Bonifacio Bembo, ‘Queen of Swords’/Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (*symbolizes ultimate truth-teller,female intellect)
Worlds will soon be colliding, at least in a cosmic sense, at the Morgan Library and Museum.
From June 26th-October 4th, 2026, “Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions ” will be a blockbuster event of the season. Making a mark in Mid-town Manhattan spirits of the Renaissance and modern mysticism will mingle with music and magic at The Morgan till Fall.
Presented in two parts, this double-gallery exhibition explores the origins of Tarot Cards in Italy and how adaptations of the wildly popular card game remain relevant today.
The exhibit begins with “Renaissance Symbols”. Three decks of fifteenth century Tarot cards illustrate symbols of courtly life-stylings in Italy from 1456-58. Originally conceived as a game of skill, a round of cards, or ‘Tarot trick’ included allegorical figures of Love, Death, Fortune,Time and Folly.
These rare cards were commissioned as a wedding gift commemorating the marriage of two powerful families from Milan. The cards were purchased in 1911 by J.P. Morgan.
“Triumph of Time” Unknown Artist, Italy Circa 1450-75 (*symbolizes all worldly achievements pass) Beinecke Library, Yale University
‘Modern Visions” transitions from virtuous Renaissance card games into contemporary riffs on Tarot card spiritualism. Inspired by the sensations of being connected to another place, abstract, sometimes surreal aesthetics translate fates~with a wink from the occult.
Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) ‘Ace of Cups’ c.1949 Tate Archives (*symbolizes overflowing love, deep intuition)
Bea Nettles :(b 1946) Photo from The Mountain Dream Tarot, 1975 The Star. *Queen of Cups
In addition to these ‘things-other-worldly’ the Morgan has a season full of reasons to pop into the Library online or in-person.
Friday June 26th 2026, 5:30-8 PM Rhonda Alin, will offer 10 minute Tarot Card readings inside the Morgan. Tickets are $10.00 at the door. Advanced reservations are not accepted.
Alin is a Tarot Card reader and instructor known for intuitive, spirit lead insights that validate her client’s intuition and help solve problems with confidence.
Friday, July 17th, 2026 Yesbelt Fernandez reads Tarot cards from 5:30-8:00 PM. Tickets are $10.00 at the door. Advanced reservations are not accepted.
Fernandez is a lunar guide who’s spent more than 15 years studying Tarot, lunar cycles and astrology. Trained by renowned instructors she leads New Moon and Full Moon Circles, seasonal rituals and online MoonCircle communities.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 The Morgan offers an Online Short Course “Tarot: From Imagery to Intuition to Prediction” from 12-1 P.M. Mary K. Greer, with Siddhartha Ramakrishnan explores connections between Tarot reading, neuroscience and intuition through a two-session online course.
Greer is a scholar, author of twelve books on Tarot and magic. She is the recipient of the International Tarot Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ramakrishnan is the Chair of Neuroscience at the University of Puget Sound, a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and has been an avid Tarot card reader for 20 years. His NeuroTarot cards are infused with principles of neuroscience,
Tickets for this course are $65.00 for non-members, $55.00 for Morgan members. Recordings of each session will be available for ticket holders via a password-protected link to ZOOM on the day of the classes.
Thursday, September 10th, 2026 Sasha Graham unlocks the secret symbols of Tarot Card reading in a Library workshop from 5:30-8:00 PM. Tickets for this event may be ordered online, $75.00 for non members, $65.00 for Morgan members. The ticket price includes a Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot card deck.
Graham explores the nexus of the occult with astrology, Kabbalah, metaphysics and theater. She’ll teach attendees how to foster ‘card-a-day’ practices, conduct readings and embrace narrative story-telling through Tarot cards.This workshop is recommend for beginner Tarot readers and enthusiasts. Her Tarot cards include Tarot of Haunted House, Dark Word Tarot, and Tarot of Witch’s Garden.
In addition to these special events, there’ll be magic programs for kids, story telling for families, special teen ‘good-vibe’ workshops concerts with magical notes and programing in Spanish.
André Breton, Paracelsus, Magus of Knowledge, 1941 *symbolizes the power of ‘know-how and the magical ability to make goals a reality”
Please e-mail: public programs @themorgan.org for details or questions
Headline Image: Victor Brauner (1903-1966) The Surrealist, Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
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