prometheus – ceiling mural at mcgraw rotunda
You know, I’ve been in the New York Public Library many times, but it wasn’t until a friend was visiting that we decided to take one of their free tours at the main location at 5th Ave and 42nd Street. You can find out more about the tours here. There’s so much to learn about the library. Rooms that you’d never know existed, if you didn’t take the tour.
original winnie-the-pooh from 1921
Never knew that the original Winnie-the-Pooh, the inspiration behind the popular children’s classic, is located in the Children’s library. Loved his little sewn up nose…
cloud mural in the main reading room
But, if you’re visiting and miss out on the tour, take a look here for some of what we learned. Also, if you’re familiar with Poet in New York…there’s a great exhibition on Federico Garcia Lorca’s work there until July 20th of this year.
This reminds me of the tour I finally took (on a trip back after moving to the Netherlands) of our Atlanta Fox Theater after years of plays and concerts there. You really do get an education while behind the scenes.
I checked out the link and especially liked this: “The marble floors of the Library were deemed so hard that in 1911 all employees were supplied with rubber-soled shoes, a fact the manufacturer of the shoes quickly used in its advertising.” 🙂
When I was young and wandering around between jobs wondering how to destroy the world with my poor professional skills, I worked in a library, but of nothing like this splendour. It really is a Cathedral of Learning.
Wow, how cool. Thanks for sharing so we learn these things too…XXOO MORE!
That is really in the Public Library? That is amazing and makes me want to hop on a plane and have a look myself.A couple of years ago I took a tour in Venice at the Doge Palace -the hidden rooms.They showed us the cell where Casanova was imprisoned etc.Unforgettable…and so much more interesting.
Love the little Winnie-the -Pooh!