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2011

  • NEW MORGAN EXHIBITION OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS EXPLORES THE EVOLUTION OF HIGH FASHION DURING THE LATE MIDDLE AGES

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    The complex and rich history of courtly fashion of the late Middle Ages as seen in the manuscripts and early printed books of the period is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum entitled Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands.
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  • THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM PRESENTS SEVENTEEN MASTER DRAWINGS BY INGRES

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    Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) is among an elite group of nineteenth-century French masters whose style is almost instantly recognizable. Arguably the greatest portraitist of his time, Ingres was a brilliant draftsman, and his drawings have long been prized along with his paintings.
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  • THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM NAMES LINDA WOLK-SIMON TO HEAD ITS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DEPARTMENT OF DRAWINGS

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    William M. Griswold, Director of The Morgan Library & Museum, announced today the appointment of Linda Wolk-Simon as Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Head of the Morgan's renowned Department of Drawings and Prints.
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  • LISTMAKERS—NEW EXHIBITION AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM LOOKS AT THIS UNIVERSAL FORM OF DOCUMENTATION AMONG ARTISTS AND WRITERS SHOW FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF ITEMS FROM THE COMMON "TO-DO" TO LISTS OF BOOKS TO READ, APPOINTMENTS MADE, AND PLA

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    Beginning June 3, a new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates this most common form of documentation by presenting an array of lists made by a broad range of artists, from Pablo Picasso and Alexander Calder to H. L. Mencken, Eero Saarinen, Elaine de Kooning, and Lee Krasner.
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  • THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM PARTICIPATES IN THE MUSIC TREASURES CONSORTIUM WEB SITE HOSTED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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    The Morgan Library & Museum is participating in the Library of Congress Music Treasures Consortium Web site, which gives online access to some of the world's most valued music manuscripts and printed scores.
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  • RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER AND ALBERT EINSTEIN’S ORIGINAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY NOTES AMONG NEW TREASURES ON VIEW IN THE MORGAN’S RESTORED McKIM BUILDING

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    The Morgan Library & Museum announced today that a new group of highlights from its permanent collection will go on view February 15 in the newly restored McKim building.
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  • MOZART’S CHILDHOOD COMPOSITIONS, J. D. SALINGER LETTER, AND LORD BYRON’S DON JUAN MANUSCRIPT AMONG TREASURES DISPLAYED AT THE MORGAN THIS SUMMER

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    The Morgan Library & Museum announced today that more than thirty rare works from its collections will be displayed beginning June 14 in the recently restored McKim building.
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  • DRAWING TREASURES FROM THE LOUVRE, A CELEBRATION OF CHARLES DICKENS, AND RARE ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT PAINTINGS AMONG NOTABLE FALL 2011 EXHIBITIONS AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM

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    Beginning in September, The Morgan Library & Museum will feature a seasonal suite of exhibitions ranging across art, literature, and music that promises to be one of its most exciting and appealing yet.
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  • LAWRENCE R. RICCIARDI NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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    The Morgan Library & Museum—which houses one of the world's foremost collections of art, literature, and music—announced that Lawrence R. Ricciardi has been named President of its Board of Trustees.
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  • XU BING’S SPECTACULAR THE LIVING WORD 3 TO GO ON VIEW JULY 15 AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM

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    The Morgan Library & Museum announced today that Chinese artist Xu Bing will create a new, larger version of his celebrated work The Living Word specifically for the Morgan's soaring glass-enclosed Gilbert Court.
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