30.4.2023, ♣ NYC: The Met Cloisters

The (Met) Cloisters, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cloisters: … a museum in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan … situated in Fort Tryon Park, specializes in European medieval art and architecture, with a focus on the Romanesque and Gothic periods. Governed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art … large collection of medieval artworks shown in the architectural settings of French monasteries and abbeys. Its buildings are centered around four cloisters … that were acquired … in France before 1913, and moved to New York … bought for the museum by financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr … The museum’s building … contains medieval gardens and a series of chapels and themed galleries … The design, layout, and ambiance of the building are intended to evoke a sense of medieval European monastic life …

Also: www.metmuseum.org, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY 10040