In the heart of midtown at 36th Street and Madison Avenue, The Morgan Library and Museum is a beautiful needle in the busy haystack in Midtown. It was founded in 1906 to house the private library of J.P. Morgan. Today, it serves as a scholarly research center and museum. There is Morgan's study, a librarian's office, his library, and 2 or 3 galleries (where no photos were allowed.) This picture is of the three story library, where included in his collection is 3 Gutenberg Bibles.
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| I want to live here... |
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| Beethoven sheet music |
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| Closeup of the bookcases |
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| One of three Gutenberg Bibles in the library |
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| Amazing |
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| Closeup of the mantle piece in the Librarian's Office |
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| Cast of George Washington |
The galleries were amazing. I wish I could have posted pictures in there! The Drawing Surrealism Exhibit is "Sensational!" according to the New York Times. Their
website has all of the info to visit them, it costs $15 for an adult ticket. Worth the money!
More pictures from my visit can be found on my
Facebook page.
This place is gorgeous! I love a stately library, and the Morgan never disappoints...I feel like I'm in the musical Beauty and the Beast when I go in!
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