Museum of Biblical Art
1865 Broadway | at 61st Street
Lincoln Square | Manhattan
to 59th Street-Columbus Circle
General Information
Contact 212-408-1500 |
Museum of Biblical
Art
Hours
Tuesday &
Wednesday 10:00A to 6:00P
Thursday 10:00A to 8:00P
Friday thru Sunday 10:00A
to 6:00P
Closed New Year's Day, Jul 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Extras
Book Store
Admission
Adults $7 | Seniors $4 | Students $4 | Children
under 12 free
Highlights
The Museum of Biblical Art, formerly
the American Bible Society Gallery, opened in February 2005. At its
core is the long-term loan of the Society's renowned Rare Scripture
collection, more than 2,000 works spanning centuries of the Bible in
print and manuscript form
Highlights include a 1611 edition of
the King James Bible, the first printed edition of the Bible in
Hebrew, a 1662 Latin Bible and, from the Americas, the Massachusetts
Bible of 1663, and Robet Aitken's English Bible of 1782. Other items include Braille volumes from Helen Keller, a circa 14th
century Chinese Torah and a reproduction of Gutenberg's press.
Volumes and other pieces from the library's collection are displayed
in changing exhibitions
Exhibitions listed by
order of closing date
June 18 thru September 12
2010
Ukrainian Icons
February 19 thru May 30
2010
Uneasy Communion
Jews, Christians and the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain
February 18 thru May 30
2010
Pearl of Great Price
Selections from the Rare Bible Collection
Things change quickly in NYC. Be sure to contact the museum or society for changes to schedules, admission fees, restrictions on children, strollers, backpacks, etc.
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