The Morgan Library & Museum(1)

Morgan Museum & Library📚: A Mysterious and Iconic Literary Museum in NYC The Morgan Museum & Library, originally the John Pierpont Morgan Library, is a museum that began as the private library of J.P. Morgan, a renowned American financier and one of the most famous collectors in the United States. 🗽🌟 Built in 1906, the building is located next to Morgan's residence on Madison Avenue and 36th Street in New York. Designed by Charles McKim in a luxurious Italian Renaissance style, the museum's collection showcases Morgan's various treasures, including a vast number of rare books, medieval and Renaissance artworks, and illustrated manuscripts. 🗽🌟 For example, it houses three copies of the Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed on the printing press in 1455. 📚 The museum holds tens of thousands of manuscript books, including prints and sketches by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. 🗽🌟 It also displays the manuscript of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Mozart's Symphony No. 35, among others. 🎶 #NewYork 🗽🌟