The Cloisters
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The Cloisters is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City devoted to medieval European art and architecture, designed to evoke a monastic setting.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cloisters canonical | 9 |
| The Met Cloisters | 4 |
| Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters of the Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1 |
| Roof (Metropolitan Museum of Art) | 1 |
| The Cloisters museum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1164600 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cloisters Context triple: [Upper Manhattan, hasLandmark, The Cloisters]
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A.
Rubin Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum of Art is a New York City museum renowned for its collection and exhibitions focused on Himalayan, Tibetan, and broader Asian art and culture.
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B.
Neue Galerie New York
Neue Galerie New York is a museum on Manhattan’s Upper East Side devoted primarily to early 20th-century German and Austrian art and design, including works by artists such as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.
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C.
Hudson River Museum
The Hudson River Museum is a regional art, history, and science museum in Yonkers known for its collections, exhibitions, and planetarium overlooking the Hudson River.
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D.
Rose Art Museum
The Rose Art Museum is a contemporary art museum at Brandeis University known for its significant collection of modern and postwar American art.
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E.
Riverside Metropolitan Museum
The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is a regional history and culture museum in Riverside, California, featuring exhibits on local heritage, natural history, and indigenous cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cloisters Target entity description: The Cloisters is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City devoted to medieval European art and architecture, designed to evoke a monastic setting.
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A.
Rubin Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum of Art is a New York City museum renowned for its collection and exhibitions focused on Himalayan, Tibetan, and broader Asian art and culture.
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B.
Neue Galerie New York
Neue Galerie New York is a museum on Manhattan’s Upper East Side devoted primarily to early 20th-century German and Austrian art and design, including works by artists such as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.
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C.
Hudson River Museum
The Hudson River Museum is a regional art, history, and science museum in Yonkers known for its collections, exhibitions, and planetarium overlooking the Hudson River.
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D.
Rose Art Museum
The Rose Art Museum is a contemporary art museum at Brandeis University known for its significant collection of modern and postwar American art.
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E.
Riverside Metropolitan Museum
The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is a regional history and culture museum in Riverside, California, featuring exhibits on local heritage, natural history, and indigenous cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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medieval art museum ⓘ museum branch ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval-inspired architecture ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Manhattan
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Branches of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Medieval art museum in the United States ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
Gothic art
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Romanesque art ⓘ medieval enamels ⓘ medieval illuminated manuscripts ⓘ medieval ivories ⓘ medieval metalwork ⓘ medieval sculpture ⓘ medieval stained glass ⓘ medieval tapestries ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designedToEvoke | monastic setting ⓘ |
| devotedTo |
medieval European architecture
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medieval European art ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
The Unicorn Tapestries
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medieval altarpieces ⓘ medieval architectural fragments ⓘ medieval reliquaries ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel-like galleries
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cloistered courtyards ⓘ monastic-style gardens ⓘ reconstructed cloisters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Tryon Park
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| name | The Cloisters ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Washington Heights ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| ownedBy |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| partOf |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art system of museums ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| subjectOf | museum studies research on medieval display ⓘ |
| touristAttractionIn | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cloisters Description of subject: The Cloisters is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City devoted to medieval European art and architecture, designed to evoke a monastic setting.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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