I went to see a wonderful small show at the Morgan Library of assorted documents and manuscripts from the Bodleian Library. I love looking some of these very old documents; for example, a copy of Euclid's "Elements", made in the 9th century.
Or a copy of Pliny's "Natural History", made in 1476:
Also, some papyrus fragments of a poem by Sappho from the 2nd century (Not illustrated)
There was also a sight-specific installation in the main hall of the museum by Spencer Finch, consisting of a number of different translucent colored panels arrayed all around the windows. Color everywhere! I had fun taking pictures:
The floor:
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