A Walk-A-Quest through The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Prophet, Walked.
Fifteen masterworks, each answering a page of Kahlil Gibran's classic. See them, hear them, and let them ask you something back.
A book you can stand inside.
In The Prophet, a wise man about to sail home is asked to speak of love, work, joy and sorrow, pain, friendship and beauty. This quest lets the museum answer in stone, silk, porcelain and oil.
See it
Every stop opens with the work itself, chosen to hold one question from the book.
Hear it
A narrated voice walks you into the piece, so you look longer than you planned to.
Read it slowly
Short, slow-read text gives you something to carry out of the room and into your week.
Fifteen works. One long conversation.
Begin in The Great Hall. End in front of Gauguin's Two Women. In between: an Egyptian tomb, a Meissen porcelain garden, a moonlit sea, and a ballet rehearsal.
Choose how you walk.
At The Met
Start in The Great Hall and follow fifteen stops across two floors, with gallery numbers for every work. Put in headphones, stand in front of the real thing, and take your time.
About 75 minutes and 2.2 miles. Museum admission is separate.
Stand alone
Not near New York? Take the whole journey from your sofa, your commute or your quiet hour: the same images, narration and slow-read text, at your own pace.
You don't need to have read it. You only need to have lived a little.
Before you begin.
Do I need to know The Prophet?
No. Each stop works on its own as a few minutes of looking and listening. If you know the book, you'll hear the echoes. If you don't, you'll probably want to read it afterward.
How long does the quest take?
About 75 minutes and 2.2 miles across floors 1 and 2, at an unhurried pace. Stay as long as a work holds you.
What do I need to bring?
A phone and headphones. Each stop pairs an image with a narrated voice and slow-read text.
Can I do it without visiting the museum?
Yes. The stand-alone version gives you all fifteen works with the same narration and text, wherever you are.
Is Ahalane part of The Met?
No. Ahalane is an independent experience. The artworks come from The Met's Open Access collection, and museum admission is purchased separately.