The Metropolitan Museum of Art - January 26, 2026

Follow your heart's desire and explore The Met Cloisters after hours

Catch performances, workshops, and more.

The Met Cloisters Late Night: Night of Desire

Thursday, February 12, 6–9 pm

Follow your heart to The Met Cloisters! Celebrate Valentine's Day with a special after-hours event dedicated to medieval love and desire. Spend the evening with someone special and discover the passionate world of the Middle Ages.

💌 Get creative with hands-on activities—make valentines inspired by medieval manuscripts, draw a portrait of your date, or craft a wire ring to gift someone special.

💕 Stroll the galleries, enjoy intimate gallery chats with curators, meet the mischievous Greedy Peasant, and mingle with fellow romantics.

🎵 Listen to medieval love songs performed live by Alkemie.

🌹 Explore a fragrance experience created by Mythologist Studio, inspired by the scents of the Middle Ages.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages.

Fee: $50. Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required. Drink specials and light fare available for purchase. Activities are subject to change.

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Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages is made possible by the Michel David-Weill Fund and Kathryn A. Ploss.

Public programs at The Met Cloisters are made possible in part by The Helen Clay Frick Foundation.

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Images: Don Pollard and Filip Wolak