Reviews of Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Library)

Yong Chen

书籍宝典

georgi petrov

One of the best SOM buildings! A jewel box for precious things. Worth visiting for the building as much as for the books.

Kris Hadis

Great architectural design. A marveluous combination of brilliant engineering, beautiful and artistic design, as well as functionality and energy efficiency. The book and manuscript collections are superb and top notch. A world class library! A must visit when in New Haven.

Richard D

Awesome.

Rachel Sun

Amazing place that you could see lot of books from hundreds years ago.

Philip Tuckman

Great place for city golfing

jennifer rae design

Rare indeed -from the collections they house and display to the architecture and events. Do yourself a favor and visit during a sunny afternoon to experience the full beauty of the marble walls. Yale often hosts events, speakers, and concerts in this space, check out the calendar so you don't miss the next one. Currently they are exhibiting artifacts from the Harlem Renaissance, check it out!

Irit Voichek

(Translated by Google) Interesting structure, especially inside. It's good to go in the afternoon when the sun is low to see how the light is reflected through the walls. Unique look. The rare and ancient books are also an exciting experience. Outside there is an interesting sculpture garden, especially if you love math. (Original) מבנה מעניין, בעיקר מבפנים. כדאי להיכנס אחר הצהריים כשהשמש נמוכה כדי לראות איך האור משתקף דרך הקירות. מראה ייחודי. גם הספרים העתיקים והנדירים הם חוויה מרגשת. בחוץ יש גן פסלים מעניין, במיוחד אם אוהבים מתמטיקה.

Jim Pierson

Beautiful and interesting building, and a fantastic collection

Michelle Ziegler

At least make a quick 5 to 10 minute visit. Its an amazing indoor library which houses some of the world's oldest and rarest pieces of literature, including the Gutenberg Bible! It's free and has amazing architecture!

Dian Yustisiana

I took a friend from UK here and he was in awe by the structure of the library also its collections being displayed in a high-as-ceiling glass cabinets. My favorite is the Book of Birds of America by John James Audubon exhibited here.

Emily Wilson

Such an interesting building and worth a visit. We couldn't help but wonder about each book and not only their contents but the stories of their history. Free entry and doesn't take long.

Josiah Dykstra

Unique and interesting space. Can appreciate it in about 30 minutes.

Bingbin mo

I like this library

S Z

Amazing structure with soft lighting coming through the marble walls. It's beautifully designed inside and out.

Baha

Must see places once you visit Yale University

Patrick Corbett

Absouletly stunning presentation of some of the western world's rarest and most influential books and manuscripts. Open to the public.

Mahmud Jamal

An extraordinary collection -- houses inter alia the original handwritten MS of Boswell's Life of Johnson -- worth the trip just to see that.

DMITRI SIMONYAN

Beautiful building

Minh Nam Nguyen

Amazing library!

Bunsen L.

Beautiful building, amazing design. A lot of old books, nice environment.

Erik Nye

A rectangular UFO with beveled edges plopped down on Beinecke Plaza. Pearlescent interior.

吉川雅之

(Translated by Google) This facility, which stores a very beautiful historical heritage. Although the try to take in hand the literature holdings is required, such as procedures, some of which can be seen through the glass because it is on display in the showcase that dot on the second floor and the first floor. The beauty of the installed storage boxes to indoor center also is great, like that without installing a dare window glass in order to save the collections material, is Thus sunlight stone, such as a thin marble incoming and thin vaguely It is a must. (Original) 非常に美しい歴史的遺産を保存している施設です。所蔵の文献を手にとってみるには手続きなどが必要ですが、その一部は2階と1階に点在するショウケースの中で展示されているのでガラス越しに見ることができます。 屋内中央に設置された収納庫の美しさも素晴らしいですが、所蔵物を保存するためにあえて窓ガラスを設置せずに、薄い大理石のような石材をしかして日光が薄ぼんやりと入ってくる様は必見です。

Irene Fernández

(Translated by Google) Impressive building, it is worth visiting inside. (Original) Impresionante edificio, merece la pena visitarlo por dentro.

Alexander Czisny

Amazing.

XENA HUANG

Magnificent view of books!

Luke Nicholls

We walked in to this building as part of a tour of Yale University and gasped as we took in the beautiful architecture and amazing collection of books. I loved seeing the marble windows lining the walls.

Carbo Kuo

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful library, the ancient books inside are very spectacular. (Original) 非常漂亮的圖書館，裏面的古書非常壯觀。

Zeliha

When I first saw the Beinecke, I thought it looked unfortunately modern and out of place surrounded by the breathtaking traditional architecture of Yale. Then, I went inside... The walls are made of thin stone which allows light to penetrate into the interior on sunny days which gives a visitor the impression of standing in a stained glass cube--it's aesthetically stunning; uniquely beautiful.

Peter Kidd

If you're interested in rare books and manuscripts, and are in the area, you should definitely visit, for the architecture as well as for the free exhibit.

TED

Like a Jewelry box. Cool! (October, 2019)

Joao Cesar Escossia

From the outside, this windowless monstrosity really isn’t much to look at, but the interior of this Yale library is quite impressive and undeniably unique with its beautiful marble walls. The library is now the largest building in the world designed exclusively for the protection of rare books and manuscripts. And it has quite the collection to protect, as the building is home to one of 48 known copies of the Gutenberg Bible, ancient papyri, rare maps, medieval manuscripts, early American newspapers and more.

Jim H

Amazing collection of rare and one-of-a-kind books and manuscripts! I was stoked to see a Gutenberg Bible and Thoreau's original Walden.

isholin

I never went inside this building because it is in the process of being renovated. What an incredible exposition of Bunshaft architecture (SOM) which features semi translucent slabs of marble but I allow light to get in to the library. Can't wait for the renovation to be finished so I can see that firsthand from the inside *******Revised picture from 2019. *******

Kyle Delp

Absolutely beautiful. The building is worth the visit just to admire the amazing marble walls which must be seen from the inside. Visited on a Sunday afternoon and was not very crowded. There is material on display on the first two floors, spent about 45 minutes inside to see everything.

辇伟峰

Nice building

霍建勋

(Translated by Google) Unfortunately, the maintenance was not able to visit, but the exterior wall was already magnificent. (Original) 由于维修很遗憾没能入内参观，但仅仅外墙已经很宏伟

Cheng-Wei Wu

Very unique library with a transparent building wall. With a lot of rare books collection.

Yuanyuan Guan

Amazing!

홍찬기

(Translated by Google) Modern architecture designed by Gordon Burnshaft (Original) 고든 번샤프트가 설계한 현대건축

Brian Hagan

Beautiful library. Free to walk through.

Eric Winkler

(Translated by Google) Will follow shortly / will follow soon (Original) Will follow shortly/folgt bald

Samy Galvez

This library is a treasure for humanity. It contains some of the rarest books on earth, preserved in an environment that’s made to keep them safely preserved. They have two Gutenberg Bibles, which I think are the highlight of the visit. It’s amazing to behold texts that have been around for so long and that have so much history. There is no entry fee and the staff is incredibly helpful. A must see.

Bill Goode

If you're at all interested in old and rare books you owe it to yourself to take a trip to the Beinecke library. The building itself is interesting to walk through, allowing you to view the bulk of the collection that the public is not allowed access to. Then there are a few items that are always on display, including a Gutenberg Bible, and displays for rotating exhibitions. All of that, and there's no admission charge! If you're in New Haven and it's open, check it out.

bin shao

Fantastic

Bella Wang

Loved the soft lighting through marble walls.

Jenessa Adams

Beautiful display of masterpieces including The Gutenberg Bible. Good place to come for a short visit!

Fabio Navarro

This is the most beautiful library in New Haven. It has a unique architecture and book collection. Including a copy of the Gutenberg bible. Guided visits on the weekends.

Christina Garcia

Very informative and interesting public tours every Saturday at 1:30 with fantastically talented library staff as guides. GO!!

Mohammad Shahhosseini

Great Architecture! One of the “Must see places” in New Haven.

Lee Minu

Bunshaft's lasting legacy, makes SOM look good

Hewy NoSleep

Amazing to visit. Guest can access the first two floors. Only researchers beyond that point. It is a walk from parking since the road is closed to cars.