The New York Academy of Medicine, a neo-Romanesque building by York and Sawyer, was constructed 1925–1926, and is an Art Deco interpretation of the Romanesque style of architecture. The Academy is also home to one of the largest history of medicine libraries in the country, a library that has been open to the public for use since 1878. The tour is led by Historical Collections Librarian Arlene Shaner and features the exterior, lobby, auditorium, main reading room, and the Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, where a display of materials related to the construction of the building itself and a few of the rare materials from the Library will be featured.
The New York Academy of Medicine, a neo-Romanesque building by York and Sawyer, was constructed 1925–1926, and is an Art Deco interpretation of the Romanesque style of architecture. The Academy is also home to one of the largest history of medicine libraries in the country, a library that has been open to the public for use since 1878.
The tour is led by Historical Collections Librarian Arlene Shaner and features the exterior, lobby, auditorium, main reading room, and the Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, where a display of materials related to the construction of the building itself and a few of the rare materials from the Library will be featured.
The building entrance has a ramp and there are elevators to take visitors from floor to floor. Children 12+ are welcome with accompanying adult.
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1926 (main building) and 1933 (addition); York & Sawyer architects; Barnet Phillips interior designer
1216 Fifth Avenue
Entrance is on 103rd Street; meet in lobby, New York, NY 10029
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