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American Paintings and Sculpture Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) (detail), 1883–84, by John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas. Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1916 (16.53) European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Marsyas (detail), ca. 1680–85, by Balthasar Permoser, marble on a black marble socle inlaid with light marble panels. Rogers Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 2002 (2002.468)

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Audio Guide sponsored by Rent a recorded guide to special exhibitions and the permanent collection—available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.

The Cloisters museum and gardens, located atop a hill in northern Manhattan’s Fort Tryon Park, 30 minutes by subway from Midtown, is devoted to the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe. With unparalleled views of the Hudson River, The Cloisters is a unique urban oasis you don’t want to miss.

Visitor Amenities  International visitors desk, restaurants, bar, bookshop, gift shops, Museum parking garage (hourly rate). Programs for sight- and hearing-impaired visitors. Wheelchairs available at coat-check areas.

Garden tours are offered daily at 1:00, and refreshments are available at the Trie Café (open May–October), located in a serene, covered walkway.

Access Programs and Services

Greek and Roman Art Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (detail), ca. 530 B.C., attributed to the Euphiletos Painter, Greek, Attic, terracotta; black-figure. Rogers Fund, 1914, (14.130.12)

For information about accommodations or programs for visitors with disabilities, call 212-650-2010, or visit the Museum’s website. Contact Information General Information 212-535-7710 Tourism Division 212-570-3711 mettours@metmuseum.org

Always on View Explore 5,000 years of the world’s greatest art American Decorative Arts ■ American Paintings and Sculpture ■ Ancient Near Eastern Art ■ Arms and Armor ■ Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas ■ Asian Art ■ Drawings and Prints ■ Egyptian Art ■ European Paintings ■

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Hours  Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Sunday–Thursday 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. The main building and The Cloisters museum and gardens are closed on Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1. The main building is also closed on the first Monday in May.

Tours  Customized guided tours of special exhibitions and the permanent collection available in 10 languages.

Enjoy Outdoor Spaces— Medieval And Modern

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. The Roof Garden Café’s Martini Bar is open Friday and Saturday evenings, 5:30–8:30, weather permitting.

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Admission  (includes main building and The Cloisters museum and gardens on the same day) $25.00 recommended for adults; $17.00 recommended for seniors (over 65); $12.00 recommended for students; free to Members and children under 12 with an adult. No extra charge for any exhibition. Purchase express admission in advance at metmuseum.org/visit. Group discounts available. Rates subject to change.

Gardens and cloister from the Benedictine monastery of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (San Miguel de Cuixà), near Perpignan, France, ca. 1130–40. The Cloisters Collection, 1925

The Metropolitan Museum’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden (open April–November, weather permitting) displays modern works of art set against the spectacular backdrop of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline. Enjoy refreshments from the Roof Garden Café in one of New York’s most dramatic rooftop sculpture gardens.

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European Sculpture and Decorative Arts ■ Greek and Roman Art ■ Islamic Art ■ Robert Lehman Collection ■ Medieval Art and The Cloisters ■ Modern and Contemporary Art ■ Musical Instruments ■ Photographs ■

On the cover: Ugolino and His Sons (detail), 1865–67, by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Saint-Béat marble. Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, and Fletcher Fund, 1967 (67.250)

Exhibition titles and dates are subject to change. The Museum wishes to extend its thanks to the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund, and the Diane W. and James E. Burke Fund for The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux; the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts for Radiant Light: Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral; the Placido Arango Fund, the Fred Eychaner Fund, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Jim Thompson America, Inc., and Bangkok Broadcasting & T.V. Co., Ltd. for Lost Kingdoms: HinduBuddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, 5th to 8th Century; the Placido Arango Fund for Goya and the Altamira Family; AERIN and Condé Nast for Charles James: Beyond Fashion; the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust for The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy: British Art and Design from the Metropolitan’s Collection; the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Foundation for Garry Winogrand; and Bloomberg and Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky for The Roof Garden Commission: Dan Graham.

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