Belle da Costa Greene, the Morgan’s First Librarian and Director
Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. She ran the Morgan Library for forty-three years—nineteen as the private librarian of J. Pierpont Morgan and later his son, Jack, and twenty-four as the inaugural director of the Pierpont Morgan Library (now the Morgan Library & Museum).
Welcome to the Morgan - The Morgan Library & Museum
The Morgan Library & Museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10:30 am to 5 pm, and Friday from 10:30 am to 8 pm. The Morgan closes at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and 5 pm on New Year's Eve. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Admission.
Explore the Collection - The Morgan Library & Museum
Explore the Collection. See highlights of J. Pierpont Morgan's immense holdings of Egyptian art, Renaissance paintings, Chinese porcelains, illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books, and old master drawings and prints. Watch Morgan staff disucssing a selection of items from the Morgan's collection in this video series.
About the Morgan | The Morgan Library & Museum
A museum and independent research library located in the heart of New York City, the Morgan Library & Museum began as the personal library of financier, collector, and cultural benefactor Pierpont Morgan. As early as 1890 Morgan had begun to assemble a collection of illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books, and old ...
J. Pierpont Morgan's Library - The Morgan Library & Museum
In June 2022 the Morgan completed the first comprehensive exterior restoration of the library that J. Pierpont Morgan commissioned from architect Charles Follen McKim. This American Renaissance masterpiece, completed in 1906, is the historic heart of the Morgan Library & Museum. The restoration addresses weathering, deterioration, and minor ...
Tours - The Morgan Library & Museum
Docent-led Highlights tours and tours of select exhibitions are listed below.Highlights Tour of the CollectionOnsite Highlights tours provide a general introduction to J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library, the Morgan campus, and include a selection of highlights from the permanent collection.These tours run every Tuesday through Sunday at 12:30 pm.All schedules are …
The Picture of Dorian Gray - The Morgan Library & Museum
With its memorable tale of ageless beauty and a concealed portrait, The Picture of Dorian Gray stands as one of Oscar Wilde’s most enduring and widely read literary works. Inspired at once by gothic horror fiction, French decadent literature, and contemporary aesthetic theory, the novel incited a storm of controversy in the late nineteenth century for its moral ambivalence and veiled ...
Concerts, Talks, and More | The Morgan Library & Museum
A conversation with Maria Popova and composer Paola Prestini, lensed through the music manuscripts of Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn. Friday, December 6, 2024, 6:30–7:30 PM. Location: Gilder Lehrman Hall. Tickets: Choose your level of support for this program: $10/$20/$30. Order tickets.
The Little Prince: Manuscript and Drawings
The manuscript. The Morgan manuscript of The Little Prince is an extraordinary physical record of the author’s creative labor. Saint-Exupéry often wrote late into the night, a cigarette in his mouth and a cup of coffee or tea on hand. He thrived on the responses of those he trusted, thinking nothing of calling a friend at two in the morning ...
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, founded by Pierpont …
The Morgan Library & Museum. 225 Madison Avenue. New York, NY 10016. (212) 685-0008. The Importance of the NEH to Our Work. Terms and conditions. The programs of the Morgan Library & Museum are made possible with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State ...