Visit guide · launch edition
Medieval objects change with distance, light and the space around them: a page under glass, a reliquary in a dim treasury, a window read from the nave. These permanent-collection starting points link to the venue; confirm current display status before travelling.
Permanent collection
1The Met’s branch for medieval art in Fort Tryon Park, built around elements of French cloisters. It houses the Unicorn Tapestries, the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux and the Belles Heures, the Merode Altarpiece, and Romanesque and Gothic sculpture and stained glass.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Permanent collection
2Cleveland’s medieval galleries include objects from the Guelph Treasure, Burgundian tomb sculpture from Dijon, Byzantine and Cretan icons, and a strong group of illuminated leaves. Riemenschneider’s Saint Jerome and the Lion and the mourners from the tomb of Philip the Bold are among the highlights. Admission to the permanent collection is free.
Collection focus
3The main building’s medieval galleries hold the Late Antique, Byzantine, Carolingian and Ottonian collections, including the Magdeburg ivory and the Chasse of Champagnat, while the early Italian gold-ground panels by Duccio, Giotto and Simone Martini hang in the European Paintings galleries upstairs.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Ongoing — verify gallery status before visiting
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