The Cloisters

99 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York, NY 10040, USA

Address:	99 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York, NY 10040, USA
Phone:	+1 212-923-3700
Site:	metmuseum.org
Rating:	4.4
Working:	10AM–4:45PM 10AM–4:45PM 10AM–4:45PM 10AM–4:45PM 10AM–4:45PM 10AM–4:45PM 10AM–4:45PM

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Photos 100

Reviews 8

Bruna Ricaldoni

Ares europeus em NYC! A arquitetura e os jardins por si só já valem a pena a visita. O ideal é ir de metrô. Se pegar na Penn Station, o trajeto é expresso, ou seja, sem paradas e dura em torno de 20 min. Aos descer no bairro Harlem, aproveite para tomar um típico café da manhã em alguma cafeteria tradicional. Mais uns 15 minutos de caminhada e você chega aos Jardins do museu.(O trajeto pode ser feito de ônibus, porém a espera é longa) O museu é fantástico! É uma mistura de arquitetura, móveis, artigos pessoais, quadros e artigos sacros do século VI ao XVI. Não deixe de apreciar o quadro Merode Altarpiece do pintor Robert Campin e toda sua simbologia. Ao visitar o The Cloisters você ganha uma entrada para o MET. Reserve pelo menos um dia para esses dois museus fantásticos!

Brendon Burton

The Met Cloisters are a very beautiful and unique space to explore, and while it may be difficult to reach and occasionally have a sour staff it shouldnt dampen your experience and it is still worth a visit. The tapestries and the architecture almost transport you to Europe and you could explore the space for a good two hours. Its frustrating I have to rate it so low, but one of my visits was disturbing and made myself and my friends feel unwelcome. A few guards here are aggressive and cold but I suppose it fits the medieval theme of the space. during my visit one guard specifically targeted me as I had a camera and took a photo of my friend. He could have easily informed me that no staged photography was allowed like one friendlier guard told me when I first entered the museum but he seemed to have to prove himself by yelling at me and then stalking me from room to room until we left. I was very willing to follow this rule and understand that this is a museum, not a studio or set. Maybe I should take it as a complement that he thought the photos I took were professional enough to publish or sell? Regardless, the art and space are amazing and if you visit without a camera or on a day when the aggression is low you most likely will have a great time. Or you could just visit another Met museum in the city where the security guards the art, not their egos.

Ralph Khawly

Beautiful, hidden gem in upper Manhattan. Coming out of the subway I could not tell I was still in New York, it felt a little magical. The park itself was wonderful to walk through, and was surprised by the amount of shrubbery. It was a beautiful day to go to the museum and my favorite part was that it was not crowded at all. The cloisters is a donation venue where you choose how much you want to donate as your entry fee. They suggest a price of $25 per person but you can donate what you want. Once inside you got to walk through a medieval fairy tale complete with an inside garden. I was there to take a few engagement photos when I was stopped abruptly and told that stage photography was not allowed. Though there was no flash and we were not touching any of the artifacts. After that we had a horrible time as we were followed throughout every room and pointed out to every guard. It felt like we couldnt even enjoy the day there any more even though others around us were taking stage shots. I loved the place but would not come back due to our treatment.

Damien LaRocque

En viditant ce musée, vous serez envahi par un sentiment de paix intérieure et de tranquilité. Il faut dire que ce musée contraste avec certains autres musées de New York par le fait quil est moins achalandé et donc le plus calme. Il faut savoir que lart médiéval nattire pas les foules et que le musée est éloigné relativement aux grandes attractions de la ville. Seul bémol: la muséographie (Pièces venant de lAllemagne avec des pièces espagnoles) laisse à penser que les collections du musée sont un trésor de guerre dérobé à lennemi.

Doug Anderson

MAKE A DAY OF IT Take the "A Train" from the Time Warner Building (Columbus Circle.....59th Street) to the 190st Station. It only takes 15 minutes. Then enjoy a lovely walk through Ft. Tryon park when its in bloom....including a visit to one of the highest spots in Manhattan and a great view of the Hudson River and the Palisades. Stop for lunch at the NEW LEAF CAFE on the way to the Cloisters. When youre ready to leave, take the #4 bus from the front door and get out at the Metropolitan Museum to complete your day.......probably a 45 minute ride. Between this and the Met, make a day of it and enjoy New York City as few others do and, by the way, dont forget to go downstairs in the Cloisters to enjoy the illuminated manuscript department thats as much a treasure as the Unicorn Tapestries and the Arnolfini Marriage painting. Me, I sat in the garden when I was a teenager and read "Catcher In The Rye"

Steven Chu

Extreme micro policing of archaic rules Im sitting in their outdoor patio space and various officers have said: You cant use our electricity or our plugs (to charging a phone about to die. WTF) You also cant eat fruit in their non indoor patio space even though they have a cafe which sells fruit. You also cant have backpacks (and you cant store any electronics or valuables in their coat check) so I am carrying around ALL the contents of my bag spilling out of my arms while walking around. If theres one way to ruin a visitors experience of a place you take a 1 hr train ride to, just make it extremely inconvenient to do anything like replenish your energy levels, electronics, and make you drop belongings everywhere. Thanks! Guess you just want rich manhattan locals that dont have to make a commute, nor work and carry any belongings. Plus just be really short with your patrons!

Erin Clemens

I took my dad here for his trip to NYC straight from the airport. Hes a nature lover and was skeptical of NYC. Wow-- was he shocked! And his positive experience at the cloisters set the stage for the rest of his visit. I think its best to go here in the summer or spring. Volunteers maintain a gorgeous medieval herb and medicinal garden that visitors can walk around in. There are vines climbing the wall, large lavender bushes... The courtyard is beautiful; people get coffee, sandwiches and salads and bask in the sun. Of course the art work is beautiful, but I prefer to spend my time outside. In addition to the garden and courtyard, the hilly grounds are perfect for a picnic or for walking and looking at the beautiful cliff sides opposite the river. In the spring, cherry blossoms are in bloom... its just stunning! A bonus: since its part of the Met, you can pay a donation to get in.

Katie Hamilton-Meier

So extremely beautiful and absolutely worth visiting. And even revisiting. Because its stunning. HOWEVER, you must be prepared for two things. 1. There are absolutely no signs as you walk throughout the park to direct you. On top of this, there is construction that blocks you at a few different turns. So all you can do is ask clueless passerby or look up the hill and take your best guess. This led to it taking us probably twenty minutes from the parks entrance to the Cloisters. If you are able to call ahead and talk with someone about what Park entrance youll be using, it would probably be very helpful. We had a much easier time getting out (probably only a five minute walk). 2. Grumpy people at the main desk. Why be grumpy?? But if you go prepared to jump trough these hoops, youll be absolutely fine. And bring your camera because picture taking is allowed!