The Cloisters Museum And Gardens

The building and its cloistered gardens located in fort tryon park in northern manhattan are treasures in themselves.

The cloisters museum and gardens. The cloisters museum and gardens a branch of the metropolitan museum of art is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval europe. The cloisters museum and gardens the branch of the metropolitan museum of art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval europe was assembled from architectural elements both domestic and religious that largely date from the twelfth through the fifteenth century. There is a wonderful collection of european medieval art architecture and artifacts.

It incorporates architectural elements from both domestic and religious structures dating from the 12th to 15th century and includes four cloisters three of which contain gardens. Review of the met cloisters. Located in fort tryon park in northern manhattan the cloisters was assembled from architectural elements that date from the twelfth through the fifteenth century.

The cloisters a branch of the metropolitan museum of art is located in fort tryon park in upper manhattan new york city. The cloisters also known as the met cloisters is a museum in fort tryon park in washington heights manhattan new york city specializing in european medieval art and architecture with a focus on the romanesque and gothic periods. Located just off the main hall of the met cloisters the met store presents jewelry home gifts publications stationery and more inspired by the art architecture and gardens of medieval europe.

Governed by the metropolitan museum of art it contains a large collection of medieval artworks shown in the architectural settings of french monasteries and abbeys. The cloisters museum and gardens which opened to the public in 1938 is the branch of the metropolitan museum of art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval europe.