{"id":306827,"date":"2026-07-27T18:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306827\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:11:08","slug":"this-hidden-nyc-exhibit-takes-you-inside-the-mystical-history-of-tarot-with-rare-renaissance-cards-and-modern-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306827\/","title":{"rendered":"This hidden NYC exhibit takes you inside the mystical history of tarot \u2014 with rare Renaissance cards and modern designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/morgan_library_and_museum_tarot_exhibition-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"This hidden NYC exhibit takes you inside the mystical history of tarot \u2014 with rare Renaissance cards and modern designs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mystical world of tarot has taken up residence at The Morgan Library &amp; Museum, where a new two-part exhibition traces the cards\u2019 journey from a historic parlor game to a modern tool for divination!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Titled \u201cTarot: Renaissance Symbols and Modern Visions,\u201d the limited-time showcase offers visitors a comprehensive look at the artistic and cultural evolution of the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Exploring Renaissance Origins<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first half of the exhibition grounds the mystical cards in their early history, displaying delicate, historically significant cards behind glass cases. Visitors are introduced to tarot\u2019s origins in Renaissance Italy, where the decks were originally created for parlor games rather than fortune-telling. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibit highlights the intricate artwork of these early Italian decks, explaining how they essentially served as the structural foundation for the standard 52-card decks used around the world today.<\/p>\n<p>From Parlor Games to the Occult<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving through the galleries, the second half of the exhibition shifts focus to tarot\u2019s eventual association with the occult, exploring how the cards were slowly repurposed for divination and spiritual practices over the centuries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viewing the decks through both historical and artistic lenses, the collection features a wide array of imagery, from classic esoteric symbols to contemporary and pop-culture adaptations. Archival photographs, instructional books, and modern interpretations\u2014such as the retro-style \u201cThe Pulp Tarot\u201d\u2014demonstrate how the visual language of the cards has continuously adapted to new eras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTarot: Renaissance Symbols and Modern Visions\u201d is on display at The Morgan Library &amp; Museum, located at 225 Madison Ave, until October 4th. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The mystical world of tarot has taken up residence at The Morgan Library &amp; Museum, where a new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64,116111],"class_list":["post-306827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-videoarticle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}