Morgan After Hours: Pride

Hello Friends!

Celebrate Pride with a vibrant evening honoring queer voices in art and literature. Enjoy live music, artmaking, dancing, drinks, and art set against the Morgan’s iconic Gilded Age glamour. Discover books and manuscripts by LGBTQ+ creators in the Historic Library, dive into the avant-garde world of photographer Peter Hujar in the exhibition Hujar:Contact, and explore the art collection of poet John Ashbery in Friends Who Came to See Me: Drawings from John Ashbery’s Collection. Dance, draw, and meet new friends in an evening of joy and celebration. Morgan After Hours is open to ages 21 and up. Suggested dress: Fabulous fashion.

With pride,
The Morgan

Vintage Photo Booth
Photo booths have a long history as safe spaces of expression for queer couples. Inspired by Hujar:Contact, create your own contact sheet for or with a friend or loved one with a $5 film photo strip from Classic Photo Booth NYC. 

ChamberQUEER
Discover music by queer composers through pop-up performances by ChamberQUEER. 

Dance to Dada Cozmic
DJ Dada Cozmic spins sets inspired by Hujar's New York.  

Express Yourself with Found Poetry
Turn prose from the Morgan’s collections into poems of your own.  Discover text and create new meaning from book pages through personal expression. 

Art & Identity
Connect with art and literary objects at the Morgan through informal conversations in the galleries with others. 

Film: Where Did Our Love Go? (1966) by Warren Sonbert (6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30)
Experimental filmmaker Warren Sonbert chronicles his community at work and play in the Janis and Castelli galleries, Warhol’s Factory, the Bleecker Street Cinema, and other iconic spaces for the artistic and social milieu of New York City in the 1960s. Run time: 15 minutes.

A Queer Collection
Add your voice to a community art project inspired by LGBTQ+ history in the Morgan’s collection. 

See and Be Seen
Drawing teaches us to really see one another. Find a partner and draw blind contour portraits by keeping your pencils on the paper and your eyes on each other.

Kiki in the Café
Sip and savor a selection of drinks and snacks for purchase at the Morgan Café. 

Shop
Visit the Morgan Shop housed in the Morgan family’s former ballroom for exhibition-related books, cards, gifts, and more!

Please e-mail public_programs@themorgan.org with questions about accessibility.