The Morgan Library & Museum

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225 Madison Avenue at E 36th Street
New York, NY 

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Tue-Sun 10:30 am–5 pm
Pay-what-you-wish Fri 5-7 pm

$22/adults, $13/students, free/ages 12 & under

Explore the stunning former private library of Gilded Age financier Pierpont Morgan, joined with other historic buildings and modern steel-and-glass pavilions.

🖼 See illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books (including some children’s favorites), and old master drawings and prints. Admire the oversize Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing 552D in the light filled Gilbert Court.

🐇 Meet unforgettable animal characters like Peter Rabbit, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, an  exhibit of artwork, picture letters books, manuscripts, and artifacts by the beloved children’s book author and illustrator.

📒 Three magnificent rooms straight out of of the Beast’s castle with wall-to-ceiling books, objets d’art and a high-security vault epitomize America’s Age of Elegance. Look for a secret vault and hidden passages. There is a lot kids will want to be touch but won’t be able to, so make sure yours is prepared to keep his or her hands in pockets and off the old stuff.

🪴 May through October, explore the stately garden, with periwinkle beds, a generous grass lawn, bluestone pathways laid in patterns derived from the Library’s Renaissance-inspired floors, and  several antiquities from the Morgan’s collection

🖌 Pick up a Family Guide with info and activities about Belle da Costa Greene, a pioneering Black female librarian who helped build the collection in the early 1900s.

⏱ Beverages and snacks available in the Morgan Café (11 am–4 pm, Friday 11am–6:30 pm).

🌳 Near activity-paced Bryant Park.