NYPL Treasures Exhibition
NYPL Treasures Exhibition
- December 13th
- 6 PM to 7 PM ET
- In-Person
- FREE for Insiders
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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