Synopses & Reviews
In 1906, in the heart of New York City, Pierpont Morgan built a private library intended to rival the great art institutions of Europe. In 1924, The Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum became a public institution. A century after its creation, in 2006, The Morgan Library & Museum, having undergone a major expansion and renovation designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, reopened to wide critical and popular acclaim. The process leading up to that moment is documented in this book, which chronicles the 100-year transformation of a rarefied domain to a public museum, independent research library, musical venue, architectural landmark, and historic site.
Review
"[A] powerful pick, packed with color photos throughout." Midwest Book Review
Synopsis
A century after its creation, in 2006, The Morgan Library & Museum, having undergone a major expansion and renovation designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, reopened to wide critical and popular acclaim. The process leading up to that moment is documented in this book, which chronicles the 100-year transformation of a rarefied domain to a public museum, independent research library, musical venue, architectural landmark, and historic site.
Synopsis
In 1906, in the heart of New York City, Pierpont Morgan built a private library intended to rival the great art institutions of Europe. In 1924, The Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum became a public institution.
About the Author
Paul S. Byard, the head of the Historic Preservation programme at Columbia University, is a past president of the Architectural League of New York and the author of
The Architecture of Additions(ISBN 9780393731767).
Cynthia Davidsonedits ANY magazine, is the director of Anyone Corporation and is on the editorial board of the MIT Press Writing Architecture series.
Charles E. Pierce Jr.is the director of The Morgan Library and Museum.
Brian Regan, deputy director of The Morgan Library and Museum, was co-ordinator of the renovation and expansion project.