The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St
212.535.7710
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Citizens
- When
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Sunday Feb 28, 2010 (1–4pm)
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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
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Free with museum admission
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Come to The Cloisters this Sunday—the branch museum of the Met devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe—and see a lecture demonstration featuring the costume historian Desirée Koslin and 30 citizens of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) wearing historically accurate medieval attire. The program will be given twice, at 1 p.m. and again at 3 p.m., and will focus on 15 different costumes each time. Although the costumes are of contemporary construction, each is unique and relates to a specific depiction in manuscripts of the early 15th century by the renowned Limbourg brothers. The costumed citizens of Nijmegen will be available for photographs by the public—taken without flash—during the intermission.
No tickets or reservations necessary.
This program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry, on view at the Main Building of the Met from March 2 through June 13.
Here are a few suggestions for how to reach The Cloisters: Subway: Take the A train to 190th Street, exit by elevator and walk through the park or take No. 4 bus (Fort Tryon Park—The Cloisters). Bus: No. 4 Madison Avenue (Fort Tryon Park—The Cloisters). Car: Henry Hudson Parkway north to first exit after George Washington Bridge. Free parking available.
Image: Citizens of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) in medieval costumes
