This museum is devoted to the art and architecture of the Middle Ages. A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the castlelike structure combines elements from medieval monastic sites of southern France. The building houses some 5,000 works of art, including the priceless 16th-century Unicorn Tapestries, early sculptures, illuminated manuscripts and stained-glass windows. The herb and flower gardens are based on medieval garden designs. A branch of the Met's Museum Store offers books, reproductions and other merchandise, mostly with an emphasis on the Middle Ages. Concerts, tapestry-weaving workshops and other special events are held regularly. Open daily except Monday 9:30 am-4:45 pm November-February; 9:30 am-5:15 pm March-October. Suggested donation US$20 adults, US$15 seniors, US$10 students, children younger than 12 free with an adult for both the Metropolitan Museum and the Cloisters (on the same day). 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park near 190th Street (Bus M4 northward to the last stop to Fort Tryon Park-The Cloisters; subway line A connects with the bus at 190th Street), Bronx, New York City. Phone 212-923-3700. http://www.metmuseum.org/cloisters.
