Discover What Most Visitors Miss
The Met’s Egyptian collection is one of the largest and most important in the world, but to most visitors it feels like an overwhelming maze of mysterious objects and unreadable labels. Without guidance, it’s easy to feel lost in a sea of artifacts.
This tour changes that.
Led by Amy Butner, PhD, a professional Egyptologist, Smithsonian Journeys Egypt expert, and former Met employee, this intimate experience offers unparalleled insight into the art, symbolism, and lived experience of ancient Egypt. You’ll see the collection not as a series of dusty relics, but as a vivid narrative layered with meaning, myth, and humanity.
You won’t just look at the objects.
You’ll learn how to read them.
Through Amy’s expert lens, you’ll gain access to hidden connections, little known stories, and scholarly perspectives rarely available to the general public. This is not a typical museum tour. It’s a guided decoding of a world 3,000 years removed—designed to ignite your curiosity and deepen your understanding.
Small group. Big depth. Uncommon access.
