![]() But by time The Met acquired Barnard's building and collection in 1925, the city pace was moving uptown, and work had begun to finally bring the subway to this secluded corner of the island. When Barnard's private museum opened in 1914, near what is now 190th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, it appealed to visitors in part because of its notable seclusion from the hectic hubbub of lower Manhattan. Rockefeller, Jr., shortly after he provided The Met with the funds to purchase the original George Grey Barnard Cloisters. ![]() ![]() It seems that the idea of placing The Met Cloisters in this location, integrated into an evocative environment, was percolating in the mind of John D. In "Creating the Cloisters", longtime curator Tim Husband recounts how the history of the Museum and the sixty-seven-acre park it resides in are intimately entwined. Photo courtesy of the New-York Historical Society The wading pool and field house at the northern tip of Fort Tryon Park in 1934. Louis Mumford in his November 1935 review in the New Yorker of Fort Tryon ParkĪs visitors to The Met Cloisters can attest, attendees are treated not only to an exemplary collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe, but they also have the opportunity to enjoy one of the most unique green spaces in New York City, Fort Tryon Park. I know no landscape near a big city that takes the breath away more completely." "This site gives one of the most magnificent views in the world. A photo taken on March 23, 1933, of a model of Fort Tryon Park
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