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Did you know that Vincent van Gogh was an inveterate letter writer? In 2007 the Morgan acquired a set of letters by the post-Impressionist artist Van Gogh written to friends. Hear our Director Colin B.

Jack Whitten was one of the most innovative artists to emerge in the second half of the twentieth century.

The restoration project of our McKim, Mead & White building is moving along with the guidance and careful eye of the architectural conservators from Integrated Conservation Resources, Inc. (ICR).

The Morgan is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth with a collection display of his sketches and manuscripts, including beloved works like the Hammerklavier Piano Sonata and the “Ghost” Piano Trio.

Building on the Morgan’s tradition of presenting to the American public distinguished works from outstanding institutions abroad, Van Eyck to Mondrian: 300 Years of Collecting in Dresden focuses on the exceptional drawing collection of the Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden.

Very little is known about Rick Barton (1928–1992), who, between 1958 and 1962, created hundreds of drawings of striking originality.

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.

In 2018 the Morgan acquired eleven drawings from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Black Southern artists and their communities. The artists represented in the acquisition are Thornton Dial, Nellie Mae Rowe, Henry Speller, Luster Willis, and Purvis Young.