Astor Court (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

For the building in the Upper West Side, see Astor Court Building. For the buildings in the Bronx Zoo, see Astor Court (Bronx Zoo).
The Astor Court

The Astor Court, located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is a re-creation of a Ming dynasty-style, Chinese-garden courtyard. It is also known as the Ming Hall (明軒).

The first permanent cultural exchange between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China,[1] the installation was completed in 1981. Conceived by museum trustee Brooke Astor,[2] the courtyard was created and assembled by expert craftsmen from China using traditional methods, materials and hand tools.[3]

Moon gate entrance
  1. ^ Shepard, Richard (January 17, 1979). "Metropolitan To Get Chinese Garden Court and Ming Room". The New York Times. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Staff writer (June 12, 1981). The Metropolitan Celebrates New Chinese Additions, The New York Times. Accessed July 20, 2010. (subscription required)
  3. ^ https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F40A16F7385C12728DDDAB0A94DD405B8084F1D3 [dead link]