Exhibition Location, Hours, and Tours

Before Victoria: Extraordinary Women of the British Romantic Era
April 8 – July 30, 2005
The New York Public Library
Humanities and Social Sciences Library
D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Exhibition Hall
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

Tuesday–Wednesday, 11 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday, 1–6 p.m. (through May 22)
Closed Mondays, Sundays beginning May 29, and, for holiday observances, Saturday, May 28 and Saturday, July 2.


Public tours of Before Victoria are conducted Tuesday through Saturday at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. (April 10 – May 22). Groups of ten or more people must make reserved group tour arrangements; call 212.930.0501. Group tour fees are $7 per person for adults and $5 for senior citizens; there is no charge for full-time students.