Hours and Admission

Hours and Admission at The Cloisters

Hours

Open 7 Days a Week
March–October: 10:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
November–February: 10:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1

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Admission

Fee includes same-day admission to the Main Building and The Cloisters. There is no extra charge for entrance to special exhibitions.

Recommended
Adults $25
Seniors (65 and older) $17
Students $12*
Members (Join Now) Free
Children under 12 (accompanied by an adult) Free

To help cover the costs of special exhibitions, we ask that you please pay the full recommended amount.

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*The Museum participates in several programs that include free admission for students. All New York City public school students, along with students from Bard Graduate Center, Barnard College, Columbia University, and the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, may visit the Museum for free. Please check with your school administrator to see if your student I.D. allows free admission to the Museum.

Metropolitan Museum to Open 7 Days a Week Starting July 1

As of July 1, 2013, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open to the public seven days a week. Learn more about the new schedule.

Search for the Unicorn

On View May 15–August 18

Given by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in time for the opening of The Cloisters in 1938, the Unicorn Tapestries are its best-known masterpieces; yet, seventy-five years later, their history and meaning remain elusive. This exhibition invites you to see the tapestries anew.

Learn more about the exhibition.

Support the Met

For the pursuit of knowledge.

The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture

Explore the Met's many publications related to The Cloisters museum and gardens.

Titles after 1964 are available in MetPublications.

Additional publications—including correspondence, guidebooks, and more—have been made available by Watson Library as a digital collection.