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Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities
Day Hours
Monday: 10 AM–5:45 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM–7:45 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM–7:45 PM
Thursday: 10 AM–5:45 PM
Friday: 10 AM–5:45 PM
Saturday: 10 AM–5:45 PM
Sunday: CLOSED
2024 Holiday Closings

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 five 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.

Research Programs & Classes

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Open to all! From orientation classes to curator talks, we offer an array of events designed to support working with our collections and to illuminate the work of our researchers. See our events calendar.

Research Residencies & Fellowships

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The Gregorian Center offers researcher residencies, paid fellowships, and study room access for qualified researchers and writers whose work will benefit from the intensive use of the Library's collections. 

Questions? Contact researchstudyrooms@nypl.org.

Specialized Research Support

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Library staff are here to help with your research needs, including consultations, class visits, outreach events, and more.

Featured at the Gregorian Center

  • Get Started with Research

    The New York Public Library is an invaluable resource for writers, scholars, students, and creators worldwide. Learn about our collections, research centers, divisions, and more to get started with your research.

    Close-up of a stack of books with researchers working in the background.

  • Class Visits

    NYPL welcomes students and instructors to explore the collections and resources at our landmark 42nd Street building. Learn more about how we can design a visit for your class.

    A researcher reads in the Rose Made Reading Room.

  • Made at NYPL

    Explore some of the many books and projects by scholars, writers, and creators the world over that have had their start at the Library.

    Close up of three red books in a display case at the Library's Made at NYPL exhibition.

  • Vartan Gregorian’s NYPL Legacy

    The Gregorian Center has been renamed in honor of Vartan Gregorian, New York Public Library president from 1981–1989. Learn more about Gregorian and this special moment for the Library.

    Portrait of Vartan Gregorian wearing a suit, seated in front of a shelf lined with red books.

  • Meet NYPL’s Global Studies Curators

    The Library’s three global studies curators work across general and special collections, fostering a more collaborative approach to collection development and research support. 

    Paloma Celis Carbajal.

  • Research Blog

    Learn more about research at the Library on our blog, featuring researcher spotlights, updates about new collections, and more.

    Close up of materials from the Schomburg's collections.