Morgan Library & Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum (originally known as the Pierpont Morgan Library and colloquially known the Morgan) is a museum and research library in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, New York, U.S. Completed in 1906 as the <a href="/facts/Private_library/uPhP9NN1">private library</a> of the banker <a href="/facts/J._P._Morgan/1m3PwzW8">J. P. Morgan</a>, the institution is housed at 225 <a href="/facts/Madison_Avenue/3qMdm75l">Madison Avenue</a> in the <a href="/facts/Murray_Hill%2c_Manhattan/FY5HYY1e">Murray Hill</a> neighborhood of <a href="/facts/Manhattan/fF9JeXjh">Manhattan</a>. As of 2024<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgan_Library_%26_Museum&action=edit">[update]</a>, the museum is directed by <a href="/facts/Colin_B._Bailey/6S4jRgtt">Colin B. Bailey</a> and governed by a board of trustees.
The site was formerly occupied by several Phelps family residences. J. P. Morgan purchased one of these residences in 1880 and, after collecting thousands of objects in the late 19th century, erected the main library building between 1902 and 1906. The library was made a public institution in 1924 by J. P. Morgan's son <a href="/facts/J._P._Morgan%2c_Jr./cPEeS08y">John Pierpont Morgan Jr.</a>, in accordance with his father's will, and further expansions were completed in 1928, 1962, and 1991. The Morgan Library was renamed the Morgan Library & Museum after the completion of a major expansion in 2006. Further renovations were completed in 2010 and 2022.
The Morgan Library & Museum is composed of several structures. The main building was designed by <a href="/facts/Charles_Follen_McKim/7WHI4jY7">Charles McKim</a> of the firm of <a href="/facts/McKim%2c_Mead_and_White/yBkjdvze">McKim, Mead and White</a>, with an annex designed by <a href="/facts/Benjamin_Wistar_Morris_(architect)/TtbWRvUS">Benjamin Wistar Morris</a>. A 19th-century Italianate brownstone house at 231 Madison Avenue, built by <a href="/facts/Isaac_Newton_Phelps/H1vb1XaA">Isaac Newton Phelps</a>, is also part of the grounds. The complex includes three additional structures, including a glass entrance building designed by <a href="/facts/Renzo_Piano/xnbg4XQn">Renzo Piano</a> and <a href="/facts/Beyer_Blinder_Belle/kAmoMAJ6">Beyer Blinder Belle</a>. The main building and its interior is a <a href="/facts/New_York_City_designated_landmark/00NH9xxv">New York City designated landmark</a> and a <a href="/facts/National_Historic_Landmark/gSl4aEdv">National Historic Landmark</a>, while the house at 231 Madison Avenue is a designated city landmark.
The Morgan Library & Museum's collection has more than 350,000 objects, which include <a href="/facts/Illuminated_manuscript/4IPxhUdM">illuminated manuscripts</a>, authors' original manuscripts, books, and sheets of music. The Morgan also houses collections of drawings, photographs, paintings, maps, and other objects. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum has hosted temporary exhibitions, as well as events such as concerts and lectures. Both the collection and the original building's architecture have received praise over the years, while the annexes' architecture has received mixed commentary.

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Morgan Library & Museum