NEW YORK CITY — Tucked away in Fort Tryon Park on the northern outskirts of Manhattan, far from Museum Mile, The Cloisters Museum & Gardens has been a bit overlooked among the city’s many fine museums. Shamefully, this writer who has lived in the tri-state area for more than four decades, had never visited the museum … until now. It is a common refrain museum staff hear from visitors who arrive for the first time. First-timers soon are transfixed by what they discover here. The word is out, though, as the museum celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding in 1938, kicking off a yearlong celebration in a big way. The first of three special exhibitions opened this week: “Search for the Unicorn: An Exhibition In Honor of The Cloisters’ 75th Anniversary,” which includes more than 40 works of art in various media and explores the theme of the unicorn in medieval and Renaissance art and literature... Read more