The Cloisters were one of the busiest parts of the Abbey where ... although shutters were used for protection against bad weather. Hay and straw in winter and rushes in summer covered the stone floor ...

The Met Cloisters is, indubitably ... best admired from spring till late fall. In late winter and early spring, visitors are treated to blooming potted bulbs, as well as tender species like ...

The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade around the Cloisters. By Elisabeth Vincentelli The Met Cloisters ...

In the warmer months, treat your guests to an atmospheric event in this elegant open-air arcade. The 13th Century cloisters adjoin the main part of the Abbey (the nave) and overlook a grass quadrangle ...