Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Past Exhibitions
Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton
June 10 through September 11, 2022
With the exception of small displays in cafés and bookshops in the 1950s and ‘60s, this exhibition of sixty drawings, two accordion-fold sketchbooks, and five printed works, is the first time Barton’s art is being seen by the public.
J. Pierpont Morgan's Library: Building the Bookman's Paradise
June 10 through September 18, 2022
With rarely seen architectural drawings, period photographs, and significant rare books and manuscripts from Morgan’s collection, this exhibition traces the design, construction, and early life of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library.
The 2022 Morgan Book Project exhibition of illuminated manuscripts made by New York City students in grades 3–12 features the annual selection of 12 judges’ picks and the singular Director’s Choice.
Author of more than three thousand folk songs, Woody Guthrie (1912–1967) is one of the most influential songwriters and recording artists in American history.
Bound for Versailles: The Jayne Wrightsman Bookbindings Collection
June 25 through January 30, 2022
In the spring of 2019 Jayne Wrightsman bequeathed to the Morgan an exceptional collection of books bound for the highest echelons of 18th-century French society.
Van Eyck to Mondrian: 300 Years of Collecting in Dresden
October 22, 2021 through January 23, 2022
Building on the Morgan’s tradition of presenting to the American public distinguished works from outstanding institutions abroad , Masterworks from Dresden: Van Eyck to Mondrian will focus on the exceptional drawing collection of Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden.
Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, ca. 800–1500
October 15, 2021 through January 23, 2022
Imperial Splendor offers a sweeping overview of manuscript production in the Holy Roman Empire, one of the most impressive chapters in the history of medieval art.
