Let your imagination run wild in The Met Cloisters gardens!
Enjoy tours, performances, art making, and more as you explore the gardens and the creatures who call them home. From buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies to sly foxes and creeping garden critters, discover how the living world has long inspired extraordinary hybrid beings: part animal, part human, part plant.
For garden enthusiasts and curious visitors of all ages. Select activities offered in both Spanish and English.
The Met Cloisters Late Night: Beasts and Beings
Dragons, shapeshifters, and hybrid creatures await! Join us for a special after-hours evening to celebrate spring.
Groove to music in the gardens by Noah Bless Latin Jazz Quartet in partnership with Jazz WaHi, Inc., join a Cumbia dance class led by artist and cultural educator Alan Mijail, spot creatures that call Fort Tryon Park home with naturalist Alexandra Wang, try your luck at a special game of Lotería, and design your own mythical hybrid being. Sip, sketch, and wander the galleries to chat with experts and discover the wild, wondrous creatures that have captivated the human imagination for centuries.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas.
Tickets $50. Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required. Drink specials and light fare available for purchase. Activities are subject to change.
Oil Paintings by George Tun Sein at Buunni Pinehurst
Artist Reception May 14, 6pm-8pm
Works on view through May 31st.
The Fairy Tale Art Cart LIVE: Featuring Randy Mason
With Storyteller Rachael Harrington
LIVE performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. Interactive folktales, live music, and drawing!
Enter a world of story and art making in this live performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. You and your kids are invited to rev up your imaginations as you listen to a folktale that feature music and drawing breaks- so that you get to become the illustrators of the stories you’re listening to!
Featuring storyteller Rachael Harrington and hip hop and cajón artist Randy Mason.
This vibrant and creativity-inducing performance is the perfect way to connect with your kids through screen-free art making time! Drawing materials will be provided. $30/family suggested donation at the door, but please reserve your seat here as space is limited and the show draws a crowd! Perfect for kids ages 5-105.
A Curated Experience in Honor of the Matriarch in Your Life.
Honor the matriarch in your life with an intimate evening of art, flavor, and sound. Join us for a curated gathering where creativity takes center stage.
Guests will have the freedom to express themselves through a hands-on Greca decorating experience, a beautiful keepsake to gift or keep, while indulging in a luxurious charcuterie spread, wine, and drinks crafted by Amores Café.
As you create, the room comes alive with the warm, rich sound of strictly vinyl spun by Máquina del Tiempo, setting the mood from the very first note. As the night winds down, the floor opens up for dancing and celebration in her honor. What to expect:
Art-making
Charcuterie spread
Wine & drinks
Live vinyl DJ
Dancing Catering by Amores Café
Décor & Experience by CruDo Creates
Sounds by Máquina del Tiempo
Limited spots available. Because every matriarch deserves a night made just for her.
