Mac's First House, East River, 1992. Courtesy of the Margaret Morton Archive.
Institution: Margaret Morton Archive
Event Title: Tour of the Margaret Morton Archive
Location: Mana Contemporary (888 Newark Avenue, Studio 364, Jersey City, NJ 07306)
Event Format: In-Person Tour
Event Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Event Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join Stephanie Neel, Director of Archives & Operations, for a tour of the Margaret Morton Archive at Mana Contemporary. This tour will take place during Mana's Fall Open Studios, so please feel free to peruse the other artists' studios and exhibitions throughout the day.
Margaret Morton (1948-2020) was a graphic designer, photographer, author, and Professor of Art at Cooper Union. Between 1993 and 2003, Margaret produced four books of photographs and transcribed interviews of unhoused communities in New York: Transitory Gardens, Uprooted Lives (1993); The Tunnel (1995); Fragile Dwelling (2000); and Glass House (2003). The Margaret Morton Archive was established in 2022 to promote her legacy and arrange donations of her work to public collections.
The Archive comprises over 1,000 of Margaret’s photographic exhibition prints and approximately 100 linear feet of Margaret’s personal papers; field work notes and book project files; press; exhibition ephemera; posters; artwork by other artists; and a substantial media collection related to her personal photography, oral history interviews, and book projects.
Accessibility Note: Mana Contemporary is about a 10 minute walk from the Journal Square PATH train station. You can also take a taxi or rideshare from the station to Mana. Mana has a large parking lot that attendees who are driving in can use for parking. There is a ramp or a short flight of stairs leading up to the entrance of the building, and the Margaret Morton Archive is located on the third floor, accessible by both elevators and stairs.
Registration Note: Registration required, limited to 20 registrants. People can RSVP by emailing stephanie@margaretmorton.org with their name and contact information.
Public Contact: Stephanie Neel, stephanie@margaretmorton.org
