Why ART SMART?
Due to our custom approach and our reputation for service, leading press consistently recommend ART SMART as the preferred source for a personalized experience with the world of art.
Learn MoreThe Right Team
Our carefully selected art guides are professional art historians, not scripted actors or docents.
We Go Beyond the Highlights
Your ART SMART tour will be built around your interests, curiosity, and passions
Flexible Scheduling
You choose the time—whether it's a two-hour tour or a multi-day excursion.
Our Services in NYC
Our engaging personal art experiences focus on you.
NYC Museum Tours
We will design an exclusive tour just for you and your companions with a specific focus in mind.
NYC Gallery Tours
We know that finding your way to the best can be daunting. We'll eliminate the guesswork for you.
Corporate Events
and Tours
Professionally-led engaging art tours designed with the corporate audience in mind.
Foreign
Language Tours
Through the Met Museum and Chelsea galleries: Private and Guided.
Family Tours
Family time is precious, and we created ART SMART Adventures to make the most of it.
Art Advisory
We offer expert art buying guidance and consultation for those considering an art purchase.
How Our Tours Work
All of our tours are private, not public. So the tour is arranged just for you and yours.
- We recommend using our online booking tool for up-to-date availability.
- Select your tour experience and set your preferred date and time.
- Our booking system will help you select the right guide from our team of art historians based on the guides' availability.
- Tell us a bit about your interests and private group. We'll customize your tour from there.
- Your confirmation will show where the guide will meet you at the museum.
- Private tours for 1 - 4 people in your group booked online* are $225 per hour (a $5 discount over tours booked via email or phone).
- All tours have a two-hour minimum.
- Additional people and/or additional time have an additional fee.
- Museum admission needs to be added for each person. This will be added during your booking.
- We'll get your tickets ahead of time for you. So you can skip the lines!
Prefer a personalized booking experience?
* For those who need a bit more service via email and phone, our pricing is $225 per hour for 1 – 4 people. Larger groups are $50 per adult, $25 per child.
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