The Rosenbach Museum & Library
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The Rosenbach Museum & Library
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The Rosenbach Museum & Library is a community that engages with and celebrates the art of the written word using our collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Join Us
Attend a Program
Buy a Tour Ticket
Visit the
Treasures Gallery
Make a Research Appointment
See our Collection
Visit the Educator Portal
Make a Gift
Read the Rosenblog
Apr 20, 2026
Rosenbach Museum & Library Awarded $750,000 Grant from the William Penn Foundation for Accessibility Upgrades
Apr 20, 2026
The Rosenbach Museum & Library has been awarded a two-year, $750,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation. The grant will support capital upgrades for the museum, focusing on renovations designed to ensure access for all members of the public.
Read More →
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
Collecting Signers of the Declaration - New York
Apr 10, 2026
Some collectors have attempted to acquire documents from each of the Declaration of Independence’s 56 signers, and about 40 such “Signers Sets” are known to exist today. Dr. Rosenbach helped a number of his customers build their own sets and assembled one of his own.
Read More →
Apr 10, 2026
Read all Blog Posts
Read all Blog Posts
Listen to our Podcast
Oct 15, 2025
S5 | Episode 6 | Memory, Materials, and the Museum: Research Reflections
Oct 15, 2025
In our final episode, artist John Wind returns for a conversation about the vital role research plays in the creative process. We’re joined by Elizabeth Fuller, librarian at the Rosenbach Museum and Library, who brings insight into the lives and legacies of John Frederick Lewis and Belle da Costa Greene—two towering figures in the world of rare books and collecting, whose stories are woven into the fabric of the
DEAR JOHN
installation. Together, we explore how deep dives into archives can uncover forgotten stories, inspire new artworks, and bridge past and present in meaningful ways.
Read More →
Oct 15, 2025
Oct 15, 2025
S5 | Episode 5 | Timeless Traditions: The Transformation of Judaica in Contemporary Art
Oct 15, 2025
In this episode, we explore the intersection of faith, heritage, and artistic interpretation through the lens of Judaica.
Curator and Director of Collections Emerita Judy Guston joins artist John Wind to discuss how Jewish ritual objects play a central role in the
DEAR JOHN
installation at the Rosenbach. Together, we examine how contemporary art can honor, reframe, and activate the spiritual and cultural meanings embedded in these sacred items.
Read More →
Oct 15, 2025
Listen to all Episodes
Listen to all Episodes
Browse our Treasures Gallery
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Comedies, Histories & Tragedies London, 1632 EL1 .S527 632a
The First Folio, printed in 1623, represented the first time that nearly all of William Shakespeare’s plays were published together. It is also the first time that nearly half of his plays appeared in print…
Ignatius Sancho (1729–1780), Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African, to which are Prefixed, Memoirs of his Life, by Joseph Jekyll, Esq. M.P. London: William Sancho, 1803 EL2 .S211l 803
The Rosenbach’s copy of
Ignatius Sancho’s Letters
is a remarkable artifact of resilience in the face of suffering…
Jane Austen (1775–1817), Pride and prejudice: a novel London, 1813 EL3 .A933p v.1
Arguably one of the most well-recognized first lines in English literature, Jane Austen’s opening to
Pride and Prejudice
tells the astute reader what to expect from her novel. Rather than a straightforward romance, or a sentimental novel of the late eighteenth century…
View the Treasures Gallery
View the Treasures Gallery
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), The ballad of Reading gaol London, 1898 EL3 .W672b copy 2
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, author and poet who lived during the second half of the 19th century, challenged the prevailing notions of Victorian society that believed art and literature should be didactic…
Explore our Areas of Collecting
American Literature
Americana
Continental Literature
English Literature
Fine Arts
Furniture, Lighting, & Textiles
James Joyce's Ulysses
Jewelry & Vertu
Judaica & Rosenbachiana
Maps, Codex Manuscripts, Incunabula, & Book Arts
Marianne Moore
Metal, Ceramic, & Glass
Portrait Miniatures
View All our Areas of Collecting
View All our Areas of Collecting
0
The Rosenbach Museum & Library is a community that engages with and celebrates the art of the written word using our collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Join Us
Attend a Program
Buy a Tour Ticket
Visit the
Treasures Gallery
Make a Research Appointment
See our Collection
Visit the Educator Portal
Make a Gift
Read the Rosenblog
Apr 20, 2026
Rosenbach Museum & Library Awarded $750,000 Grant from the William Penn Foundation for Accessibility Upgrades
Apr 20, 2026
The Rosenbach Museum & Library has been awarded a two-year, $750,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation. The grant will support capital upgrades for the museum, focusing on renovations designed to ensure access for all members of the public.
Read More →
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
Collecting Signers of the Declaration - New York
Apr 10, 2026
Some collectors have attempted to acquire documents from each of the Declaration of Independence’s 56 signers, and about 40 such “Signers Sets” are known to exist today. Dr. Rosenbach helped a number of his customers build their own sets and assembled one of his own.
Read More →
Apr 10, 2026
Read all Blog Posts
Read all Blog Posts
Listen to our Podcast
Oct 15, 2025
S5 | Episode 6 | Memory, Materials, and the Museum: Research Reflections
Oct 15, 2025
In our final episode, artist John Wind returns for a conversation about the vital role research plays in the creative process. We’re joined by Elizabeth Fuller, librarian at the Rosenbach Museum and Library, who brings insight into the lives and legacies of John Frederick Lewis and Belle da Costa Greene—two towering figures in the world of rare books and collecting, whose stories are woven into the fabric of the
DEAR JOHN
installation. Together, we explore how deep dives into archives can uncover forgotten stories, inspire new artworks, and bridge past and present in meaningful ways.
Read More →
Oct 15, 2025
Oct 15, 2025
S5 | Episode 5 | Timeless Traditions: The Transformation of Judaica in Contemporary Art
Oct 15, 2025
In this episode, we explore the intersection of faith, heritage, and artistic interpretation through the lens of Judaica.
Curator and Director of Collections Emerita Judy Guston joins artist John Wind to discuss how Jewish ritual objects play a central role in the
DEAR JOHN
installation at the Rosenbach. Together, we examine how contemporary art can honor, reframe, and activate the spiritual and cultural meanings embedded in these sacred items.
Read More →
Oct 15, 2025
Listen to all Episodes
Listen to all Episodes
Browse our Treasures Gallery
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Comedies, Histories & Tragedies London, 1632 EL1 .S527 632a
The First Folio, printed in 1623, represented the first time that nearly all of William Shakespeare’s plays were published together. It is also the first time that nearly half of his plays appeared in print…
Ignatius Sancho (1729–1780), Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African, to which are Prefixed, Memoirs of his Life, by Joseph Jekyll, Esq. M.P. London: William Sancho, 1803 EL2 .S211l 803
The Rosenbach’s copy of
Ignatius Sancho’s Letters
is a remarkable artifact of resilience in the face of suffering…
Jane Austen (1775–1817), Pride and prejudice: a novel London, 1813 EL3 .A933p v.1
Arguably one of the most well-recognized first lines in English literature, Jane Austen’s opening to
Pride and Prejudice
tells the astute reader what to expect from her novel. Rather than a straightforward romance, or a sentimental novel of the late eighteenth century…
View the Treasures Gallery
View the Treasures Gallery
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), The ballad of Reading gaol London, 1898 EL3 .W672b copy 2
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, author and poet who lived during the second half of the 19th century, challenged the prevailing notions of Victorian society that believed art and literature should be didactic…
Explore our Areas of Collecting
American Literature
Americana
Continental Literature
English Literature
Fine Arts
Furniture, Lighting, & Textiles
James Joyce's Ulysses
Jewelry & Vertu
Judaica & Rosenbachiana
Maps, Codex Manuscripts, Incunabula, & Book Arts
Marianne Moore
Metal, Ceramic, & Glass
Portrait Miniatures
View All our Areas of Collecting
View All our Areas of Collecting