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Colm Tóibín is the author of several award-winning novels and short story collections.

The symposium is devoted to the drawings of the artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) and takes place in conjunction with the exhibition Sublime Ideas: Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi on view at the Morgan f

Claire Gilman, our Acquavella Curator and Department Head, Modern and Contemporary Drawings, introduces a new acquisition by Jay DeFeo, who is known for her unconventional use of materials and intense physical method of artmaking.

What is one of the biggest challenges for a building in the wilds of New York City? The fearless New York City pigeon! Just like us, pigeons love the loggia of our J. Pierpont Morgan Library building.

"The closest thing to a human being is a book. I know people think it’s a dog, but they’re wrong…When you look at manuscripts or letters and they’re written in the hand of the writer, you are closer to that writer, you’re closer to the person.” –Fran Lebowitz

Take a closer look at three touching, humanist drawings by Rembrandt (1606–1669) in the Morgan's collection. John Pierpont Morgan loved Rembrandt. He owned 500 prints by Rembrandt, and in 1909 acquired his first drawings by the artist.

September 12, 2020 through January 31, 2021

Join novelist, poet, and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Ishmael Reed for a conversation on the empowering role of art as a vehicle for reclaiming elements of African spirituality and culture.

David Hockney (b. 1937) is one of the most internationally respected and renowned artists alive today. This exhibition will be the first to focus on his portraits on paper and one of very few exhibitions to investigate his drawing practice.

To mark the 2024 centenary of its life as a public institution, the Morgan Library & Museum presents a major exhibition devoted to the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950).