William Blake’s World: “A New Heaven Is Begun”
Ninja September 21st, 2009
Behemoth and Leviathan, Book of Job, no. 15
The Morgan is hosting an exhibition of over 100 works from poet, painter, and printmaker, William Blake. A New Heaven Is Begun includes his 21 illustrations for the Book of Job, 12 drawings illustrating John Milton’s poems L’Allegro and Il Penseroso, Songs of Innocence and Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul
The show also features recorded readings of Blake’s poetry by Jeremy Irons.
When
A New Heaven Is Begun runs through January 3, 2010
Where
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street
New York, NY 10016 (map)
Hours
+ Tuesday through Thursday: 10:30AM – 5PM
+ Friday: 10:30AM – 9PM
+ Saturday: 10AM – 6PM
+ Sunday: 11AM – 6PM
Admission
+ $12 Adults
+ $8 Children (under 16), Seniors (65 and over), $8 Students (with current ID)
+ Free to members and children 12 and under (accompanied by an adult)
+ Admission is free on Fridays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
