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The Cloisters, also known as the Met Cloisters, is a museum in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City. The museum, situated in Fort Tryon Park , specializes in European medieval art and architecture , with a focus on the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
The Fort Tryon Park Trust is a nonprofit organization that helps maintain and improve Fort Tryon Park. It was founded in 1998 as the Heather Garden Committee Endowment . [ 79 ] Their mission statement is to "promote the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of this historic and scenic landmark for the benefit and use of the surrounding ...
A 67-acre (27 ha) park on a ridge in Upper Manhattan. [46] The park was created between 1931 and 1935 on land donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr. [23] The park's design includes plantings, lawns, and pathways, [46] in addition to the Cloisters museum. [23] Grand Army Plaza: Grand Army Plaza
Fort Tryon Park. Fort Tryon Park – a large, 67 acres (27 ha) park assembled by John D. Rockefeller Jr., designed by the Olmsted Brothers and presented to the city in 1931. It is the site of The Cloisters, which houses the Medieval art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Cloisters or Fort Tryon Park: Fifth Avenue/32nd Street, Koreatown: Broadway and Fifth Avenue: Bus only runs to the Cloisters when the museum is open; it only runs to Fort Tryon Park at all other times. M5: New York City Bus Broadway at West 179th Street: Broadway/31st Street, Garment District: Riverside Drive, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway M98 LTD
"Historic Structures Report: Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. 1978. Torrey, Raymond H. (1936). "Fort Tryon Park : a new and distinctive unit of the New York City park system, of unusual scenic and historic qualities, given by John D. Rockefeller".
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Bonnefont Garden at the Cloisters. The Cloisters is a branch of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which houses the institution's collection of Medieval art. Located in Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, The Cloisters opened in 1938. It has been featured and referenced in many works of popular culture since then.