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Exhibitions and special displays at the Library's many locations showcase our rich and varied collections.

  • The Obama Presidency: A Look Behind the Scenes/Photographs by Pete Souza Chief Official White House Photographer

    Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
    Now through June 2, 2012 (All day)

    This exhibition of 56 photographs by Pete Souza, the chief official White House photographer, forms a visual diary of nearly two years of President Obama’s time in office, from September 2009 through May 2011. 

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  • Ner Beck: A Photographic Exhibition of Lost and Found West Side Street Art

    St. Agnes Library
    Now through February 29, 2012 (All day)

    Ner Beck, a New York City graphic artist and designer, has had a longtime interest in overlooked street art captured in photographs. This recent series displayed at The St. Agnes Branch of The New York Public Library, represent images found on neighborhood sightings on the West 

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  • EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Malcolm X: A Search for Truth

    Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
    Now through March 8, 2012 (All day)

    Malcolm X: A Search for Truth will provide the general public an opportunity to examine materials from the Malcolm X collection. The Malcolm X collection is unique in that it contains a wide range of speeches, sermons, radio broadcasts, diaries, correspondence, and other documents 

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  • Women's Art - Zelda and Jeanne

    Riverside Library
    Now through February 24, 2012 (All day)

    Two women bring their timeless intuition and expression to the Riverside Branch.
     

    Zelda Goldberg resides in New York City and is known for her expressions and emotions demonstrated in her “Faces” works in charcoal, pencil pen, ink and 

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  • GMAD at 25: A History in Words and Images

    Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
    Now through August 31, 2012 (All day)

    Please join Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD), the oldest social services organization serving black gay men in New York City, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary at the Schomburg Center. Since 1986, GMAD has served as a center for education, advocacy and social support for black 

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  • Experiments in Non-Objective Photography- Photos by Hans Weck

    Dongan Hills Library
    Now through March 31, 2012 (All day)

    Relying on creative impulses with an emphasis on strong graphic design, Hans Weck’s photos concentrate exclusively on form and pattern.  Weck creates his images in an attempt to define beauty in a very abstract way—an intellectual exercise 

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  • Artwork by Clavier Christophe

    Chatham Square Library
    Now through March 31, 2012 (All day)

    During February and March, we will display the work of New York City artist Clavier Christophe on the first floor.

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  • Celebrating our Heritage

    Harlem Library
    Now through February 29, 2012 (All day)

     Harlem Library Presents

    BLACK HISTORY MONTH

    Celebrating our Heritage

    ART PHOTO EXHIBIT BY

    HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHERS:

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  • En Foco's Touring Gallery Presents: tracing(s) belonging(s)

    Aguilar Library
    Now through September 30, 2012 (All day)

    En Foco's Touring Gallery exhibitions feature presentations by emerging photographers in community spaces throughout New York City. 

    Come visit our newest exhibition, tracing(s) belonging(s), featuring the work of Sonia Louise Davis.

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  • The Dream Rocket Project

    Grand Central Library
    Now through February 29, 2012 (All day)

    This exhibit features a sampling of fiber art from girl scouts from all over the nation who are participating in this year's International Fiber Collaborative's Dream Rocket Project.  Up to 8,000 artworks are being collected from various regions of the world and then connected side by 

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  • Downton Abbey

    Mid-Manhattan Library
    Now through March 31, 2012 (All day)

    Mrs. Crawley: "I take that as a compliment."
    Lady Grantham: "I must've said it wrong."

    The television phenomenon Downton Abbey has fans world wide talking about the upstairs and downstairs culture of early 20th 

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  • Voices & Images from Bulgaria

    New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
    Now through February 28, 2012 (All day)

    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts  is pleased to present an  exhibition of photographs resulting from Martin Koenig's travels.  Entitled Voices & Images From Bulgaria: 1966-1979, the exhibit was presented in Sofia by the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture 

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  • The Return of Mad Men

    Mid-Manhattan Library
    Now through February 29, 2012 (All day)

    Any ad man will tell you: a picture is worth a thousand words.

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  • RELEASED: Prisoner Re-entry in NYC

    Mid-Manhattan Library
    Now through April 30, 2012 (All day)

    Through photography and interviews, Released with Conviction offers the rarely seen perspective of those returning home from prison or jail. Three photographers followed the stories of nine former inmates who related their struggles with and joys of reconnecting with 

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  • Decoding

    Mulberry Street Library
    Now through February 29, 2012 (All day)

    Throat is pleased to announce Decoding, an exhibition held in the congruous setting of the New York Public Library's Mulberry Street Branch. Decoding was inspired by modern methods of accessing information, using technology as the 

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  • Bobbi Beck at Grand Central Library: A Traveling Exhibition of Autobiographical Drawings

    Grand Central Library
    Now through February 27, 2012 (All day)

    Bobbi Beck has exhibited her artworks at five New York City Public Libraries. She now travels to the Grand Central Library Branch for another exhibition. Included are many new drawings rendered with vibrant colors.

    The drawings are autobiographical and reflect her day-to-day observations 

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  • The Birth of Promotion: Inventing Film Publicity in the Silent-Film Era

    New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
    Now through March 10, 2012 (All day)

     
     
    The Birth of Promotion: Inventing Film Publicity in the Silent-Film Era
    Vincent Astor Gallery
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
    November 22, 2011 through January 2012

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  • The Art of Ana Traversa

    Hamilton Grange Library
    Ongoing

    Ana C. Traversa returns from a successful retrospective at the National Comahue University in Argentina to Hamilton Grange. The exhibit will feature Pictures of Installations, Sculptures and Paintings.  The exhibit will run until December 31st, 

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  • Celebrating 100 Years

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
    Now through March 4, 2012 (All day)

    Gottesman Exhibition Hall | On View through March 4, 2012

    One hundred years ago, The New York Public Library opened its landmark building, now known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, dedicated to preserving its varied collections 

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  • Where is home?

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
    Ongoing

    Where is home?

    “Home is where one starts from.” - T.S. Eliot

       New York City is home to over 8 million people and plays hosts to millions of visitors from the NYC metropolitan 

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  • Linda DeLaney Paleias: Science, Tools & Magic

    Columbus Library
    Ongoing

    Artist Linda DeLaney Paleias presents Science Tools & Magic: Figurative and Landscape Fantasies in Oil, Watercolor and Collage.

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  • The Original Toys Image

    Winnie-the-Pooh and Friends: The Original Toys

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
    Ongoing

    The REAL Winnie-the-Pooh won't be found on a video, in a movie, on a T-shirt or a lunchbox. Since 1987, the REAL Pooh and four of his best friends--Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Tigger--have been living at The New York Public Library.

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  • The Gutenberg Bible Image

    The Gutenberg Bible

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
    Ongoing

    The first substantial printed book in the West is the royal-folio two-volume Bible on display, comprising nearly 1,300 pages and printed in Mainz on the central Rhine by Johann Gutenberg (ca. 1390s-1468) in the 1450s.

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  • Jill Kupin Rose Gallery Image

    Jill Kupin Rose Gallery

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
    Ongoing

    This ongoing exhibition consists of large wall panels with photographs, text, objects, and videos illustrating the history and the vast array of collections, services, and users of The New York Public Library's Branch and Research Libraries.

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  • The Art of Ana Traversa Image

    The Art of Ana Traversa

    Hamilton Grange Library
    Ongoing

    Ana C. Traversa returns from a successful retrospective at the National Comahue University in Argentina to Hamilton Grange. The exhibit will feature Pictures of Installations, Sculptures and Paintings.  The exhibit will run from August through October

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  • Celebrate the Fourth and Summer with the Founding Fathers!

    Spuyten Duyvil Library
    Ongoing

     Got a history itch to scratch?  No better time than now, with our display of Founding Father biographies and American Revolutionary period histories!  Stop by and check some out today.  Bonus points if you can name all three men pictured here:

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  • One World, Many Stories

    Tremont Library
    Ongoing

  • Who Is Johnny Bryant: Portraits In Time- A Hamilton Grange Library Mystery!

    Hamilton Grange Library
    Ongoing

    Johnny Bryant's brilliant portraits in charcoal of the famous and not-so famous, documents the faces of the 60's and 70's. Are you one of those faces? And who is Johnny Bryant? The exhibit will run through April 2011.

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  • Halloween Display

    Ongoing

    Halloween display with holiday books for circulation

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  • Staying Alive 2: A cru of characters

    Hamilton Fish Park Library
    Ongoing

    ORIGINAL GRAFFITI ART by

    David Alicea aka Lethal, Moriah Ressler & Twelph

    And featuring:

    Ongoing exhibit of black book & sketchbook pages

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