#Doorsday

Installation in progress.

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The Morgan Library - The Book of Marvels

"Several stories in the Book of Marvels reflects an interest in merchants, trade, and luxury goods. Such accounts often focus on the difficulties and dangers of acquiring precious materials such as gems or spices in faraway lands. A popular example relates to the origins of cinnamon, believed to come from the nests of the mythical cinnamologus birds of Arabia."

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#newyork #MorganLibrary #book #MiddleAges

Celebrate Belle da Costa Greene, the trailblazing librarian who shaped the Morgan Library. As its first director, she overcame racial barriers during the Gilded Age to pioneer education and culture.

Explore her extraordinary journey and impact at the Morgan Library’s centennial exhibition, running until May 4, 2025.

@goodnews

#BelleDaCostaGreene #MorganLibrary #GoodNews #EducationMatters #HistoryMakers
https://mymodernmet.com/belle-da-costa-greene-morgan-library/

The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5159998/the-true-story-of-a-famed-librarian-and-the-secret-she-guarded-closely

#MorganLibrary #Librarian #Race #BelleDaCostaGreene

The #Extraordinary #Story of #Black #Librarian #BelleDaCostaGreene

A new #exhibition at the #MorganLibrary explores the #legacy of its #inaugural #director, who amassed a trove of #rare #books and #prints while passing as a #White #woman in #segregated #America.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #NewYorkCity #History #RoleModels #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon

https://hyperallergic.com/878327/the-extraordinary-story-of-black-librarian-belle-da-costa-greene-morgan-library/