museum day: the cloisters

Mike, Sara and I went up to The Cloisters. It was amazing. There are all these artifacts that date back to the 1100-1500's. We felt like we were in Europe for an hour or so. If you've never heard of this museum, here is a paraphrased description from their website: "The Cloisters has been described by the former director of the Louvre in Paris, as "the crowning achievement of American museology". It is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Located on four acres overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan, the building incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters—quadrangles enclosed by a vaulted passageway—and from other monastic sites in southern France."