The Morgan Library & Museum
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The Morgan Library & Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jan Karski's Bench, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
The Morgan Library & Museum (formerly the Pierpont Morgan Library; colloquially the Morgan) is a museum and research library in New York City, New York, United States. Completed in 1906 as the private library of the banker J. P. Morgan, the institution is housed at 225 Madison Avenue in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. As of 2024, the museum is directed by Colin B. Bailey and governed by a board of trustees. The site was formerly occupied by several Phelps family residences, one of which was sold to J. P. Morgan in 1880. After collecting thousands of objects in the late 19th century, Morgan erected the main building between 1902 and 1906, with Belle da Costa Greene serving as its first librarian for more than four decades. The library was made a public institution in 1924 by J. P. Morgan's son John Pierpont Morgan Jr., 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 Charles McKim of the firm of McKim, Mead and White, with an annex designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris. A 19th-century Italianate brownstone house at 231 Madison Avenue, built by Isaac Newton Phelps, is also part of the grounds. The complex includes three additional structures, including a glass entrance building designed by Renzo Piano and Beyer Blinder Belle. The main building and its interior is a New York City designated landmark and a National Historic Landmark, 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 illuminated manuscripts, 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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Dates from 1924.
Wikidata Q1478423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jan Karski's Bench: 0.0 mi
- Patience: 0.3 mi
- The Right Light: 0.3 mi
- Fortitude: 0.3 mi
- Triad: 0.3 mi
- Inclenberg: 0.1 mi
- Wendell L. Willkie: 0.3 mi
- “The Engineers Club”: 0.3 mi
- Gertrude Stein: 0.3 mi
- William Cullen Bryant: 0.3 mi
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 0.2 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Sex: 0.5 mi
- National Museum of Mathematics: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.6 mi
- NY Skyride: 0.2 mi
- Strange Days Album Cover Location: 0.2 mi
- Empire State Building: 0.2 mi
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: 0.3 mi
- Grand Central Terminal: 0.3 mi
- Pershing Square: 0.3 mi
- Herald Square: 0.3 mi
- Greeley Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Saint Vartan Park: 0.4 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.6 mi
- Katharine Hepburn Garden: 0.7 mi
- Amster Yard: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Alice's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.7 mi
- Bird Island: 3.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.1 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Great Hill: 3.5 mi
- Street Seats: 1.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 3.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
- The Loch: 3.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.1 mi
- The Falls: 12.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.8 mi
- Barber: 20.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of The Morgan Library & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 19.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 305° | 263 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 20.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 20.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 321° | 180 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Manhattan/Midtown East · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
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