Admirers of the 1906 Morgan Library & Museum who felt that Renzo Piano’s 2006 expansion overshadowed the historic rooms of J. Pierpont Morgan’s former study and library — housed in an Italianate marble building designed by McKim, Mead & White principal Charles McKim — can banish pangs of resentment. A dazzling interior restoration, realized by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners in collaboration with the lighting firm Renfro Design Group, has renewed and enhanced its previous luster.
According to museum director William Griswold, the recently completed overhaul was inevitable, but museum leadership excluded it from the brief of Piano’s expansion [RECORD, October 2006, page 93]. Fortunately, Griswold was able to proceed in mid-2010 when an opportunity was created by generous trustees and favorable construction pricing.
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