This event is in the past.It took place on June 20, 2026 at The New York Society Library.
Upper East Side, New York
📚"best tour I've ever been on" (Meredith)
🏛️Founded in 1754, looted during the Revolution
⚠️Some areas stairs-only, elevator limited
Step inside New York's oldest cultural institution, where George Washington once borrowed books. This exclusive tour unlocks the members-only New York Society Library, from wood-paneled writers' rooms to the rare book archive in a 1917 Italianate townhouse.
oldest NYC cultural institution
George Washington's library
rare book archive
Italianate townhouse
Upper East Side, New York
📚"best tour I've ever been on" (Meredith)
🏛️Founded in 1754, looted during the Revolution
⚠️Some areas stairs-only, elevator limited
Step inside New York's oldest cultural institution, where George Washington once borrowed books. This exclusive tour unlocks the members-only New York Society Library, from wood-paneled writers' rooms to the rare book archive in a 1917 Italianate townhouse.
oldest NYC cultural institution
George Washington's library
rare book archive
Italianate townhouse
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