Ring in the New Year at the Morgan Library!

The Morgan Library

Let's ring in the new year (and the new decade) at the Morgan Library! There is much to see and the price is reasonable ($8 for students with ID; $12 for adults). Although there is no tour, the film "Divine Jane: Reflections on Austen" will be playing. Please note: This is the last date for many of these superb exhibitions. Don't miss them!

Here is a list of current exhibits:

Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy
November 6, 2009 through March 14, 2010
This exhibition explores the life, work, and legacy of Jane Austen (1775–1817), regarded as one of the greatest English novelists.

Rococo and Revolution: Eighteenth-Century French Drawings
October 2, 2009, through January 10, 2010
Rococo and Revolution: Eighteenth-Century French Drawings features more than eighty exceptional drawings almost exclusively from the Morgan's renowned holdings. Artists represented in the exhibition include Antoine Watteau, Jacques-Louis David, François Boucher, and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, among others.


Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol
November 20, 2009, through January 10, 2010
Dickens's original manuscript of A Christmas Carol, on view in Mr. Morgan's Library, serves as the centerpiece of the Morgan's holiday programs.

Celebrating Puccini
September 11, 2009, through January 10, 2010
Featuring the life and music of one of opera's iconic figures, composer Giacomo Puccini, the exhibition celebrates the 150th anniversary (2008–2009) of Puccini's birth in Lucca, Italy, on December 22, 1858.


Mr. Morgan's Library and Study
Ongoing

Explore the rooms in the Morgan's historic McKim building commissioned by Pierpont Morgan in 1902.


The Morgan–Renzo Piano Building Workshop Project
with a Brief History
Ongoing

The Morgan expansion project is the subject of a special exhibition that begins with a historical survey of the site from the 1850s through today. The expansion project is represented by drawings, models, and photographs.

Masterworks from the Morgan
Near Eastern Seals
Ongoing

Pierpont Morgan took great interest in ancient Near Eastern seals, as is evident from his collection, dating 3500–330 B.C.

Social networking and break-out

There is a cafe available. Please bring extra funds for refreshments. There is a dining room option for those interested.