The best way to get to the Cloisters is the walk through the amazing Fort Tryon Park. The park is free. The museum is pay as you wish for New York State residents.
With the weather turning nice all of a sudden, getting out to events and museums has grabbed my attention. I will be sharing two issues soon about my friend Susan Marie Ward. She is a museum expert, distinguished curator, and marvelous writer (The Savvy Museum Visitor). More soon. Until then, let’s enjoy my last visit to one of my favorite places in the world, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Cloisters in New York City, specifically, the northern tip of Manhattan. I spent the day there with bestselling cookbook author, Nava Atlas (who co-created Inspired by Cats with me and Substacks (yes, I made it a verb) The Vegan Altas).
I hope this inspires you to check out your local museum or park this weekend, if it wasn’t in your plans already.
From my book, Footnotes From the Most Fascinating Museums.
I was able to explain those are flying buttresses and sound sophisticated.
I know from Sunday school that this is NOT a doctor's waiting room.
Miniature sculpture of one the very first farmer's market? What is the monkey up to? You’ll have to visit to find out for yourself.
This Barron’s cartoon is base don the main entrance of the museum. More flying buttresses.
Hello! Well, look what we have here.I cautiously went into their gift shop hoping to convince them to stock my museum book and was shocked to see this stack of books. To the many who have asked me when The Cloisters will have signed copies of my book—-they have some!
Excerpt from my Footnotes From the Most Fascinating Museums.
With a purchase of the book, you get a cool bookmark of my unicorn drawing. This was the subject of my college thesis a trillion years ago.
Afterwards, Nava and I popped by the local bookstore, The Fountain Bookshop at 803 West 187th Street, off of Fort Washington Avenue. On their counter was this pleasant surprise I knew nothing about. These mugs are now available for sale and help sustain this important store.
I found your museum book charming and interesting. On every vacation or trip I try to find a museum of any size to visit. A new museum is opening this summer in Galena, Illinois about the Civil War and President Grant, moving a huge collection out of an old mansion in downtown, just in time for the 250th U.S. birthday. The new one will be in a big modern building next to Grant's historic home that is also open for visitors. I don't live in Galena but found it a charming and beautiful place near the Mississippi River. At one time in our history this area was where business tycoons put their money because of the lead mining.
Bob, it was glorious to spend a few hours at the Cloisters with you. Thank you for pointing out some things I may have missed, especially in that Treasures room. I loved the whole neighborhood, and especially the new-ish bookstore, Fountain Books!
I found your museum book charming and interesting. On every vacation or trip I try to find a museum of any size to visit. A new museum is opening this summer in Galena, Illinois about the Civil War and President Grant, moving a huge collection out of an old mansion in downtown, just in time for the 250th U.S. birthday. The new one will be in a big modern building next to Grant's historic home that is also open for visitors. I don't live in Galena but found it a charming and beautiful place near the Mississippi River. At one time in our history this area was where business tycoons put their money because of the lead mining.
Bob, it was glorious to spend a few hours at the Cloisters with you. Thank you for pointing out some things I may have missed, especially in that Treasures room. I loved the whole neighborhood, and especially the new-ish bookstore, Fountain Books!