Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters
Beatrix Potter's stories can be found in the manuscript picture letters she wrote to children of friends and family members.
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Online Exhibitions
Renaissance Venice: Drawings from the Morgan
This selection of exceptional works from the Morgan's collection chronicles a remarkable period of artistic creativity in Venice.
In the Company of Animals: Art, Literature, and Music
Writer Emma Straub, photographer William Wegman, and composer Michael Hearst reflect on the bond between artists and animals.
Auld Lang Syne: The Story of a Song
This online exhibition untangles the complex origins of the song that has become, over time, a globally shared expression of friendship and longing.
Treasures of Islamic Manuscript Painting from the Morgan
Browse all the works in the exhibition and see additional manuscripts that are only available online.
Charles Dickens at 200
Browse a complete facsimile of the manuscript of Dickens's A Christmas Carol and read twenty letters by Dickens in their entirety, selected from the Morgan's collection of over 1500.
Ingres at the Morgan
This selection of sixteen drawings and three letters from the Morgan chronicles the major periods of Ingres's artistic production.
Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands
View a selection of works from the exhibition that explores the evolution of courtly clothing from around 1330 to 1515.
Jim Dine: The Glyptotek Drawings
See all forty Glyptotek Drawings and related works, and read a conservation essay.
The Diary: Three Centuries of Private Lives
Learn about a selection of featured diaries, listen to readings, download the exhibition audio guide, and follow the curator's blog.
Degas: Drawings and Sketchbook
This presentation of drawings and a sketchbook by Degas from the Morgan's collections captures the range of the artist's draftsmanship and includes his most quintessential subjects.
Mark Twain: A Skeptic's Progress
Browse a selection of manuscripts, letters, drawings, and photographs from the exhibition Mark Twain: A Skeptic's Progress.