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THE MORGAN LIBRARY

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29 East 36th Street, Murray Hill, New York (Manhattan), The United States Of America
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2024
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2024

Museum and research library with a personal collection of impressive literary and musical manuscripts.

Both a museum and a research library, this beautiful Italian Renaissance building, completely renovated in 2006, was built by the great financier J.-P. Morgan in 1906 (for the sum of 1.2 million dollars) and houses an exceptional collection of manuscripts and rare works. Originally made up solely of the personal collection of J.-P. Morgan (whose home was nearby), the museum has since been enriched by drawings, prints and other literary and musical manuscripts. In the course of the various temporary exhibitions, it is possible to see originals by Beethoven or Schubert, letters by Mozart or George Washington, treasures of illumination and illustrated editions from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Two rooms in particular stand out: The West Room, which was Morgan's study and has been preserved intact, with a beautiful curved ceiling and a number of master paintings; the other room, The East Room, is the library and features an impressive collection of rare books, signed music manuscripts and various objects brought back by Morgan on his many trips to Europe. The works on display change regularly. Only one item in the permanent collection is on view year-round: a bible printed by Gutenberg in 1455. The museum owns 3 of the world's 11 copies. In 1966, the building was designated both a New York Historic Landmark and a National Historic Landmark.

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Jenny0622
Visited in march 2022
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Un bijou
Une de mes meilleures visites sur New-York ! Je recommande de la visiter à la tombée de la nuit, l'ambiance n'y est que plus séduisante.
P..lo
Visited in september 2019
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Une visite très interessante
Une visite très interessante pour la beauté du batiment et les objets qui'l contient. Outre aux livres rares, à de merveilleux tableaux et aux marbres précieux,
vous pouvez voir par exemple des seaux de Mésopotamie et la décoration d'un evangelie serti de pierres precieuses du petit-fils de Charlemagne
(Charles II le Chauve)!
elodie95
Visited in august 2018
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superbe bibliothèque
Superbe bibliothèque ancienne, avec des livres jusqu'au plafond et des meubles de toute beauté. Les expos sont aussi très intéressantes. Bref, pas trop réputé à NY et pourtant ça vaut vraiment le déplacement.

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