Current Exhibitions

The James Parks Morton Interfaith Art Collection

Ongoing

Throughout his career, the Very Reverend James Parks Morton, Dean of the Cathedral from 1972–1996 and a passionate proponent of interfaith dialogue, amassed a collection of over 300 pieces of religious art. Dean Morton and Pamela Taylor Morton have generously offered the collection to the Cathedral, selections from which are on rotating view.

Treasures from the Crypt

Ongoing

The Treasury of the Cathedral is comprised of an array of ecclesiastical items given to the Cathedral over the past 125 years. It includes many precious items, ranging from a Mexican chalice from the mid-17thcentury, to a Restoration two-handled cup from 1660, to an alms basin given to the Cathedral by King George V. These rarely-seen objects are part of the physical and spiritual heritage of the Cathedral. They are included in worship services, baptisms, and investitures: sacred events that mark the passage of the liturgical year and moments of great personal and spiritual importance.

The donors of some of the objects on view include members of the royal family of England, as well as the descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch director-general of New Netherland from 1647 until 1664 when it was renamed New York. The pieces here tell a story of community: from the origins of the Anglican Church, through the founding of the City of New York, and the chartering of this Cathedral, intended as a house of prayer for all people.

Look Up! A History of the Dome

Opened July 12, 2023

The dome rising above the Cathedral Crossing is an engineering marvel. Constructed in 1909 in only 15 weeks, using no scaffolding from below, and intended to be only a temporary covering, the dome is a testament to the architectural mastery of the R. Guastavino Company. Learn more about this exhibition of archival and contemporary materials.

Icons: A Quartet

Ongoing

Religious icons and works of devotional art of many styles and sizes can be found throughout the Cathedral's extensive collection. Now on view in the Nave, visitors are invited to contemplate a grouping of four icons, depicting St. Michael, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Gabriel.