Morgan After Hours

Retreat into the cozy rooms and galleries of the Morgan’s Gilded Age library. After museum hours, the doors reopen for a relaxing evening of art, meditation, wine, and live music.

Visitors can marvel at medieval manuscripts in Sing a New Song: The Psalms of Medieval Art and Life, delight in Impressionist masterpieces in Renoir Drawings, and admire contemporary works in Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings. Guided mindfulness meditation in the Morgan’s historic parlors offers a moment to pause, while drop-in artmaking provides a chance to embrace creativity. Guests can also enjoy a beverage in the café while a string quartet performs.

Morgan After Hours is open to ages 21 and up. Dress code: velvet vibes optional.

Illuminate Your Own Ornate Initial
Inspired by illuminated manuscripts on view in Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life, participants can craft their own medieval initial as a keepsake or gift. Calligraphy pens and other materials are provided.

Medieval Mindfulness (6:30 & 7:30)
Guided twenty-minute meditation sessions in the Morgan family’s private parlors invite visitors to focus on the present moment before returning to the galleries.

Still Life Sketching
Inspired by Renoir’s Drawings, guests can try their hand at sketching a floral still life in the Morgan’s Marble Hall. All materials are provided.

Music of the Exhibitions
Enjoy music from the Middle Ages with pop-up performances by Concordian Dawn in the Morgan’s historic spaces. A Manhattan School of Music string quartet plays works popular in Renoir’s era.

Slow Art
Museum staff facilitate close looking and intimate conversations with works of art in the galleries.

Buttons of the Bestiary
Create a button featuring fantastical medieval creatures from the Morgan’s collection.

Café Lounge
Relax with wine and cheese, available for purchase, in the Morgan Café.

Shop
Explore the Morgan Shop, located in the former Morgan family ballroom, for books, cards, gifts, and exhibition-related treasures.