From July 1 (Friday), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (hereinafter referred to as the Metropolis), located next to Central Park on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, will increase its ticket price by $5, making it the most expensive ticket in New York City. Expensive museum!

Adults—–From $25 to $30

Elderly—-From $17 to $22

Student—-From $12 to $17

Children under 12, museum members and donors—–free

However, the museum will still retain the “Pay what you wish” option for residents and students in the New York metropolitan area (tri-state area, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut)—those groups can choose whatever they want The amount to be donated as an admission ticket.

Theoretically) tri-state area residents and current students pay as little as $1 to gain access to this 5,000-year-old temple of artifacts and art. Since 1970, the Met has been adhering to the “voluntary donation” admission fee standard for all people in the world, and it can even be said that admission is free.

Well, the last time the Met raised the price of its tickets was in 2011, when the museum’s “signature” adult ticket went from $20 to $25 — a price it had held for 11 years. It should be explained that this “sign” price is a “recommended ticket” price and is not mandatory.

Then starting from March 1, 2018, the Met decided to change the “free” ticket policy that had been maintained for half a century – the “voluntary donation” practice was completely abolished! Non-tri-state residents and current students must purchase a $25 ticket before visiting the museum! The “Voluntary Giving” option remains open for tri-state area residents and current students. Despite not having to pay the $30 admission fee, some New Yorkers are still very unhappy with the decision to increase the price.

Earlier this week, Ericson Contreras, a 19-year-old student from Harlem, said during a visit to the Met that he thought the new ticket price was “ridiculous”! He was disappointed by the extremely limited diversity of art and artifacts in the museum’s collection.

Prices for other museums in New York City are:

9/11 Memorial Museum ($26)

Guggenheim Museum ($25)

Museum of Modern Art, New York ($25)

Whitney Museum of American Art ($25)

American Museum of Natural History ($23)

Brooklyn Museum ($16)

Jewish Museum ($15)