The Met Cloisters, in Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of medieval European art, architecture, and gardens.
Met Cloisters News
SEPTEMBER
Charlas de arte en Español
Met Expert Talks en Español ~ Maria G. Mieites Alonso, Responsable de Laboratorio, The Met, habla sobre “La magia de colorantes naturales en la Edad Media.” En esta charla, descubra las diferentes plantas (¡e insectos!) utilizados como colorantes naturales en tiempos medievales para crear algunos de los tapices más emblemáticos de la Colección de The Met, como el tapiz del Rey Arturo (metmuseum.org). En el Met Cloisters en Fort Tryon Park en el Alto Manhattan; en el Domingo, 1 de septiembre de 2024, desde 2-3pm. Incluido con la entrada. Consigue tus entradas en metmuseum.org 🇪🇸
Met Expert Talks en Español ~ Met Experto Charlas en Español : La magia de los colorantes naturales en la Edad Media
MET CLOISTERS, Fort Tryon Park, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Manhattan ~ La magia de los colorantes naturales en la Edad Media
Met Cloisters
This lovely branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. The compound is an assemblage of actual cloisters and other buildings from France and Europe. A cloister is a home for monks or nuns. In architectural terms, it is a covered walkway that surrounds a courtyard. Many medieval European buildings are designed this way.
The Cloisters was assembled by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the second in the Rockefeller family whose wealth came from Standard Oil. He purchased several estates to create Fort Tryon Park in the 1920s. Rockefeller then purchased old French monasteries and abbeys at Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Trie-sur-Baïse, and Froville. He had them taken apart brick by brick and reassembled them in the melange that is the Met Cloisters building which opened in 1938. The gardens are planted in the manner of the period.
The museum’s sculpture collection is built around the collection of George Grey Barnard. Rockefeller added the Unicorn Tapestries, the museum’s signature art works. The collection includes illuminated manuscripts and stained glass windows.
The Met Cloisters are designed to give you the feeling of being in a medieval monastery or abbey. It is a lovely, serene place. It is hard to believe that you are in Manhattan. The Cloisters is a great place to visit in summer. The stone keeps the rooms cool naturally. The rooms are also air conditioned to preserve the art.
Tickets
Tickets are good for same day admission to the Met Fifth Avenue and the Met Cloisters. New York residents and students from the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT) can pay what you wish (as little as one cent.)
If you have a chance to take a guided tour or join an expert talk, it will greatly enhance your visit. Hay “Met Expert Talks” en español tambien.
Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tryon Park, Upper Manhattan (Hudson Heights)
Subways
(A) to 190th St