Follow your heart to The Met Cloisters! Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special after-hours event dedicated to medieval love and desire. Take a stroll through the galleries, create art to gift your sweetheart, mingle with experts, and catch a live performance. Spend the evening with someone special and discover the passionate world of the Middle Ages.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages.
Fee: $50. Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required. Drink specials and light fare available for purchase. Activities are subject to change.
New York City is the site of ancient earth-shaking and earth-shaping events. The bedrock that anchors the city’s skyscrapers tells a story of a place going back more than a billion years. The island of Manhattan is built on three strata known as Manhattan Schist, Inwood Marble, and Fordham Gneiss
Location: Broadway and Arden Street in Fort Tryon Park near AnneLoftus Playground
Registration not required.
On nature exploration hikes, we will discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest. Rangers will introduce you to the many species of living nature found within Fort Tryon Park.
Location : Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park
Free – Registration Not Required
January 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Bundle up and join us for a Winter Birding Tour led by expert birder Alexandra Wang! Winter is a wonderful time to spot resident birds and seasonal visitors as leaves are off the trees and activity is easier to observe. Alexandra will guide participants through the park, sharing tips on identification, bird behavior, and what makes winter birding so special.
Saturday, January 17
12:00 PM
Meet at the Margaret Corbin Circle entrance
All experience levels are welcome—bring binoculars if you have them and dress for the weather!
On Urban Park Rangers nature exploration hikes, we will discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest. To enhance your experience, please bring your own binoculars and field guides. Rangers will introduce you to the many species of living nature found within Fort Tryon Park.
Location: Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park
