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Laura Coombs Hills (1859–19520 Belle da Costa Greene, 1910 Watercolor on ivory; 5 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (14.6 × 10.8 cm) The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene, 1950; AZ164

The Gilder Lehrman Hall is an elegant setting for dramatic readings, concerts, lectures, and other live performances.

The Morgan Library & Museum stands on land that is part of Lenapehoking, the unceded ancestral homeland of the Lenape people.

After approximately five months of collaborative work between curators, conservators, electrical engineers, and lighting and exhibition designers, the historic J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library reopened on October 30, 2010

This room is located at the north end of the entrance rotunda that separates Morgan's library from his study.

The refurbished J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library was celebrated with a series of events on October 30, 2010.

There is only one known sculpture of Belle da Costa Greene, made by Jo Davidson in 1925. In one of her letters to Bernard Berenson, there is an additional reference to a possible sculpture made of Belle Greene's head by the American sculptor Paul Manship (1885–1966):

Curators and conservators are now working together to select material for the beautifully finished cases that will hold a rotating selection of the collection's greatest treasures.

Theodore C. Marceau (1859–1922) Belle da Costa Greene (reading), May 1911 Gelatin silver print 14 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (38 × 27.7 cm)