New York City Sights

Pierpont Morgan Library

#48 of 1871 things to do in New York City

#339 of 27205 things to do in North America

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  • Address
    • 29 E 36th St at Madison Ave
  • Transport
    • 6 to 33rd St
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 212 685 0610
  • Price
    • adult/child & senior $12/8
  • Hours
    • 10:30am-5pm Tue-Thu, to 9pm Fri, 10am-6pm Sat & Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Pierpont Morgan Library

This library, recently reopened after a beautiful and extensive renovation, is part of the 45-room mansion once owned by steel magnate JP Morgan. His collection features a phenomenal array of manuscripts, tapestries and books (with no fewer than three Gutenberg Bibles), a study filled with Italian Renaissance artwork, a marble rotunda and the three-tiered East Room main library. The rotating exhibits here – like the recent 18th-century French drawings by artists including Antoine Watteau and Claude Gillot, or a collection of Jane Austen’s letters and manuscripts – are really top-notch.

 

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    Part Mansion, Part Museum

    alistnyc recommends this,

    I have to say JP Morgan had an impressive office - just look at the wallpaper. This Renzo Piano museum merges parts of his old mansion with new glass enclosed spaces. The collections downstairs, although buried in the basement are really good.

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