The Met Cloisters
A medieval art museum in Fort Tryon Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, rebuilt from European monastery cloisters and home to the Unicorn Tapestries.
The Met Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to medieval European art and architecture. It opened in 1938. Its building incorporates cloisters and chapels brought from five monasteries in France, Spain, and other places, and its courtyards hold a medieval herb garden. Its treasures include The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestry series and the Merode Altarpiece. Fort Tryon Park, where it stands, sits high above the Hudson with sweeping views. Tickets to the Met's main building are valid the same day and can be used here too (about $30 for visitors from outside the area). Take the A train to 190 St, then walk about 10 minutes. From Midtown, the trip takes about 45 minutes.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00; closed on some holidays
Nearby sights
- Columbia University
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Central Park
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- American Museum of Natural History
- Fifth Avenue
- Roosevelt Island Tramway
- Museum of Modern Art