Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

Until she retired in 1948, Greene presided over and built, together with both Morgans, the incomparable collection of books, manuscripts and art that became today’s Morgan Library & Museum.

More than 170 years after his death, a new piece of music by composer Frédéric Chopin was discovered in the archives of The Morgan Library and Museum. The surprising discovery, made by curator ...

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Photo Courtesy of The Morgan Library & Museum The quality of the craftsmanship throughout the garden matches the high caliber set by the library building. Accenting the garden’s walkways you ...

It grew from a small library to a massive and wide-ranging educational institution before focusing on art.

From the outside, the Morgan Library and Museum doesn't look like a space that would house three Gutenberg Bibles, letters from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and a manuscript from Mozart.

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you love all things book-related, consider visiting The Morgan Library & Museum nearby, which features J.P. Morgan's stunning 1906 library. The museum offers free ...

In 1924, J.P. Morgan Jr., known as Jack, opened his late father’s private collection to the public as the Pierpont Morgan Library. Its first director was Belle da Costa Greene (1879-1950).