James Joyce (1882-1941) has been called the greatest 20th-century novelist writing in English. Ulysses is his masterpiece. The manuscript of Ulysses is perhaps the premier treasure of the Rosenbach. Selections from it are always on display in the Highlights Gallery.

The Rosenbach celebrates the Joycean tradition with an annual Bloomsday celebration every June 16. Bloomsday, the only international holiday in recognition of a work of art, brings scholars, devotees, and the general public together at 2010 DeLancey Place for a day of dramatic readings from the novel. The Rosenbach also produces a special exhibition related to Joyce and Ulysses, drawing from its substantial collection of modern literary materials.

The Rosenbach is continually working to open the text to the public through innovative programs such as our annual Bloomsday celebration and workshops for elementary school students.

Ulysses in Hand - Rosenbach exhibition about James Joyce and the the story of the Ulysses manuscript

Fine and Decorative Arts

Fine Arts

Metal, Ceramics, and Glass

Portrait Miniatures

Furniture, Clocks, Looking
Glasses, Lighting, and Textiles

Vertu and Jewelry

Rare Books, Manuscripts,
Maps, and Broadsides

Americana

English, American, and
Continental Literature

Book Arts, Incunabula,
Maps and Broadsides

Judaica, Children’s Literature,
and Rosenbachiana

Collections Highlights

James Joyce's Ulysses

Marianne Moore Archive

Maurice Sendak Collection