College Night

Tickets: Free for undergraduate and graduate students with a valid ID; Online reservations required. Please note that the virtual event and the onsite event each have their own ticket; register for the virtual and onsite sections individually.
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Students are invited to attend a virtual program and an onsite program for College Night on Thursday November 4, 2021. The virtual event, from 3:00–4:00 PM, is a drop-in program of exclusive curator-led exhibition tours and live sketching. The onsite program, from 5:30–7:30 PM, is after-hours, student-only gallery access and live music. Both events are a chance for students to explore and enjoy, online or in person, the Morgan Library & Museum.

Virtual Program: 3:00-4:00 PM EST

Drop in Exhibition Tours:

3:00-3:15 PM
Another Tradition: Drawings by Black Artists from the American South

Rachel Federman, Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Drawings

3:15-3:30 PM
Bound for Versailles: The Jayne Wrightsman Bookbindings Collection

John McQuillen, Associate Curator, Printed Books and Bindings

3:30-3:45 PM
Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, ca. 800–1500

Joshua O’Driscoll, Assistant Curator, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

3:45-4:00 PM
Van Eyck to Mondrian: 300 Years of Collecting in Dresden

Austėja Mackelaitė, Annette and Oscar de la Renta Assistant Curator, Drawings & Prints

3:00-4:00 PM: Drop in Sketching with Drawing America at the Morgan Join artist Simon Levenson for live sketching themed to the Morgan’s fall exhibitions. Informal drawing lessons are provided; participants must supply their own paper and pencil.

Onsite Program: 5:30-7:30 PM EST

Students are invited to experience the Morgan’s fall exhibitions and J. Pierpont Morgan's Library, during this special event after regular museum hours. Make a night of it and see friends, mingle with peers, and enjoy the beautiful Morgan campus to the music of the Alex Nguyen trio.

In compliance with city guidelines, museum visitors twelve and older must show proof of at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine approved for emergency use by the FDA or the World Health Organization. Our full Covid-19 safety protocols are listed here.

Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets@themorgan.org for information.