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Albertine

Opens Tuesday at 10:00 AM

Upper East Side, New York

📖"a true gem... in a hushed jewel-box-like space" —Elif Batuman, The New Yorker
✨"next-level stunning" —Girl with the Passport
👑Spot the Little Prince statue out front honoring Saint-Exupéry

Gaze up at a hand-painted constellation ceiling inside a Gilded Age mansion while browsing 14,000 French and English titles. Albertine feels like a grand private library plucked straight from Paris: mahogany shelves, leather club chairs, and hushed nooks perfect for losing an afternoon.

French literature
Gilded Age mansion
celestial ceiling
reading room

Upcoming events at Albertine

Monday, Oct 5
Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour

Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour

October 5 at 10am

Upper East Side

Gilded Age mansions & literary treasures

Thursday, Oct 8
The Albertine Book Club Reads “The Deserters” by Mathias Énard

The Albertine Book Club Reads “The Deserters” by Mathias Énard

October 8 at 6pm

Upper East Side

Literary salon & discussion

Thursday, Oct 15
An Evening with Mathias Énard and Christopher Byrd

An Evening with Mathias Énard and Christopher Byrd

October 15 at 6pm

Upper East Side

Literary author conversation