Museum Tours
Please call 917-513-4081 or email info@fableandlark.com for up-to-date information or to book a tour.
Get ready: We’re redefining the way you explore museums. Our museum tours are immersive, experiential, interactive, and a whole lot of fun. We’re inspired by iconic stories, and we use activities, games, handouts, takeaways, and more cool stuff to get audiences engaged. The tours are for adults, families, kids, and everyone in between. Because that’s how you museum.
For information or to book a tour, please email info@fableandlark.com, or call (917) 513-4081.
What’s New: Monthly Museum Mix
Introducing “The Art of Stories: A Literary Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,” our newest interactive museum tour.
All our tours are inspired by stories of some kind, but this is the first one inspired by stories themselves. On this tour, we’ll look at the story of the Met, stories that are set in and around the Met, and of course, stories of some of the works of art. We’ll also look at different kinds of stories and seek out connections, from myths to fantasies, fairy tales to epic quests. Along the way, we’ll brave dark forests and face obstacles, enter a mysterious cave, and find the light at the end of the tunnel, all in search of the answer to the questions: Why do we have stories, and how do they inform and enrich our lives? The first Saturday of every month at 2:00 PM, and by request.
“Staged: The Interactive Museum Tour for People who Love Theater”
Love theater? This tour examines the development of theater through the lens of artwork in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from early Greek statues of actors to depictions of stories that inspired Broadway musicals. The tour takes participants across cultures to see the ways artists have worked the theme of theater into their creations for thousands of years. Every other Sunday at 11:00 AM, starting April 28, 2024.
“Crown & Prophet: An Epic Fantasy Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art”
Get your fellowship together for this epic adventure in the Metropolitan Museum! Inspired by well-known epic fantasies, “Crown and Prophet” will take you on an interactive adventure, using the museum’s collection. You’ll discover works of art from collections including Medieval, Arms and Armor, and European Paintings that will remind you of places and spaces from your favorite classic fantasy stories, as well as those that highlight the origins and influences on those tales. So grab your scabbard, hitch up your hilt, and cover up in that cloak: you’re about to embark on an adventure that offers a completely new way of exploring the Metropolitan Museum. Every other Sunday at 11:00 AM, starting May 5, 2024.
Ghost Stories: A Mysterious Macabre Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
From the spooky to the scary, the macabre to the mysterious, the ghostly to the ghoulish, “Ghost Stories” takes visitors on an interactive tour of all things frightful in the Metropolitan Museum. Participants will travel across cultures and across time to see Egyptian, American, and European works of art, to name a few. All the while, we’ll look at how different cultures depict the fearsome and the gruesome, in pursuit of what scares us…and why. Every other Saturday at 11:00 AM, starting April 27, 2024. And every other Friday at 6:00 PM, starting May 3, 2024.
Griffins, Goblets, and Gold: A Magical Arts Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
On this tour, you’ll see spaces and places that might remind you of those in a wizard’s school or village, from part of an actual castle to mythical creatures. You’ll also discover some of the influences on well-known books, participate in activities…and maybe even do a little magic. (Appropriate wizard’s gear is always encouraged.) Every other Saturday at 11:00 AM, starting May 4, 2024.
Tours Available by Request
Angels and Adventurers: A Children’s Book-Inspired Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Numerous iconic kids’ books take place in and around the Metropolitan Museum. Join us for an interactive tour inspired by some of those books, including From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Activities and discussion will help us explore the museum and parts of the surrounding neighborhood and learn about a real-life mystery involving an angel statue that’s every bit as amazing as the one in The Mixed-Up Files.
Quest Control: A Heroes, Gods and Demigods Quest in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inspired by classic and contemporary Greek and Roman heroes, heroines, and demigods, this interactive tour will take participants on an adventure throughout the Metropolitan Museum that includes quests, activities, coin throwing…and of course, some obstacles. (The Greek and Roman gods always love obstacles.) Join us for a look at the myths and stories that have influenced us for thousands of years.
After Ever After: A Fairy-Tale-Inspired Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Have you ever wondered what happened…after? This interactive tour takes participants on an adventure to solve a fairy tale-themed mystery in the Met. Using clues, spells, some twists and turns, and maybe even some magic words, tourgoers become part of the story, and travel across the museum as they find out what happens after the original tales end.
Scavenger Hunts
Mythical Menagerie: A Mythical Creatures Hunt in the Met
Krakens and dragons, griffins and unicorns: Incredible mythical creatures have been part of tales from around the world for thousands of years. On this adventure, you’ll scour the Metropolitan Museum to seek out these creatures from across the globe, including some depicted in well-known stories about magic. But beware! Creatures lurk in corners, riddles must be solved, drawings must be drawn. Are you up to the task?
Space Bound: An Intergalactic Search in the Met
Inspired by a galaxy far, far away, this scavenger hunt uses works of art in the Met’s collection to show some of the influences on one of the world’s most popular space tales. Travel through collections including Arms and Armor, Medieval Art, and even Greek and Roman Art to test your knowledge, your ingenuity, and your perseverance…and of course, your knowledge of galaxy lore.
Public Museum tours: $49.00 for adults; $39.00 for ages 12 and under
Private Museum tours: Prices start at $65 for adults; $55 for children 12 and under
Includes museum admission and all materials
Camps, school, party, corporate and group rates available.
Advance reservations required for all tours
Please note: All ticket sales are final. Please allow approximately two hours for your tour; your ticket is good all day in the museum after the tour ends.
A portion of your fee goes directly to the museum to support its activities.
