The temperature forecast for Saturday has been climbing, but still seems to be hovering around 60 degrees, so let’s use The Cloisters as our home base, and you can venture out into Fort Tryon Park if it warms up. The Cloisters also has outdoor spaces, aka “cloisters”, so you can sketch outside until you get cold and them pop inside to warm up. An ideal location for early spring sketching.
The Cloisters is a division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a collection of Medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts… this is one of NYC's gems.
Fort Tryon Park has views of the Hudson River and GW Bridge, beautiful flower gardens, and views of The Cloisters that make it seem as if you are in the French Countryside.
Host: Helene Lacaille 202-320-2166
Date: Saturday 4/11/26
Time: Sketching 11am - 3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
Location: The Cloisters, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, New York, NY 10040
Meeting spot: Join your fellow sketchers in the Main Hall at the top of the entrance steps at 11am. Running late? Come anyway, we will be there.
Show and Tell location: Last time we met in Gallery 6, the Pontaut Chapter House, which had good seating, so let’s plan to meet there. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
ADMISSION FEE: General Admission is $30, $22 for seniors. NYS residents and students are pay-what-you-wish. Discounts are available for Affiliations and Community Partners, go to their website for more information.
VENUE RULES: In the museum, sketching is permitted only in pencil. Other marking materials such as paint, charcoal, and markers are not allowed. Water is allowed in a secure bottle, no food or drink. Small backpacks are allowed, no tripods. As always, please listen to the guards, we want to be welcomed back with open arms.
Seating: There is some seating throughout the museum. A stool gives you more options.
Food, drink, restrooms: There are restrooms and water fountains. The website says the Cafe is opening on Saturday.
About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.
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