the cloisters
i visited the cloisters with sam chan and his wife. the cloisters is part of the met and houses the met's medieval art collection.
it is beautiful. it is up in the very northwest corner manhattan. the land across the hudson from it is/was owned by rockafellers, so it's undeveloped. it is a little bit of a walk up to the cloisters, but we didn't think it was bad at all. you forget that you're in manhattan while you're up there. the only downside is that the subway took about an hour to get up there since the express was not running.
the museum itself is designed to look like an old church or convent. the garden is beautifully incorporated with the statues.
the artwork is beautiful. i think sam put it the best when he said, "could you imagine people in 1000 years looking in wonder at our modern art?" there are statues, paintings, tapestries, etc. the art work looks amazing in the museum.
well worth the trip, obviously.
times visited: 1
time in museum: 2 hrs
overall: A
it is beautiful. it is up in the very northwest corner manhattan. the land across the hudson from it is/was owned by rockafellers, so it's undeveloped. it is a little bit of a walk up to the cloisters, but we didn't think it was bad at all. you forget that you're in manhattan while you're up there. the only downside is that the subway took about an hour to get up there since the express was not running.
the museum itself is designed to look like an old church or convent. the garden is beautifully incorporated with the statues.
the artwork is beautiful. i think sam put it the best when he said, "could you imagine people in 1000 years looking in wonder at our modern art?" there are statues, paintings, tapestries, etc. the art work looks amazing in the museum.
well worth the trip, obviously.
times visited: 1
time in museum: 2 hrs
overall: A
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