The Cloisters – medieval art collection

Website: http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=7
Tel: (212) 923-3700

The Cloisters is one of the museums of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The collection, which includes a small chapel and various artifacts incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters: Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Bonnefont-en-Comminges, Trie-en-Bigorre, and Froville. These disassembled European buildings were reassembled in the park (1934/38) setting with gardens planted according to horticultural information culled from various medieval documents and artifacts.

Among the famous works of art held at the Cloisters are seven south Netherlandish tapestries depicting "The Hunt of the Unicorn", Campin's "Merode Altarpiece", and Jean Pucelle's book of hours for Jeanne d'Evreux.

Address: Fort Tyron Park, New York, NY 10040

Hours:
Hours: Nov-Feb
Tues-Sun 9:30am-5:00pm

Hours: March-Oct
Tues-Sun 9:30am-5:30

Admissions:
Suggested Contribution Included with admission to the Metropolitan
$10 Adults
$5 Students and Seniors