The Metropolitan Museum is now quietly entering the blogosphere with the Cloisters' new garden blog. The Cloisters is a branch of the Met that houses Medieval art, architecture, and gardens in its own building in Fort Tryon Park in the north of Manhattan.
By posting about the garden and encouraging dialogue through the comments the gardens are leaving their 'cloistered' existence behind. The new blog opens up the Met's garden, art collection and knowledge in a new way to an entire world of people that would otherwise not get a chance to see or experience this true 'work of art' housed in The Cloisters.
With the support and resources of the Met and a talented staff of gardeners and scholars, this could turn into a wonderful year-round resource and inspiration.
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This seriously looks amazing.
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Finally! I discovered The Cloisters by chance on a NY vacation and was absolutely amazed by it... it reminded me so much of Assisi... the essence of course.
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The Cloisters are seriously one my favorite places in the world up there with Park Güell in Barcelona http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Guell . I always tell folks who are heading up to NY to check it out and I always tell them about the espaliered fruit trees in the garden.
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