Cloisters

The Met Cloisters

The Met Cloisters is a museum in Fort Tryon Park, New York City. It specializes in European medieval art and architecture, focusing on the Romanesque and Gothic periods.

The Cloisters is designed to evoke the atmosphere of medieval European monastic life; the museum’s collection includes approximately 5,000 works of art, such as stone and wood sculptures, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, and panel paintings.

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