Izimfihlo zeMumyuziyamu: I-Morgan Library neMyuziyamu

Amabhuksi amanga, ukufihla ukwazisa kanye nekhodi yezinkanyezi

Ukuvuselelwa kuka-2006 kwe-Morgan Library & Museum kwakha isipiliyoni samamyuziyamu esikhathi samanje esihlanganisa izixhumanisi phakathi kwazo zonke izakhiwo nezikhala zemiboniso, imibukiso kanye nezinkulumo ezikhethekile. Ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo sokuqala sika-1906 esaziwa ngokuthi "umtapo wezincwadi zikaMnu Morgan" ezinye zezimfihlo ezinhle kakhulu zaseNew York zilindele ukutholakala.

I-Renzo Piano eyenzelwe i-atrium ihlanganisa imtapo yamandulo, isithasiselo esakhiwe endaweni lapho i-JP

UMorgan wake waphila kanye nomdakwa brownstone lapho indodana yakhe uJack Morgan ehlala khona. UJP Morgan wayengumabhange odumile waseMelika futhi umqoqo wobuciko nemibhalo yesandla. Izingxenye zeqoqo lakhe zingatholakala kwezinye iminyuziyamu, ikakhulukazi iMetropolitan Museum of Art , kodwa ingcebo yakhe enkulu kakhulu ihlala emnyuziyamu. Ngo-1924, iqoqo lavulelwa umphakathi.

Nansi umhlahlandlela wendawo ngamagumbi ezifihliwe zikaMorgan.

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Ngemuva kokungena okuyinhloko emtatsheni wezincwadi, isikhala sathonywa kakhulu yi-Renaissance Italy. Imidwebo e-dome ka-rotunda yaphefumulelwa yimidwebo uRafael eyayiyenzela uPapa Julius II eStanza della Segnatura. NjengoPapa owayengumphathintambo kaMichelangelo, uMorgan wazibheka njengomsebenzi wezobuciko.

Ihhovisi likaLibrarian sika

Igumbi elincane elisenyakatho ye-rotunda elinesigcawu se-lapis lazuli kwakuyihhovisi lezincwadi zezincwadi kuze kube ngu-1980. Okudumile kunabo bonke abalabhulali beMorgan kwakuyi-Belle da Costa Greene (ngo-1879-1950) uMorgan owaqasha ngo-1905 ukuphatha iqoqo lakhe lezincwadi ezingavamile nemibhalo yesandla.

Kamuva waba umqondisi wokuqala wezemyuziyamu yomphakathi, indawo engavamile yamandla kowesifazane ngaleso sikhathi. Okumangalisa nakakhulu ukuthi uGreene wafihla ubunikazi bakhe bohlanga olwamchaza ngokuthi "unemibala" esitifiketi sakhe sokuzalwa. Wayeshintshile igama lakhe ukuze athole ukhokho lwamaPutukezi ayejwayele ukuchaza isikhumba sakhe esimnyama.

Nakuba ubaba kaGrene wayedumile emigqumeni yokufundela ukuba abe ngowokuqala wase-Afrika-waseMelika ukuba aphumelele eHarvard College kanye nomuntu wokuqala wokuqala wezemitapo yezincwadi kanye noprofesa weNyuvesi yaseNingizimu Carolina, wazizwa ukuthi ukucwaswa kwakhe ngokobuhlanga bekuyobe sekumbambelele ekufezeni kwakhe etholakale kwezobuciko kanye nencwadi yezwe engavamile ngaleso sikhathi.

Ucwaningo lukaMnu. Morgan

UJP Morgan wasebenzisa leli gumbi njengesifundo sakhe somuntu siqu futhi lapha lapho amaphuzu avelele emlandweni wezezimali waseMelika axoxwa futhi aphikisana ngayo. Ngenkathi i-Panic ka-1907 iphelile, uMorgan wayeseVirginia, kodwa wafaka imoto yakhe yangasese engozini ye-steam futhi wabuyela eNew York ubusuku bonke. Emasontweni ambalwa alandelayo, wasebenza nabeluleki emtatsheni wezincwadi kanye nokufunda futhi wenza umsebenzi wokukhulula nokubhujiswa kwezikhungo eziningana. Kamuva indima yakhe enkampanini yahlushwa futhi yaba ubuso bombhanki ongeyena uFrank Capra angase asetshenziswe njengomlingiswa kaMbumbi uPitter ekwenzeni ifilimu yakudala, "Kuyinto Engamangalisa Ukuphila."

Ngaphakathi kweso sifundo isitsha sikaMnu Morgan sikavulekile emphakathini. Incane eyaziwa ukuthi ibhukhimaki ngokushesha ngakwesokunene kwendawo yokugqoka kungamanga. Bheka umcengezi kanye nomcengezi oveza indawo lapho icala elingenalutho livuleka khona.

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Imidwebo emibili yemitapo yezincwadi ezinamakhulu ezinkulungwane. Bheka ngaphesheya kwezingeniso ezisemqoka zokuvuza okukhanyayo ngaphansi kwamabhuloki. Ngamunye impela umnyango oholela ezitebhisini ezifihlwe ngemuva kwezincwadi. Ngokuvamile phakathi kwamaqembu, uMorgan wayefisa sengathi ubonakala engekho lapho ephuma ngemuva kokushiya.

Ilitha lelabhulali liqukethe izimpawu zodiacal ezihlelwe ngendlela eyayizimele kuMorgan. Izimpawu ezimbili ngokushesha ngaphezu komnyango yi-Aries noGemini okuhambisana nokuzalwa kwakhe nomshado wesibili. Lezi zizobhekwa njengezinkanyezi zakhe ezimbili ezinenhlanhla. Ngokuqondile ngaphesheya kwalezi Gemini yi-Aquarius, isibonakaliso lapho umkakhe wokuqala kanye nothando lwangempela lokuphila kwakhe befile khona. Ngaphandle kwe-Aries yakhe yiLibra, isibonakaliso abanikezwe lapho ejoyina iSodiac Club eyimfihlo.

Eyakhelwe ngo-1865, i-Zodiac Club yiqembu elimemezelayo kuphela elihlangana ngedili kanye ngenyanga. Zisekhona nanamuhla namalungu adlule ahlanganisa abathathu abacebile kakhulu nabathengi bamandla emlandweni. UJP Morgan waqaliswa njengoMfoweth 'uLibra ngo-1903. Indodana yakhe yathatha isihlalo lapho ifa futhi yagcina abazalwane beZodia bahlinzekela iwayini elihle kunazo zonke eFrance kulo lonke iSivumelwano.