Art
Visit the Met blog “Medieval Garden Enclosed”
- When
July 30, 2009 – Apr 30
Daily
- Where
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St, 212.535.7710) Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
- Price
- FREE
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Take a break from city life and visit the Met’s blog dedicated to your neighboring medieval garden! July 1, 2009 marked the first anniversary of The Medieval Garden Enclosed, a blog celebrating the flowers, fruits and herbs that are carefully tended in the gardens of The Cloisters, the branch museum of the Met devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Join the 55,926 people from 146 countries who have visited the blog so far and explore the role of plants in the art, literature, folklore, medicine and food of the Middle Ages.
Visit the Cloister blog.
Did you know that the admission fee to the Met’s Main Building includes same-day admission to The Cloisters museum & gardens, located in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan?
Image: Potted pomegranate in fruit and flower in Bonnefont Garden. Photograph: Barbara Bell, July 2009
– Danielle Brock
