This Notice is to inform all persons who paid for either admission to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the “Museum”) or a membership in the Museum on or after March 5, 2007 of a proposed Settlement of a class action brought against the Museum on your behalf in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The lawsuit alleges that the Museum’s disclosures of its admission fee policy in use at the time the class action was commenced in 2013 violated consumer protection laws by not adequately disclosing to visitors that they may enter the Museum upon payment of an amount of their choice (“pay what you wish”). The Museum denies those allegations. The parties have agreed to a proposed settlement under which the Museum, without any concession, finding of wrongdoing, or agreement regarding the adequacy or inadequacy of the disclosures in use at the time the class action was commenced, has revised its signs, website, and other disclosures of its “pay what you wish” admission fee policy. No money will be paid to class members, and no adjudication of any claims for money damages they may have will occur.
Due to the blizzard-related court closure on March 14, 2017, the Court's hearing on approval of the Settlement has been postponed to Friday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m, in Courtroom 228, 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007.