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Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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Three artists and one moderator sitting in modern grey chairs on a stage each holdings microphones with a red carpet underneath them. There is a projection screen behind them.
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Artists on Artworks—Africa & Byzantium
Join artists as they reflect on works in the exhibition Africa and Byzantium and make connections to their own artistic practices.
January 8, 2024
Illustrated hands reach out to touch the Merode Altarpiece painting
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What Happens When We Touch Art?
Find out how touching artworks can be dangerous and meet the scientists that take care of the art—our conservators.
June 28, 2023
A woman with grey hair and a black dress arches her back, tilts her head back, and raises her hands in a cupped position. She is in a building made of tan stone walls and columns with arched windows.
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Bijayini Satpathy in the Galleries: The Prayer
An exploration of the body in prayer, “The Prayer” was created especially for the Chapter House at The Met Cloisters, and is inspired by the site’s meditative architecture.
May 2, 2023
Image of a unicorn hunter from the Unicorn Tapestry series and an image of someone dressed like them.
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How to Look like a Medieval Unicorn Hunter
Travel back in time with a medieval look inspired by The Met’s beloved The Unicorn Tapestries and see how you can replicate one of the hunters from the tapestries using makeup.
Cecilia Zhou
April 22, 2022
View of a garden at The Met Cloisters
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The Year Turns in The Met Cloisters Gardens
Join horticultural staff from The Met Cloisters to learn about behind-the-scenes activities at the end of the gardens’ growing season that also pave the way for next year’s bounty and display.
October 24, 2020
A stained glass window
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Architecture of Transcendence, 1988
This atmospheric short film presents the many wonders of France’s Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais, from its intricate stained glass to its soaring, vaulted interior.
October 2, 2020
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The Fuentidueña Apse (Excerpts), 1957 & 1959
This short film presents rare footage of 12th-century Romanesque apse at its original site in the Castilian countryside, where dismantling the structure required meticulously numbering and crating each of its nearly 3,300 stone pieces.
August 14, 2020
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The Hidden Talisman, 1928
This ghostly romance tells the story of two young lovers in medieval France.
April 3, 2020
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The Cathedral of Chartres, 1970
This lyrical portrait of the Cathedral of Chartres was produced for the 1970 exhibition The Year 1200, a centerpiece of The Met’s centennial celebration.
February 21, 2020
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Met Stories: Breaking Down Barriers
Watch episode two of Met Stories with Yotam Ottolenghi, Asim Rehman, and Lowery Sims.
Yotam Ottolenghi, Asim Rehman, and Lowery Stokes Sims
February 7, 2020