Rose Museum
TheRose Museumis a smallmuseumdedicated to the history ofCarnegie HallinManhattan,New York City. The museum, which opened in 1991, is located at 154 West57th Street,on the second floor of Carnegie Hall. It was funded by the Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation and includes more than 2,500 feet of archives and more than a century of concert programs. The plan when the museum opened was to supplement its permanent collection with a series of rotating exhibits.[1]The museum also focuses on the Hall's uncertain future following the development ofLincoln Centerand the sale of Carnegie Hall in the late 1950s[2]leading to the preservation campaign spearheaded byIsaac Stern.The government purchased the hall in 1960 and the building was declared aNational Historic Landmarkin 1962.[3][4]
Collections[edit]
The museum's collection includes a number of items of interest to music lovers: a program from theVienna Philharmonic's debut concert on March 28, 1842, an autographed program from the Beatles' shows, a ring owned byBeethoven,a pair ofJohannes Brahms's eyeglasses, one ofRichard Strauss's notebooks, which contained sketches ofDanube,an unfinished poem as well as one ofBenny Goodman's clarinets and batons used by Leonard Bernstein and Arturo Toscanini.[5][6]It also includes a sequinned jacket owned and worn byJudy Garlandand thetrowelused in laying thecornerstoneof Carnegie Hall.[5][2][1][7]
Additional items from Carnegie Hall's history are held in theCarnegie Hall Archives,housed in a former studio. Those materials complement that in the museum's collection and are sometimes used for museum exhibitions.[8][9]
Exhibits[edit]
The museum's exhibits have covered a wide range of the Hall's history. Among the people whose work the exhibits showcased are:
- Tchaikovsky,in honor of his trip to New York City for the opening of Carnegie Hall;[1]
- Marian Anderson,the first African American to sing at theMetropolitan Opera;[10][11]
- GeorgeandIra Gershwin,in honor of the centennial of George's birth;[12]
- Leonard Bernstein,[13]among others.
- Andrew Carnegie, in honor of his centenary[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcAllan Kozinn(1992-02-08)."Music Notes; Composers Orchestra Defies the Conventional".The New York Times.Retrieved2008-08-26.
- ^abWard, Candace (2000).New York City Museum Guide.Courier Dover Publications. p. 58.ISBN0486410005.
- ^Hughes, Carl; Amber Johnson; Kate Penner (2007).Let's Go New York City.Macmillan. p. 185.ISBN0312360878.
- ^"Carnegie Hall".National Historic Landmark summary listing.National Park Service.2007-09-09.
- ^abEgginton, Jane; Nick O'Donnell (2007).New York Walks.Globe Pequot. p. 54.ISBN0762741627.
- ^Reynolds, Christopher (23 March 2018)."Step inside New York's Carnegie Hall, where beautiful music and stirring history ring out".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved20 August2021.
- ^Camille Paglia(1998-06-14)."Judy Garland as a Force of Nature".The New York Times.Retrieved2008-08-26.
- ^"Inside the Carnegie Hall Archives, Built into a Former Elaborate Artist Studio".Untapped New York.26 September 2019.Retrieved20 August2021.
- ^"Learn About the Rose Archives".carnegiehall.org.Retrieved20 August2021.
- ^Patricia O'Haire (1997-01-17)."Winter in the City at Carnegie".The Daily News.Retrieved2008-08-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^Allan Kozinn(1997-03-01)."Spirituals for a Symbol of Triumph".The New York Times.Retrieved2008-08-26.
- ^"Centennial Swing: Let the Drums Roll Out, Let the Trumpets Blare".The New York Times.1998-09-18.Retrieved2008-08-26.
- ^James R. Oestreich(1993-11-14)."CLASSICAL MUSIC; When the Big Break Came for Bernstein, He Was Not a Bit Shy".The New York Times.Retrieved2008-08-26.
- ^Hookey, Sarah (29 May 2019)."Carnegie Hall's Rose Museum Features New Exhibit on Andrew Carnegie".BroadwayWorld.Retrieved20 August2021.
External links[edit]
- Rose Museum,Carnegie Hall Corporation