Great place to experience if you are visiting New York City…
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The Cloisters - Autumn - New York City - Fort Tryon Park
There are a few castle-like structures in New York City. This is one of them. The Cloisters is comprised of five different medieval abbeys and can be found in the northern part of Manhattan.
Something I have been meaning to do is to travel to and explore upper Manhattan. When I found out that The Cloisters is currently hosting its first ever contemporary art exhibit on Sōsh, a great new app that highlights activities all over New York City, I knew I had to check it out.
The exhibit is called “Forty Part Motet” and is a sound installation by Janet Cardiff. If you are on Sōsh and search for The Cloisters, the activity will show up for you along with transit directions, a map, and the museum’s (suggested) admission price.
It is an eleven minute musical piece that plays 40 voices on 40 different speakers in a 12th century apse called the Fuentidueña Chapel. It’s absolutely mesmerizing and overwhelming to experience the unity of voices in such a great acoustic space surrounded by 12th century artifacts.
I also spent a little time exploring Fort Tryon Park which is currently at autumn peak. What a perfect afternoon.
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