Morgan Library & Museum - Centennial
Acquisitions in Honor of the Morgan's Centennial
Centennial of the Morgan Library & Museum
The year 2024 marks one hundred years of the Morgan Library & Museum as a public institution. Established by Jack Morgan as the Pierpont Morgan Library in 1924, the Morgan is major cultural destination in New York City. With rare and noteworthy collections, a rich calendar of exhibitions and programs, and a world-class research center for scholars, artists, writers, and more, the Morgan’s multifaceted work reaches more than 250,000 visitors on-site and seven million online annually.
Acquisitions in Honor of the Morgan's Centennial. Exhibit is open May 9-August 17, 2025
The Centennial exhibition commemorates a notable selection of purchases, gifts, and promised gifts made in honor of the Morgan’s Centennial.
Ranging from the Middle Ages to the present, the Centennial acquisition highlights include two manuscripts related to the publication of Leonardo da Vinci’s Treatise on Painting; Renaissance and modern bookbindings of exceptional craftsmanship; and extraordinary group of manuscripts related to Queen Elizabeth I, Marie de’ Medici, Edgar Allan Poe, and John Coltrane.
Online exhibit is here: A Celebration: Acquisitions in Honor of the Morgan's Centennial | The Morgan Library & Museum