Past Exhibitions

Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, ca. 800–1500

October 15, 2021 through January 23, 2022

Imperial Splendor offers a sweeping overview of manuscript production in the Holy Roman Empire, one of the most impressive chapters in the history of medieval art.

Another Tradition: Drawings by Black Artists from the American South

September 24, 2021 through January 16, 2022

This exhibition celebrates the Morgan’s 2018 acquisition of eleven drawings from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Black Southern artists and their communities.

A brown light brown tiger with dark brown stripes with a blue face to the left, a yellow face to the right and a pink face on top.

Women Artists and Patrons in the Natural Sciences, 1650–1800

September 14, 2021 through January 9, 2022

As both artists and patrons, women played an important role in the development of the natural sciences in the early modern period.

Recent Acquisitions: Modern and Contemporary Drawings and Prints

June 25 through October 3, 2021

Nearly twenty years ago, the Morgan decided to expand its collection of drawings and prints into the modern era.

Drawing of abstract hat shape with black lines, and gray blue wash.

Shahzia Sikander: Extraordinary Realities

June 18 through September 26, 2021

Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander is internationally celebrated for bringing Indo-Persian manuscript-painting traditions into dialogue with contemporary art practice.

Watercolor showing figure with hat surrounded by partial figures and shapes with red, yellow and green earth tones.

Tradition, Innovation, and Response: Stage Designs from the Morgan’s Collection

June 1, 2021 through September 12, 2021

Designing a set for the theater stage presents a unique challenge: How does the artist visually transport live performers into the fictional world of the performance?

Drawing showing interior architectural scene with columns and arches in gray and brown wash."

Architecture, Theater, and Fantasy: Bibiena Drawings from the Jules Fisher Collection

May 28 through September 12, 2021

This exhibition is the first in the United States in over thirty years to celebrate these talented draftsmen and marks the promised gift to the Morgan of a group of Bibiena drawings from the collection of Jules Fisher, the Tony-winning lighting designer.