety of stuff and the store is big, but again, really expensive. I decided to buy an ornament somewhere else

This is the best place for magnificent art books at a bargain: Check out the book sale table in the back near the toys; you will not be disappointed.

Love this store. I can always find something to buy for everyone I know… I have to run out of it so I don’t spend my paycheck away. I guess I’m just a kid at heart since I can spend as much time in the children’s book and toy section as any of the other areas of the museum and store.
As I mentioned, there is a kid’s section, and… art store, jewelry section, posters and post cards, stationary is killer, calendars, accessories (cheesey but if you like that thing,) ornaments, dishes, glasses, dining accessories, cd’s, and the most awesome art books.
It is always crowded but it makes for great people watching.

If I was from the city, I would definitely have a membership to this place.
I’ve been in NY for about 2 months already and have visited this place four times. This is probably my favorite museum in the city.
It offers an amazing extensive collection and just as impressive exhibtions. If you are touring the city, and have a few extra hours to kill… take the time to come here! You won’t be disappointed.
The Art Store is great as well. You can often catch some really good prices here on their discount section.

I love walking around here for hours. Nice ambiance and def. a must see for New York City.

More interesting items and books than you’d know what to do with. Very helpful staff, they’ll walk you around the store if you’re looking for something in particular but you can’t find it.

Finally a store that sells unique stuff that you cant find at home!!! I like their Christmas ornaments for gifts. snowflakes stars, shoes… thier cards are great to!

They are having a big sale (75% off) along with a $ 10 off of $ 25 purchases. Maybe it’s just the poor economy, but I ended up with several interesting items with internet-​worthy discounts!

Amazing glitz
Of course, after the museum tour we had to stop by the store. I’ve been currently on a ring blast (somewhat into eclectic jewelry with a touch of modern vibes) so I ran downstairs to see what goodness they had in regards to the Byzantine exhibits.
Remember the Museum Company that obliterated malls on the West Coast and then abruptly disappeared as soon as they came? Think that, but on a larger scale. when we were there, they were hosting a massive clearance and I landed awesome finds for my good friends back home who have never been to NY yet.
A gorgeous red velvet pump and a gold ruffle pump ornament marked down to %50 off (she likes to collect anything that is a shoe ;) and for myself, a pack of Jasper Johns boxed cards marked off another %50 off.
In addition to jewelry and the typical paper/​cards/​postcards, they also maintained a great little bookstore on the other side.
Good deals and even better when waiting for our host to meet up with us for a Mister Softie indulgence.

I had a blast there… except for «NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY» being reminded by the security in like every room. Either you’re cheap and get in for free or donate your $ 10 to the wonderful art work that lives in this amazing building.
The crowd didn’t get too much in the way because we were still able to snap all of the photos we could… what’s the plus is when you get tired you can just walk next door to central park and enjoy a nice nap on the great lawn. This place is a must and I didn’t know how I had missed this in my first NYC visit.