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Learn about the storied life and legacy of Belle da Costa Greene, one of the most remarkable librarians in American history. Her life and career, popularized in the best-selling book The Personal Librarian, is the subject of an upcoming exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum, which is marking the 2024 Centennial Celebration of its existence as a public institution. As personal librarian to financier J. P. Morgan, Jr., Belle was instrumental in amassing the museum's extraordinary collection.
Erica Ciallela, a public historian and the exhibition's curator, will trace Belle's life from her roots in a largely black community in Washington, D.C, to her enduring legacy using many of the museum's extraordinary resources.**
The exhibit opens on October 25, 2024 and runs though May 4, 2025.The Morgan Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
**Will be held in-person at the Teaneck Municipal Building North, 818 Teaneck Road, in the first floor Council Chambers.