KARPELES MUSEUM

BUFFALO, NY

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Buffalo, New York is a non-profit, educational museum dedicated to preserving and exhibiting rare and valuable historical documents. Established in 1983, the museum is the largest private holding of original manuscripts and documents in the world. It is housed in a beautiful building in the Buffalo-Lackawanna neighborhood, and offers free admission to the public.

The museum is home to over one million documents and manuscripts, including originals from some of the greatest minds in history. The collection includes original manuscripts from the likes of Mozart, Darwin, Galileo, and Martin Luther King Jr., among others. It also includes original works from authors such as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson. It also houses various historic documents, such as the 18th Amendment, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Declaration of Independence.

In addition to its impressive collection, the museum also hosts a variety of exhibits and events. These include lectures, workshops, film screenings, musical performances, and art classes. The museum also hosts traveling exhibitions, which have included documents related to the Holocaust and African-American history.

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is a wonderful resource for both scholars and the general public. It provides an opportunity to explore history and gain an appreciation for the great minds that shaped it. It also serves as an important reminder that the past informs the present, and that we must work to preserve it for future generations.

KARPELES MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in BUFFALO NY. US MID #8403600243

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

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• telephone: 7168863656
• website: http://www.rain.org/~karpeles

KARPELES MUSEUM
220 NORTH ST
BUFFALO
NY
14201

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