Manhattan's Medieval-Art Museum Gets Wired and Adds Contemporary Works to Its Exhibits

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
By Jennifer Maloney

Catharina Choi uses an iPod touch with guided audio tour in the Fuentidueña Chapel of the Cloisters, which is developing new digital content.

NEW YORK---Set on a hill overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan, the Cloisters museum and gardens were designed to give visitors the impression they are stepping back in time, wandering through what feels like an old-world monastery. But as America's only medieval-art museum approaches its 75th anniversary this spring, its curators are stepping gingerly into the modern world. This year, the Cloisters will for the first time present a contemporary-art installation. The museum, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is developing new digital content for visitors to view on iPods. [link]