OLD CLOISTERS
The many Americans who have always had the ambition to see Europe, but who have never been able to get there, will welcome the amazing museum in New York which has been presented to the people of America by Mr. Rockefeller, and is to be called The Cloisters. High up on Manhattan Island the New World will come and gaze on the Old, for the remains of ancient 13th century European castles, churches and monasteries will stand proudly for all to sec. France will be represented by fragments of monasteries such as the ruined Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa and others. Among the exhibits, valued at over a million pounds, will be- magnificent stained-glass windows and very old stones. The visitor will be able to stroll along 13th century arcades reconstructed round beautiful lawns and fountains.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23115, 13 August 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)
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