The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tryon Park
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Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art
- When
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Nov 15, 2011 – Apr 22
Tuesdays–Thursdays (9:30am–5:30pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (9:30am–9pm)
Sundays (9:30am–5:30pm)
- Where
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- Price
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$25/$12 students recommended donation
“You may remember the Lewis Chessmen from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. These chess pieces, dating from the twelfth century and carved from walrus ivory, were discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis off the west coast of Scotland amongst a trove of luxury goods. The Metropolitan Museum of Art brings over thirty of the world's most famous chessmen to the medieval setting of the Cloisters presented in the form of an endgame of a famous chess match at the center of the Romanesque Hall. While these are on loan from the British Museum, the Met brings out its own hoard of medieval chessmen to make this the most elaborate scene of bishops and queens you're likely to be around for a long time.”
Rozalia Jovanovic, Flavorpill
