The Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities is dedicated to engaging, inspiring, supporting, and connecting a community of scholars with each other and with the Library’s world-class collections. The Gregorian Center consists of four shared study rooms, as well as the Lenox and Astor Room and other programming spaces to host research events that highlight the Library's collections and the research those collections have fueled.
In 2023, the trustees of The New York Public Library voted to rename the Center for Research in the Humanities to the Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities. The change recognizes the profound contribution of Vartan Gregorian, NYPL president from 1981–89, who is credited with restoring and revitalizing the Library—structurally, fiscally, and reputationally as an essential civic and educational center.
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Join us on Fridays for a special series of talks with researchers about how they’ve used the Library’s collections.