Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Where did paint come from in the Middle Ages? Take a close look at some of the most stunning illuminated manuscripts in the Morgan’s collection and discuss the origins of the colors that fill the pages.
Boston Early Music Vocal & Chamber Ensembles perform a concert version of two masterworks by Georg Philipp Telemann.
A conversation with Maria Popova and composer Paola Prestini, lensed through the music manuscripts of Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn.
In the 2024 Thaw Lecture, Stephanie Buck, Director of the Kupferstich-Kabinett at the Dresden State Art Collections, and the Drawing Institute’s 2024 Thaw Senior Fellow, will explore the interstices of some of the Morgan’s finest early German drawings, among them Dürer’s enigmatic Abduction on Horseback and the Head of an Elderly Man attributed to Sebald Beham.
Celebrate the holiday season with the Morgan’s annual display of the original manuscript of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol and enjoy artmaking and activities for all ages themed to our current exhibitions.
Experience the magic of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol in Skylark Vocal Ensemble’s musical interpretation, narrated by actor Christine Baranski.
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Take a close look at the1843 manuscript of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol through a virtual, docent-led discussion that focuses on the manuscript, as well as aspects of Dickens’ life and the history of the book.
Leap off the page with our family program for young readers. Enjoy a family tour inspired by the exhibition Franz Kafka.
Joshua Cohen
Maira Kalman
Josh Luxenberg
Explore literary manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and photography related to Franz Kafka, including the original manuscript of his novella, The Metamorphosis, with a virtual docent-led discussion of the exhibition Franz Kafka.
Join curators of the Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition, Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy (on view October 25, 2024 through May 4, 2025), to explore Belle da Costa Greene’s life and legacy through a three-session online course.
Inspired by the exhibition Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy, Candice Hoyes will perform a recital of works ranging from classical to jazz that highlight aspects of Greene’s life and work that resonate with us today.
Leap off the page with our family program geared towards younger readers.
Join author and scholar Benjamin Balint for a live virtual lecture on the international struggle to preserve Franz Kafka’s literary legacy.
Join writer Benjamin Balint for an in-gallery discussion of Franz Kafka as he speaks of Kafka’s relics amidst the very objects that bear witness to his life.
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Join Francesco Corti for an evening of harpsichord music.
Gather in J. Pierpont Morgan’s historic Library for an intimate discussion of Nella Larsen’s classic 1929 novel, Passing.
Since 1971, the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers have changed the lives of young opera singers through awards and recitals.
Enjoy a midday interlude with the Morgan’s noontime recitals. In partnership with Young Concert Artists, the series showcases a new generation of musicians.
Join the Morgan Library & Museum for a special screening of Imitation of Life (1934)
Leap off the page with our family program geared towards younger readers.
Experience the themes and moods conjured by Franz Kafka through the eyes of American composer Philip Glass.
What does it mean for Kafka’s work that the first translations were by women? Join Michelle Woods as she examines this question in a lecture on Milena Jesenská and Willa Muir, and their roles in establishing Kafka as a globally influential writer.
This Women’s History Month, discover the extraordinary story of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, a brilliant composer long ignored by the classical music world in favor of her famous brother, Felix.
Enjoy a midday interlude with the Morgan’s noontime recitals. In partnership with Young Concert Artists, the series showcases a new generation of musicians.
Megan Moore, lyric coloratura mezzo-soprano, is quickly garnering attention as an artist of versatility and depth in a broad range of repertoire.
In conjunction with the exhibition Franz Kafka, playwright and Yiddish theater scholar Nahma Sandrow will present an intimate lecture in J. Pierpont Morgan’s historic library on the cultural significance of Yiddish theater in pre-war Europe.
Enjoy a midday interlude with the Morgan’s noontime recitals. In partnership with Young Concert Artists, the series showcases a new generation of musicians.
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail [email protected] for information.