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Tenement MuseumvsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Both are praised by expert writers. On balance, Tenement Museum is preferred by most professionals compared to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tenement Museum comes in at #6 in New York City with recommendations from 10 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.
Tenement Museum
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Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
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Michelin Guide
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Where
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103 Orchard Street, Lower East Side, New York City, NY 10002
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Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This museum puts the neighborhood’s heartbreaking but inspiring heritage on full display in three recreations of turn-of-the-20th-century tenements." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Searching for a place to house a museum honoring American immigrants, Ruth Abram unearthed 97 Orchard Street." Full review
Time Out "This fascinating museum—actually a series of restored tenement apartments at 97 Orchard Street—is accessible only by guided tour." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Offers a glimpse of what life in the turn-of-the-20th-century Lower East Side was like for those who lived there." Full review
Not For Tourists "Great illustration of turn-of-the-century (20th, that is) life."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Tour guides interpret several generations of immigrant life at 97 Orchard Street, a five-story tenement building (now a National Historic Landmark)." Full review
Afar Magazine "Not your typical museum experience, the Tenement Museum walks you through history and explores subject such as immigration, discrimination, housing and the history of the neighborhood through the stor." Full review
Where "Turn-of-the-20th-century immigrant life on Manhattan's Lower East Side is illustrated through guided tours of authentically preserved tenement apartments." Full review
Fodor's "Step back in time at the partially restored 19th-century tenement buildings that make up the essence of the Tenement Museum." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Tenement Museum is a historical gem on the city's Lower East Side, offering immersive, guided tours of two tenement buildings and chronicling a very important part of the city's immigrant experience"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fodor's
Concierge
Frommer's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Condé Nast Traveler Not For Tourists Michelin Guide Afar Magazine Where Show All Reviews
1000 Fifth AvenueA, New York City, NY 10028-0198
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Fodor's "If Manhattan held no other museum than the colossal Metropolitan Museum of Art, you could still occupy yourself for days roaming its labyrinthine corridors." Full review
Concierge "You could spend weeks here admiring the collections."
Frommer's "Home of blockbuster after blockbuster, the Metropolitan Museum of Art attracts some five million people a year, more than any other spot in New York City." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This sprawling encyclopedic museum, founded in 1870, houses one of the biggest art collections in the world." Full review
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If you can’t stand crowds, avoid weekends.
Travel + Leisure "One of the world's great museums, this Gothic Revival labyrinth tries to be all things to all art lovers—and with its expansion over the past two decades it often succeeds." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "You could spend weeks here admiring the collections." Full review
Not For Tourists "The mother of all art musuems. Check out: temple, roof garden, Clyfford Still room, baseball cards."
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Met is the largest museum in the Western hemisphere, and the pride of New York." Full review
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It's best to focus your efforts on one collection or department per day.
Afar Magazine "If you can only visit one museum in New York, this should be it; the Met’s hallowed halls contain one of the most dazzling and comprehensive classical art collections in the world." Full review
Where "Greek and Roman galleries; vast fashion holdings; instruments of historical, technical and social importance; and renowned collections of American, European and Far Eastern fine and decorative art." Full review
