Rose Museum Explained

The Rose Museum is a small museum dedicated to the history of Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York City. The museum, which opened in 1991, is located at 154 West 57th 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 of Lincoln Center and the sale of Carnegie Hall in the late 1950s^[2] leading to the preservation campaign spearheaded by Isaac Stern. The government purchased the hall in 1960 and the building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.^{[3] [4]}

Collections

The museum's collection includes a number of items of interest to music lovers: a program from the Vienna Philharmonic's debut concert on March 28, 1842, an autographed program from the Beatles' shows, a ring owned by Beethoven, a pair of Johannes Brahms's eyeglasses, one of Richard Strauss's notebooks, which contained sketches of Danube, an unfinished poem as well as one of Benny Goodman's clarinets and batons used by Leonard Bernstein and Arturo Toscanini.^[5] It also includes a sequinned jacket owned and worn by Judy Garland and the trowel used in laying the cornerstone of Carnegie Hall.^{[6] [2] [1] [7]}

Additional items from Carnegie Hall's history are held in the Carnegie 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

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 the Metropolitan Opera;^{[10] [11]}
• George and Ira 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

• List of music museums

External links

• Rose Museum, Carnegie Hall Corporation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Notes; Composers Orchestra Defies the Conventional. 2008-08-26. 1992-02-08. Allan Kozinn. Allan Kozinn. The New York Times.
2. Book: Ward, Candace. New York City Museum Guide. 2000. 58. Courier Dover Publications. 0486410005.
3. Book: Hughes, Carl. Let's Go New York City. Amber Johnson . Kate Penner . 2007. 185. Macmillan. 0312360878.
4. Web site: Carnegie Hall. 2007-09-09. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service.
5. News: Reynolds . Christopher . Step inside New York’s Carnegie Hall, where beautiful music and stirring history ring out . 20 August 2021 . Los Angeles Times . 23 March 2018.
6. Book: Egginton, Jane. New York Walks. Nick O'Donnell. 2007. 54. Globe Pequot. 0762741627.
7. Web site: Judy Garland as a Force of Nature. 2008-08-26. 1998-06-14. Camille Paglia. Camille Paglia. The New York Times.
8. News: Inside the Carnegie Hall Archives, Built into a Former Elaborate Artist Studio . 20 August 2021 . Untapped New York . 26 September 2019.
9. Web site: Learn About the Rose Archives . www.carnegiehall.org . 20 August 2021 . en.
10. Web site: Winter in the City at Carnegie. 2008-08-26. 1997-01-17. Patricia O'Haire. The Daily News.
11. Web site: Spirituals for a Symbol of Triumph. 2008-08-26. 1997-03-01. Allan Kozinn. Allan Kozinn. The New York Times.
12. Web site: Centennial Swing: Let the Drums Roll Out, Let the Trumpets Blare. 2008-08-26. 1998-09-18. The New York Times.
13. Web site: CLASSICAL MUSIC; When the Big Break Came for Bernstein, He Was Not a Bit Shy. 2008-08-26. 1993-11-14. James R. Oestreich. James R. Oestreich. The New York Times.
14. News: Hookey . Sarah . Carnegie Hall's Rose Museum Features New Exhibit on Andrew Carnegie . 20 August 2021 . BroadwayWorld.com . 29 May 2019 . en.