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Highlighting the connections between the musical traditions of different peoples, places, and time periods, this tour gives visitors an appreciation of the Museum's global holdings of instruments selected for social significance, technical virtuosity, tonal quality, and visual beauty. On display are traditional, courtly, and military instruments from all parts of the world, including rare violins, a West African kora (bridge harp), the oldest extant piano, and a Ming-dynasty ivory pipa (lute).
Free with Museum admission
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Guided Tour
Tuesday, May 21, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Thursday, May 23, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Friday, May 24, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 28, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Thursday, May 30, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Friday, May 31, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Bring your friends and chart your own course through the galleries as you participate in activities that connect you with works of art.
The Museum offers lectures and panels in conjunction with special exhibitions, the permanent collection, and other related topics.
Enjoy collection highlight tours, garden tours, gallery talks, and other programs at The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in northern Manhattan devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.
