Metropolitan Museum of Art Scavenger Hunt | Iconic NYC Museum Adventure
Private, fully hosted team competitions. Puzzle-driven pen & paper games in the real world.
Inside the Hunt
Our Metropolitan Museum of Art scavenger hunt is packed with ancient and modern mysteries! Roam endless corridors of priceless Egyptian artifacts. Explore the storied Temple of Dendur. Search for secrets in Greek columns. Examine legendary sculptures for hidden details, and more, in this friendly competition full of art, history, and lore!
Race between civilizations, mummies, medieval statues, famous paintings, religious artworks, and musical instruments you never knew existed. The Met is a maze that you could easily get lost in for an afternoon, if you didn’t have your trusty map!
Since 2008
The Museum's Hidden Stories
We launch from the Great Hall’s colossal pharaoh, surrounded by The Met’s founding stories and war memorials. Choose your own adventure through 5,000 years of human history!
Dash toward the Tomb of Perneb, head up to the Death of Socrates, or weave through the Palace of Versailles and beyond. Be sure to look up, down, and all around — the answers could be anywhere!
Highlights
- Egypt — Decipher spells on painted papyrus, mysterious mummy markings, the crab claws of Cleopatra’s Needle, and a lion-headed goddess
- Greece & Rome — Investigate timeless temple pillars, marble heroes missing pieces, and of course, Gorgons. Wait… what’s a Gorgon?
- Arms & Armor — Discover mounted knights on silver steeds, medieval weapons, ornate revolvers, and Renaissance-era royal regalia
- European & Medieval Art — Scout renowned European paintings, elaborate engravings, sculptures, and towering cathedral choir screens
- Music — Find melodic horns of early humans, pioneering pianos, lessons from Les Paul, and a pipe organ’s prized possession
- Creative challenges — Strike ancient poses, turn to stone, reenact philosophical showdowns, and much more!
Life-long New Yorkers will be surprised by how much they learn! Visitors will have a hands-on experience not possible on a tour.
Our Metropolitan Museum of Art scavenger hunt is a game of strategy where teams search for clues, solve puzzles, and race to outsmart each other and win. Are you ready? Let’s go!
Museum admission is sold separately. The Met has very strict rules about group reservations. We are required to register all groups and the museum charges admission at the group rates specified here. Museum admission is in addition to our fee. Secret City is an independent company and not affiliated with The Met. The museum considers our scavenger hunt to be a third-party guided visit, operated at their discretion. You can avoid the expense of museum admission by selecting a different hunt.
Disclaimer: Of course, The Met is an amazing destination – and for that reason, it is the location for all kinds of events. Unfortunately, that can sometimes result in certain areas of the museum being closed off for private events. We are not able to know in advance what will be closed, nor can we restructure the hunt to avoid closures. If you wish to avoid these concerns, consider our other offerings.