# Met vs MoMA

> New York's defining art museums: 5,000 years of global art on Fifth Avenue versus modern and contemporary on 53rd Street.

## Choose The Metropolitan Museum of Art if…
Choose the Met for Egyptian Temple of Dendur, European Masters, and American Wing — allow 3–5 hours.

## Choose Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) if…
Choose MoMA for Picasso, Van Gogh Starry Night, Warhol, and contemporary — 90 minutes to 2 hours.

## Visiting both
Not realistic same-day for both at depth; pick by era interest or split across two days.

- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://worldmuseumguide.org/museums/metropolitan-museum-of-art/
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA): https://worldmuseumguide.org/museums/moma/

Updated 2026-07-18. Source: https://worldmuseumguide.org/compare/met-vs-moma/ — World Museum Guide.