Come visit and enjoy!

Holiday schedule:

We will be closed from

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 through

Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

The Leiber Collection Museum and Sculpture Garden is open on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 pm and at other times by appointment for Private or Group Tours.

We are located at 446 Old Stone Highway in the East Hampton hamlet of Springs.

To schedule Private or Group Tours, please email us at info@leibercollection.org.

On view in The Leiber Collection

Main Gallery:

Judith and Gerson Leiber ~

Over The Top

“Judy shattered glass ceilings before glass ceilings were even a thing.” ~ Gerson Leiber

Famous for her iconic and revolutionary designs that marry glamour and sophistication with humor and whimsy, Judith Leiber broke many barriers that stood in her way as she rose to the top of her field.

“With her ability to make handbags from start to finish, she truly revolutionized the meaning of handbag craftsmanship in the U.S. Just about everything on her bags was done by hand, with a level of craftsmanship that has rarely been matched in the fashion world.”                                                                                       ~ Samantha De Tillio

Judith’s handbags have been declared objets d’art by Geoffrey Beene; and in the New York Times, Hilton Kramer, the paper’s former premier art critic, praised Gerson for his mastery and skill of composition and color. Harold Koda, former curator in charge of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, wrote: “…there is a beautiful resonance of aesthetic interests between Judith and Gerson, especially in their mutual love of brilliant color and rigorous structure.”

Judith and Gerson Leiber ~ Over The Top features over 500 of Judith Leiber’s dazzling designs and a fabulous selection of Gerson Leiber’s magnificent Fashion paintings. Join us as we celebrate the innovation and creative genius of Judith and Gerson Leiber

On view through April 2025.

Tickets are by donation. Donations are welcomed but not required.

For more information, click HERE.

To reserve tickets by donation, click HERE.

Faith Ringgold inspired

minaudières!

On view in the front gallery, we have two marvelous minaudières created by Judith Leiber, inspired by Faith Ringgold.

These stunning pieces are inspired by the vibrant storytelling of Faith Ringgold’s Story Quilts, ‘The Street,’ and ‘The Purple Quilt.’ 

In 1998, Judith and Gerson purchased Faith’s story quilt, ‘Tar Beach.’ They later donated it to the Guggenheim Museum, where it remains today. Faith also created a beloved Children’s Book inspired by her ‘Tar Beach’ Story Quilt, which we also have on view.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Faith’s daughters, Michele Wallace and Barbara Faith Wallace, for graciously loaning us these remarkable Judith Leiber pieces.

*Please note: We are looking for examples of these two minaudières to add to The Leiber Collection. If you have them and would like to donate them to The Judith and Gerson Leiber Foundation, please contact Director Ann Fristoe Stewart at info@leibercollection.org. These are two pieces that Judith always wished she had in the collection but did not have.

On view in the Leiber Collection

Third Gallery:

From Catwalks to Cocktail Parties ~

Gerson Leiber’s Fashion Prints

‘From Catwalks to Cocktail Parties ~ Gerson Leiber’s Fashion Prints’ is a window into the Fashion World of the 1970s and 1980s in NYC. Gerson Leiber says he found himself in his wife Judith’s fashion world, and he felt it was a fertile field for his artwork. For decades, Gerson created these extraordinary prints using the Fashion world as his muse.

On view through April 2025.

Tickets are by donation. Donations are welcomed but not required.

To reserve tickets by donation, click HERE.

Interior photo credits: Gary Mamay

On view in the Sculpture Garden:

Bridging Time ~ Past Meets Present

Select works from our Permanent Collection

Opens Saturday, December 14, 2024.

Come enjoy the enchanting Leiber Sculpture Garden, where Art, Nature, and Beauty delight throughout the year.

Stroll through this captivating space and experience a dynamic range of works—old and new—by artists who have been part of Judith and Gerson’s journey, and those creating exciting new art today!

View works by Calvin Albert, Monica Banks, Perry Burns, Ronnie Chalif, Philippe Cheng, William King, Jim Lambie, Laurie Lambrecht, Gerson Leiber, George Nama, Clair Nivola, William Tarr, Hans Van de Bovenkamp, Arline Wingate, Almond Zigmund……as well as pieces from Antiquity, like this beautiful Hindu Goddess.

Tickets are by donation. Donations are welcomed but not required.

To reserve tickets by donation, click HERE.

Come visit on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 pm and at other times by appointment for Private or Group Tours.

Susan Morrow Legacy Foundation

Please join us in support of our dear friend Susan Morrow’s Legacy Foundation in raising funds for ovarian cancer research.

A Promise Kept – The Susan Morrow Legacy Foundation Collection

For more information, click HERE.

To donate to the Susan Morrow Legacy Foundation to fight ovarian cancer, please click HERE

You may also send checks to c/o Debbie Romano, Wells Fargo Wealth Management, 320 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401.

A Note from her Board members: “With overwhelming gratitude we thank all our donors and participants in helping us to support our philanthropic interests and goals. The foundation continues to support projects and programs that have a potential to make a difference in bettering the quality of others’ lives.

We are deeply grateful for the success of the recent auction of The Susan Morrow Legacy Foundation Collection. We are actively carrying out our endeavors to aide in the needs of more research for ovarian cancer.”

In 2005, Gerson and Judith Leiber built a gallery to house their works of art and to chronicle their careers, offering an unparalleled retrospective of their creations over the past many decades.

The Leiber Collection, a magnificent Renaissance-styled Palladian structure, sits majestically in a sublime sculpture garden designed by Gerson Leiber. Considered by many to be the best-kept secret of the Hamptons, you are in for a real treat as you explore the exquisite jewel of a museum and meander through the charming and magical garden.

Thousands of people have come to East Hampton and visited the Leiber Collection as their point of destination. They have come from virtually every state in the Union as well as from several European, South American, and Asian countries. The museum has proven to be one of the cultural monuments of East Hampton and has been praised by newspaper and magazine reporters as well as by United States Senators Gillibrand and Schumer.

The Collection is open on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays from 1 – 4pm and at other times for private or group tours by appointment. Please email us at info@leibercollection.org for private tour reservations.