The Cloisters
Medieval European art and architecture housed in a museum at the northern tip of Manhattan — tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and stained glass from the 9th–15th centuries.
Medieval architecture, devotion, and sacred craft on the Hudson.
ocated in northern Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park, The Cloisters integrates architectural elements from five medieval French and Spanish monastic sites into a purpose-built museum complex. Designed to recreate the acoustics, domestic gardens, and filtered light of medieval Europe, it contextualizes sacred art within its native architectural setting.
The collection includes monumental Romanesque stone carving, delicate stained glass, carved boxwood miniatures, and the famed Unicorn Tapestries. Far from the stark display of modern galleries, these works are shown as they were meant to be encountered: amid stone courtyards, cloistered walkways, and sacred enclosure.
