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The Met Anywhere featuring The Met Cloisters [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News]( [The Met Cloisters]( [The Met Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park]( [Primer: The Met Cloisters]( Travel to an extraordinary world full of triumphs of medieval imagination and join the hunt for an elusive unicorn. Explore three tales about medieval creativity with The Met Cloisters Primer.[Explore now →]( [Inside The Met Cloisters]( [Photograph of The Met Cloisters from the sky]( [The Met 360° Project: The Met Cloisters]( Take to the sky to explore the majestic vistas of The Met Cloisters. [Explore now →]( [The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries)]( [Insider Insights—The Unicorn Purifies Water from the Unicorn Tapestries]( Join Met experts for an in-depth look at [The Unicorn Purifies Water](, the most lyrical of The Met's famous ensemble The Unicorn Tapestries. [Watch now →]( [The Met Cloisters Gardens]( [Insider Insights—The Year Turns in The Met Cloisters Gardens]( Join horticultural staff from The Met Cloisters to learn about behind-the-scenes activities at the end of the gardens' growing season that also pave the way for next year's bounty and display. [Watch now →]( [Black and white photograph of Margaret Freeman]( [Spotlight on The Cloisters Library and Archives]( Associate Museum Librarian at The Met Cloisters Michael Carter discusses the history of the Cloisters library and archives. [Read now →]( [Performances at the Cloisters]( [Thapelo Masita playing a cello at The Met Cloisters]( [World Music Day—Thapelo Masita at The Met Cloisters]( In a moving reflection on hope, unity, and community, South African cellist Thapelo Masita weaves Bach's Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major together with African American composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's "Lamentations" and spirituals in a performance recently recorded in the empty galleries of The Met Cloisters. [Watch now →]( [Still from The Ninth Hour: The Beowulf Story]( [Digital Premiere—The Ninth Hour: The Beowulf Story]( Watch the digital premiere of The Ninth Hour: The Beowulf Story. This performative rock-noir reimagining of the famous epic explores the intricacies of mankind's relationship with power and violence. Staged in the Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters last spring, this is a classic story of glory and ruin—as told through triumphant pop anthems, heart-wrenching lullabies, heroes, and monsters. [Watch now →]( [Plan Your Visit]( The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters are open! [Watch this video]( or check out the [visitor guidelines page]( to learn about our [new health and safety protocols](. Please note that our [opening days and hours have changed](. Entry to the Museum is by timed ticket or reservation only and capacity is limited. Separate timed exhibition tickets are required for [Making The Met, 1870–2020]( and [About Time: Fashion and Duration](. See the [Plan Your Visit]( for more information about making a reservation and buying tickets in advance. [Buy or reserve your tickets now →]( [The Met Fifth Avenue]( 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 [The Met Cloisters]( 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 [metmuseum.org]( [Explore]( [Membership]( [Donate]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Primer is made possible by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne. It is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Director's Fund. For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see [Making The Met, 1870–2020](, and [About Time: Fashion and Duration](. World Music Day—Thapelo Masita at The Met Cloisters was made possible by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne. The Ninth Hour: The Beowulf Story was made possible by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne and the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. For Education program funders, visit [metmuseum.org/educationfundingsupport](. Insider Insights and captioning are made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.]( Comments are welcome at [metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org](mailto:MetMuseum_Newsletter@metmuseum.org). Images: [The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries)](, 1495-1505, France [Paris]; The Netherlands [Southern Netherlands]. Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, overall: 145 x 149 in. (368.3 x 378.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 (37.80.2)