The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

Program Type:

History

Age Group:

Adults
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The Cloisters are part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but located in a separate most interesting building in Fort Tryon Park, which not only resembles a European medieval monastery, but actually integrates architectural elements from various structures in France and Spain.

The enchanting cloister gardens are an important integral part of the museum, planted with culinary and medicinal plants, as well as those used for dyeing fabrics, specifically those used for the Unicorn Tapestries, which are a major highlight of the collection. There are many treasures in this collection, including painting and sculpture, stained glass windows, illuminated books, carved ivory objects, enamels – all giving great insight into life during medieval times.

Presented by Sylvia Laudien Meo

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This program is graciously shared with us by our friends at the Kemmerer Library, Harding Township