Morgan Library and Museum

New exhibit at the Morgan Library showcases the life of Jane Austen

With its exhibition “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” the Morgan Library & Museum is currently paying homage to novelist Jane Austen and her “wonderful fusion of wisdom and wit,” as philosopher Cornel West said in a film featured at the exhibit.

Binding Up History: Morgan Library Exhibits Artifacts

Last Friday evening, a group of about two dozen bibliophiles and dedicated museum patrons gathered at the Morgan Library and Museum in Midtown Manhattan to see Protecting the Word: Bookbindings of the Morgan. The exhibition, which features approximately 55 of the museum’s many thousands of books and manuscripts, spans 1600 years of literary history from across the globe.