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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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Today in New York The Saint-Guilhem Cloister |
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NEW YORK.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens today the Saint-Guilhem Cloister, The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park. The abbey at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, near Montpellier, France, was a regular stop on the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The 140 architectural elements from Saint-Guilhem that were used to reconstruct the 12th-century cloister in New York were acquired by George Grey Barnard around 1900 and purchased for The Metropolitan Museum of Art by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The delicate limestone used at Saint-Guilhem required protection from the elements, and a flat glass block skylight was in place when The Cloisters opened as a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1938. However, the skylight deteriorated over the years. Now, as part of the ongoing capital campaign at The Cloisters, a new peaked skylight and a translucent laylight below it has been constructed, allowing visitors to appreciate the marvelous contrast of light and shadow on the carved surfaces of the stone. The stone has recently been cleaned by Museum conservators, the plaster walls have been resurfaced, and a new lighting system has been put into place to supplement the natural light, creating the sense of an outdoor cloister as the Museum’s original designer intended. Made possible through the generous support of The Alice Tully Foundation and The City of New York.
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Today's News
April 19, 2024
At Venice Biennale, Israel's show is halted, but protests go on
Yancey Richardson presents 12 new paintings and three collages by artist Mary Lum
Pavilion of Switzerland presents 'Super Superior Civilization by Guerreiro do Divino Amor'
Marian Zazeela, an artist of light and design, dies at 83
The Latvian Pavilion opens with Amanda Ziemel exhibition
Construction begins on Phase II of the Rothko Chapel's Opening Spaces campus development plan
The Sultanate of Oman unveils the exhibition: Malath-Haven
The Pavilion of Ireland is officially open at the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia
National Gallery Singapore opens its Biennale participation with an exhibition of artists from its collection
Barbara Joans, anthropologist who studied biker culture, dies at 89
'The Wiz' eases back to Broadway
Taylor Swift sells a rainbow of vinyl albums. Fans keep buying them.
Suchan Kinoshita receives the BelgianArtPrize 2025
National Portrait Gallery announces shortlist for Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024
Denis Villeneuve answers all your questions about 'Dune: Part Two'
Before she became music's greatest teacher, she wrote an opera
A Pulitzer-winning composer puts his operatic spin on Edith Wharton
Abe Koogler's new play is an ode to intense culinary experiences
Philharmonic opens inquiry after misconduct allegations are revived
Tennis & sports posters at Swann May 9
From Dürer to Katz, over 500 years of artistry in Freeman's / Hindman's upcoming fine art sales
Works by Edgar Payne, Phil Dike, and Grandma Moses highlight Moran's California and American Fine Art sale
St. Vincent dives headfirst into the darkness
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