Day Trip to the Morgan Library and Museum

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 • 9am-5pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

The Morgan Library & Museum presents a major exhibition devoted to the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian. As discussed in the New York Times Bestseller, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, Greene, a Black American woman was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy.

SCHEDULE:
9am Pick-up at Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest Campus, 901 NJ-10E, Parking Lot C (6 person minimum)
9:30am Pick-up at the JCC MetroWest, West Orange
11am Lunch at the Morgan Café, choice of 2 entrees (not kosher)
1:30pm Docent tour-Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy Exhibit
3pm Leave the museum

PRICING:
$120 per person, member
$135 per person, non-member
(25 person minimum by February 12th)

Includes coach bus transportation, lunch at the Morgan Café, and a docent tour.

To register contact Jelena Skrodzki at 973-503-3474, [email protected] or Michele Bernstein at 973-530-3447, [email protected]