The Cloisters Museum
A little secret lies on the most northern tip of Manhattan, a part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cloisters. The Cloisters contains a large portion of the early Middle Ages and Renaissance Art.
The tickets are the same; you could really go to the Met's large museum down on 5th Ave and 82nd street and then bring your ticket up to the Cloisters on the same day. Although both museums really deserve a nice long visit.
The Cloisters are located on Margaret Corbin Drive up in Fort Tryon Park on the northern tip of Manhattan island. The museum itself is a medieval castle. It is made up of five medieval cloisters imported from France.
The most popular art in the museum is the famous Unicorn Tapestries, although there are many other interesting pieces. Like this altar piece carved out of alabaster in the 1400's.
This painting of St. Michael was among one of my favorites. The devil he is slaying was very interesting and the symbolism was fascinating.
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| A beautiful chair in the room with the Unicorn Tapestries |
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| Wish I had one of these in my home |
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| You can transport back to medieval times... |
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| A quiet moment in the Cloisters |
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| An illuminated manuscript, the details are exquisite |
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| This took months, years, of someone's life to put it together and write |
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| The entrance to the Cloisters |
The next time you are looking for something to do in NYC, consider the Cloisters. It is a fascinating trip back into Medieval and Renaissance times. The setting is amazing and the artwork is wonderful.
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Alabaster altarpiece
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