Will this be the year you visit the Morgan Library & Museum's historic library? Check out the fresco covered ceiling of the main East Room and take a step back in time. ___ [Morgan library and museum, nyc museum, morgan library, morgan museum, morgan library museum, pierpont morgan museum, new york city museum, museums at nyc, historic libraries, gilded age | The Morgan Library & Museum

After almost 120 years on view in the East Room of the Morgan’s historic library, Triumph of Avarice, the monumental tapestry that hangs above the fireplace, was removed in August 2025, and transported to the Textile Conservation Laboratory of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where it will undergo essential conservation work to help preserve the tapestry for years to come. Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, Triumph of Avarice has hung in the East Room ever since the library's completion in 19

Visit the most beautiful library in NYC for free on Friday evenings The Morgan Library & Museum (@themorganlibrary) is known for its enchanting library, with a collection of rare books and art Admission is free with a tickets every Friday 5-8pm enjoy live jazz. Tickets go live every Friday before at 9:30am. free college Sundays on the first Sunday of each month for undergrad grad students. Tickets encouraged. Have you been to The Morgan Library before? 📍 225 Madison Avenue | NYC for Free

It’s not just a façade! The façade of our J. Pierpont Morgan Library building uses a complex ancient Greek building technique that enables the stone to have no visible mortar. The architects, McKim, Mead & White, adapted this technique to account for the variable climate in New York city. In this video, Jennifer Schork, Senior Conservator of Integrated Conservation Resources, describes this complex system with a diagram of the building blocks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With only 1/64” of space betwee

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