Archives: Reviews

“The team had a great time! Tour guides were great and it was the perfect activity to celebrate the end of the year.”

“I would do the tour again in a heartbeat.  We did a bachelorette tour for my sister and it was a hit. We were laughing pretty much the whole time.  My sister is an art nerd and she absolutely loved it, but there was also something for everyone (even those who were not as familiar […]

“The tour was filled with fun surprises like that, with a new activity, story or game at every turn. The tour guides were fabulous, and really make the experience memorable and fun. Now I’m looking forward to impressing my friends on future visits to the Met! Oh that painting right there? Not many people know […]

“Awesome! Everyone loved it!”

“We had a fabulous time on Friday – everyone still talking about it this morning!”  

“Harry was engaging, knew his subject matter, and seamlessly led us through the thongs of visitors at one of the world’s largest museums. There were more than a few times when I momentarily stopped paying attention because I was thinking about friends I needed to tell about the tour!”

“We had a tour with Ethan of the Met and it was excellent. I’m in my fifties and I’ve seen every major museum in the world. He found stories behind the objects that bring history, humaness, irony, humor, and intrigue to life. It makes you realize that the work in the museum is a piece […]

“I did a bachelorette tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through Museum Hack this weekend. My friends and I had an awesome time and raved about the tour after. The guides were amazing- super knowledgeable and hilarious. They struck the right balance in keeping it low key and fun (even a little scandalous), yet […]

“I never expected a tour to be so much fun inside of the museum for two hours! To engage for two hours, unbelievable!”

“I would like to thank all of you so much for everything you did to make my private tour the perfect way to propose to my now fiancé. The Museum Hack team were so accommodating to all of my requests and were such a pleasure to work with. It was truly amazing. From the first […]

“Had a blast last night! The selfie challenges and clues were all really fun. Saw new parts of the museum I hadn’t been to before. I also liked that some of the pieces from the actual tour were incorporated into the scavenger hunt. It was a great experience overall!”

“We went on a Museum Hack tour for my daughter’s Bachelorette Party and had the best time ever. Our tour guide was wonderful. We never laughed so hard on a museum tour but we also learned a lot. I am a volunteer museum docent and my daughter was a docent so we know how hard […]

“It was awesome! Our guide was wonderful, fun, intelligent and entertaining. And the musical surprise was just…how do I even describe being sung to in the ancient instrument gallery? What’s the word when all the little hairs on your body stand up and you feel like you’re having an out of body experience? Well, whatever […]

“Wow! Having never been to the Met, our family of four had no idea what to expect. Museum Hack to the rescue. Their rogue tour is at once epic and intimate. Our guide ushered us on a whirlwind tour of the facility, stopping to share little-known details about many of the exhibits. The tour was […]

“This is probably my 300th time at the Met, I used to be a member… And on this tour I don’t think we’ve talked about a single thing I’ve even looked at before. It’s like a whole new museum. It’s nuts. Awesome. Thank you.”

“Our Museum Hack was absolutely awesome! I felt impassioned and inspired! I truly have never looked at the Met in this way before. To be honest, I’ve avoided the Met like the plague for the past year. it was absolutely empowering to blow past 1,000’s of works, and really go through an in depth discovery […]

“I’m really enjoying your newsletter to Museum Professionals. I think the pieces are a great mixture of getting the big, exciting ideas across in an easily digestible format, but also providing sources for people to go learn more. It’s definitely helped to get ideas flowing and given me a renewed enthusiasm about the potential of […]

“Museum Hack has created an engaging tour methodology for people who do not “like” museums. So, what did I think of the experience? It. Was. Awesome. Each tour is different and gauged on the interests and energy of the group. Museum Hack believes art is social and their “un-highlights” tour philosophy puts an alternative spin on the […]

“Museum Hack turns an overwhelming museum into a delight. If my 7-year-old can spend 3 hours in a museum and love it, miracles have been created. This is a Must-Do.”

“In between a lingerie shower and a private dinner, we did MUSEUM HACK at The Met. Two energetic, funny and insanely knowledgable tour guides made The Met accessible, interesting, slightly scandalous, and fun.”

“After I graduated, I was really sick of museums. I would think critically about everything and leave angry, which was not fun at all. The Museum Hack tour made me feel like I was the pre-art history major me who could spend all day at the Met, running around, having a blast, being a blissful […]

“The most fun I’ve ever had at a museum. I didn’t have to fake that I knew something about the art, or that I even like the art. I really like how your tour made going to a museum enjoyable and how you state that you make the Met more accessible.”

“Our experience with Museum Hack was incredible! We were impressed with our guide’s knowledge, sense of humor, and enthusiasm. I would highly recommend Museum Hack to anyone interested in a high quality, entertaining experience.”

“I want to thank Nick Gray and Jen Oleniczak from Museum Hack for meeting with the Janklow students at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and through discussion and demonstration offering a current case study in how we experience museums and cultural entrepreneurship.  It was a fascinating afternoon taking a “Museum Hack” tour followed by a […]

“Thank you for such an amazing tour of the Met yesterday. My kids LOVED it!! You delivered on the right balance of educational and entertaining. The boys gushed in the car all the way home about all the cool factoids they learned and declared me a cool mom for arranging such a fantastic experience.”

“The Little Hackers tour was AWESOME, FANTASTIC, or maybe I should say it was SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC!!! The little hackers loved every bit of their special tour. It was perfect. They did not get bored, hungry or tired. They absorbed every word their two guides spoke. I really don’t know how you guys do this, but we […]

“I cannot express to you how much we enjoyed the tour! Molly was AMAZING and so much fun. My wife and I kept talking about it throughout our vacation time. First, Molly was extremely knowledgeable about everything (which you would expect) but it also included random art topics that were not part of the tour […]

“I am writing to let you know that I had a blast on the MH tour of the Met yesterday with Frank. I’ve said it before to people, and really feel it’s true, that what makes this form of interpretation great is that it is built on genuine love and appreciation, real life inspiration. Rather […]

“Thank you so much, Casey and Chris! All of us were commenting on what a great time we had, and we appreciated the extra time you spent with us at the end. Casey, you really did your research and the girls were impressed. Thanks for the scavenger hunt photos!”

“Thank you so much Jen. You, Michelle and Zaza did such an amazing job! We all enjoyed the tour so much and will definitely highly recommend in the future! Thanks again for everything! The photos are awesome! And such a quick turnaround!”

“We had a wonderful time. Several people have already told me that they want to go again on a regular ticketed tour with friends or family. I will absolutely be looking in to the “Little Hackers” to take my kids in the future and will take a tour in New York next time. I even […]

“I eagerly signed up for a tour this past weekend to see what this was all about and my art loving friend, Hannah, attended with me. We were greeted at the tour meeting spot by Museum Hack Tour Guide, Molly, who was so bubbly and welcoming I knew this was going to be a great […]

“We had a fun, classy, but super silly evening with our guides who pulled out all the (wine) stops to show us a fantastic time. I would definitely recommend booking a Bachelorette tour with these guys if you’re ever looking for something that is classically New York, while being tremendously unique!”  

“It was great having Nick Gray from Museum Hack speak to my Principles of Business class in the Art Business Master’s program at the Sotheby’s Institute on Feb 24th. He is an imaginative entrepreneur and a candid and engaging speaker. The students were lucky to hear–at an early and growing stage – how Museum Hack […]

“We had a fantastic time on our Bachelorette Party Tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Our guides were great! They helped make the day a memorable experience. I will definitely recommend Museum Hack to others in the future. Thanks to everyone for all your help!”

“I wanted to personally thank you and your staff for a wonderful interactive and engaging tour. Our students thoroughly enjoyed it. From the business aspect, they thought it was intriguing and they appreciated the technological and social media aspects you incorporated into our visit. Curtailing the tour towards college freshman really impressed me as a […]

“Our Bachelorette Party was great! The girls loved the irreverent atmosphere, and thought our guide was engaging, funny, and smart. The live musical performance was a highlight for many of us. Wonderful overall, and we’ll definitely be recommending Museum Hack to people.”

“I had a total blast with our Museum Hack guide. My friend, who was visiting from California, said it was her favorite part of her entire trip (mind you, I also took her to a Fashion Week show, Sleep No More, a concert, and Aire Ancient Baths, so that’s a pretty big deal). Thanks for […]

“There are several reasons that I loved this experience, one being that the group sizes are kept small. The museum tour is anything but stuffy and boring. I would recommend for knowledgeable museum lovers. This experience is tailored to those of us who like museums (or think they should like museums), but find them overwhelming, […]

“On your tour you’ll see not only the more famous highlights of The Met’s collection but some lesser known very cool pieces of art as well. Ever wanted to see one of the first smart phones in the world…only this one was created over 500 years ago!”