Start

Mon

,

Oct 18

6:00 pm

End

Mon

,

Oct 18

8:00 pm

How

In-Person

Type

Tour

Location

Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street New York, NY 10018

Oct

18

NYPL Treasures Exhibition Tour

Start

Mon

,

Oct 18

6:00 pm

End

Mon

,

Oct 18

8:00 pm

How

In-Person

Type

Tour

Location

Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street New York, NY 10018

Take a curator-led tour of New York Public Library's new Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's led by Declan Kiely, director of special collections and exhibitions. See such treasures as: - The Declaration of Independence in Thomas Jefferson's hand - An original copy of the Bill of Rights - Manuscripts and typescripts of classic works by Virginia Woolf, Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, and many others - A Shakespeare First Folio - The original dolls owned by the real-life Christopher Robin that inspired the Winnie The Pooh stories - Sheet music from Beethoven and Mozart (and a lock of Beethoven's hair) - Charles Dickens' writing desk and personal prompt copy of A Christmas Carol (with his notes) that he used for reading

Take a curator-led tour of New York Public Library's new Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's  led by Declan Kiely, director of special collections and exhibitions.

See such treasures as:

- The Declaration of Independence in Thomas Jefferson's hand
- An original copy of the Bill of Rights
- Manuscripts and typescripts of classic works by Virginia Woolf, Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, and many others
- A Shakespeare First Folio
- The original dolls owned by the real-life Christopher Robin that inspired the Winnie The Pooh stories
- Sheet music from Beethoven and Mozart (and a lock of Beethoven's hair)
- Charles Dickens' writing desk and personal prompt copy of A Christmas Carol (with his notes) that he used for reading

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