Highlights of the Collection
There are only fifty copies remaining the world of the Gutenberg Bible, and the Morgan Library & Museum boasts three in its possession. Just some of the other remarkable holdings include an autographed manuscript of the Haffner Symphony by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and autographed journal entries by American author and abolitionist Henry David Thoreau.
From medieval illuminated manuscripts to rare first editions, visitors will marvel at the astonishing collection of works which includes the only surviving manuscript of John Milton's Paradise Lost, Charles Dickens's manuscript of A Christmas Carol, and letters and manuscripts by major figures such as Jane Austen, John Keats, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Charlotte Brontë and John Steinbeck.
In addition to the many rare manuscripts in the Morgan’s holdings, the museum also showcases drawings and works by great artists such as Rubens, Degas and Leonardo da Vinci, early children’s books and rare printed music, as well as correspondence by post-World War II writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Jack Kerouac.
he Morgan also hosts visiting exhibitions from other museums to complement its world-class collections, and features an extensive selection of on-line exhibitions at the official Morgan Library & Museum website.
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