Doreen L.
Yelp
The Met Roof Garden is a wonderful place to get a drink, enjoy an art exhibit and take in a gorgeous view of Central Park and the buildings surrounding the Met.
It always is a little bit of a trek to get here. To get here, you must go to the second floor, find the elevator to the rooftop, take it to the top floor and then walk one flight of stairs. If you are wearing heels, be prepared to walk a flight or two of stairs. Thankfully, they have retiled some of the stairs to help with traction.
I've been here countless times. Some exhibits were amazing, others were eh but at least the view is always excellent! The memorable events are as follows:
1) Oct 2008 for Jeff Koons Exhibit. It was so fun to see large balloon animals on the Met in the cooler months of October. People were so well dressed to see this exhibit before the exhibit ended!
2) June 2016 for a Google Meetup. We played a scavenger hunt, met some new friends, took some great pictures and saw the creepy deconstructed barn from Psycho.
3) June 2018 to see the Met Gala exhibit: Heavenly Bodies. Afterwards, my friend and I were thirsty and I wanted to see the view, so we sipped and chatted on a bench. Also Huma Bhabha, We Come in Peace was on display. It was provocative and very ominous.
It is a great part of the Met. If you go to the Met, and you want a break or want to take in the view, you should definitely come here.
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