The Chinese Garden Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Chinese Garden Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Narrated by Maxwell Hearn, curator, Department of Asian Art

Recorded in 2003

Curator Maxwell Hearn describes the significance of the architectural and landscape design elements in the Chinese Garden Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Known as The Astor Court, this architectural treasure is a reconstruction of an authentic Ming dynasty garden courtyard in the city of Suzhou, west of Shanghai. It opened to the public in 1981 as a gift of the Vincent Astor Foundation, and includes an adjoining room that houses the Museum's collection of Chinese hardwood furniture.

See the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History to learn more about traditional Chinese gardens.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cgrk/hd_cgrk.htm

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[FatTonyCologino]

ive spent hours in that museum yet have failed to go in there !

[AdamCunningham20]

my favorite place in the met

[lisek16]

I recently came back from Suzhou, the garden is very reminiscent of the gardens I visited there. beautiful.

[texwood01]

Dear Metmuseum, How can we contact Dr. Hearn. We are The Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) in Taiwan. We hope to invite Dr. Hearn to speak at the 2009

Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) Annual Conference.

[GracelynMusic]

What a superb addition these videos are to the rich educational and cultural offerings of the Museum and its fabulous Web site. Thank you.