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the Nolen Study Room, Thomas J. Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, Manhattan

Archtober: Nolen Study Room, Watson Library at the Met

Archtober Building of the Day: an architect-led tour of the Nolen Study Room, Thomas J. Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, led by Young & Ayata.

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The Met's research library is a room almost no visitor ever sees, and the architects who redesigned it are the ones walking you through. Archtober tours are the closest thing October has to Open House New York — same premise, spread across a month.

What to expect

An architect-led walkthrough of the Nolen Study Room, Thomas J. Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art with Young & Ayata, part of Archtober's near-daily Building of the Day series.

Good to know

  • Part of Archtober, October 1–31, 2026
  • Building of the Day tours run almost daily through October
  • Places are limited — check archtober.org for booking

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Common questions

What is Building of the Day?

Archtober's near-daily series of architect-led tours of buildings across New York.

When is this one?

October 15, 2026.