Download or read book The Making of the Morgan written by Paul Spencer Byard and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century after its creation, in 2006, The Morgan Library & Museum, having undergone a major expansion and renovation designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, reopened to wide critical and popular acclaim. The process leading up to that moment is documented in this book, which chronicles the 100-year transformation of a rarefied domain to a public museum, independent research library, musical venue, architectural landmark, and historic site.