Tours of NYPL and The Hispanic Society Museum & Library

For SALALM 70 we have two great opportunities to offer conference participants! The New York Public Library will offer free tours just prior to the host reception on Tuesday evening, and if you’re staying after the conference, please join a free private tour of The Hispanic Society Museum & Library on Friday, May 30 in Upper Manhattan.

Space is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis, so please RSVP. For the NYPL tours, members of Local Arrangements will be on hand on Tuesday at the NYU Kimmel Center to help guide participants to NYPL via the subway or in a taxi.

Tuesday, May 27
The New York Public Library

Guided tours of the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures

Tours are at 3:45 PM and 4:00 PM (in English; maximum 15 people) and 4:15pm (in Spanish; maximum 15 people)

Please note: A group tour is not necessary to see the exhibition. Discover highlights with a free audio guide available in English and Spanish.

Guided tour of The New York Public Library's Milstein Research Stacks

4:00 PM (15 people maximum)

Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the subterranean, state-of-the-art preservation environment. The Milstein Research Stacks allow the Library to safely preserve and store more than 4 million books and archival materials on site. Includes a view of the Main Reading Room.

General Tour of the NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building including the Main Reading Room

4:00 PM (25 people maximum)
RSVPs are required for the NYPL private tours. Please register here.

Visit other exhibits on view at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, including Dynamic Duos: the Art of Working in Pairs and Robert Motherwell: At Home and in the Studio in the first floor galleries; and A Century of the New Yorker on the third floor. No reservations required.

Friday, May 30
The Hispanic Society Museum and Library

Private visit and collection tour of The Hispanic Society Museum & Library

10:00 AM-12:00 PM
See a 16th-century Zapotec genealogy, the Relación geográfica map of Tequaltiche, and printed works such as the Columbus 1493 Epístola, the Cortés map of Tenochtitlan, and works by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. The visit will conclude with a guided tour of the museum, including Vision of Spain, Joaquín Sorolla’s monumental mural series created specifically for the Hispanic Society, as well as a special exhibition of works by contemporary Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão.
RSVPs are required for The Hispanic Society Museum and Library private tour. Please register here.