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The Met Breuer

The Met Breuer ( BROY-ər) was a museum of modern and contemporary art in the Breuer Building at Madison Avenue and East 75th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. You can find it in New York City. It was established in 2016.

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Where
In New York City
1,485 places to stay
Open since
2016
Wikipedia readers
12K
a year · #1,930 of 7,770
In brief

A museum inside New York City

You can stay in New York City

The Met Breuer is inside New York City, which has 1,485 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 5 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 5 miles from The Met Breuer.

Established in 2016

The Met Breuer dates from 2016. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

The months below show the weather around The Met Breuer.

Jan40° / 27°
Feb43° / 28°
Mar50° / 34°
Apr61° / 43°
May71° / 53°
Jun80° / 63°
Jul85° / 69°
Aug84° / 68°
Sep77° / 61°
Oct66° / 50°
Nov55° / 40°
Dec45° / 32°
Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →
About

The Met Breuer

The Met Breuer ( BROY-ər) was a museum of modern and contemporary art in the Breuer Building at Madison Avenue and East 75th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It served as a branch museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (known as the Met) from 2016 to 2020.

The Met Breuer opened in March 2016 in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Breuer Building, designed by Marcel Breuer and completed in 1966. Its works came from the Met's collection, and it housed both monographic and thematic exhibitions.

Type
Museum
Established
2016
Wikipedia readers
12K a year
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Where to sleep near The Met Breuer

Rooms are nearest in New York City (1,485) and Jersey City (39).

12345678New York City1,485Jersey City39North Bergen Township19Secaucus18Newark29Elizabeth25Fort Lee9Hempstead51Central ParkMadison Square GardenStudio 54MetLife StadiumYankee StadiumSolomon R. Guggenheim MuseumMuseum of Modern Art5 mi
The Met Breuer12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Central Park
  2. 2Madison Square Garden
  3. 3Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. 4Studio 54
  5. 5MetLife Stadium
  6. 6Yankee Stadium
  7. 7Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  8. 8Museum of Modern Art
In town

New York City

1,485 places to stay · 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park

You’re already here.

8,584,629 people

10 min drive

Jersey City

39 places to stay · 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground

302,013 people

7 mi southwest of The Met Breuer

5 min drive

North Bergen Township

19 places to stay · 15 hotels · 4 motels

61,483 people

4 mi northwest of The Met Breuer

10 min drive

Secaucus

18 places to stay · 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins

22,640 people

5 mi west of The Met Breuer

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom The Met BreuerDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
New York Cityin town—1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park8,584,629$778KD
Jersey City7 mi southwest10 min39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground302,013$567KC−
North Bergen Township4 mi northwest5 min19 15 hotels · 4 motels61,483$474KB
Secaucus5 mi west10 min18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins22,640$572KC−
Newark11 mi west15 min29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs323,808$374KC−
Elizabeth14 mi southwest20 min25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B141,675$449KD
Fort Lee5 mi north10 min9 7 hotels · 2 motels40,345$448KB
Hempstead21 mi southeast30 min51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park795,734$641K—

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub5 mi
TEBTeterboro7 mi
EWRNewark Liberty · major hub12 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from The Met Breuer’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Close to The Met Breuer

More places people know lie within 7 miles.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

The Met Breuer in questions

Is The Met Breuer in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit The Met Breuer?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How far is The Met Breuer from Oyster Bay?

About 24 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to The Met Breuer?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 5 miles away.

Where should I stay near The Met Breuer?

New York City (in town, 1,485 places to stay), Jersey City (7 mi, 39 places to stay) and North Bergen Township (4 mi, 19 places to stay).

From locals

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.