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.
Another Tradition: Drawings by Black Artists from the American South
September 24, 2021 through January 16, 2022
This exhibition celebrates the Morgan’s 2018 acquisition of eleven drawings from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Black Southern artists and their communities.
Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander is internationally celebrated for bringing Indo-Persian manuscript-painting traditions into dialogue with contemporary art practice.
Tradition, Innovation, and Response: Stage Designs from the Morgan’s Collection
June 1, 2021 through September 12, 2021
Designing a set for the theater stage presents a unique challenge: How does the artist visually transport live performers into the fictional world of the performance?