The New York Public Library offers free major exhibitions and special displays at three of its research library locations—the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Library for the Performing Arts, and Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture—and community showcases at many of its branch locations throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
Current Exhibitions
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Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures
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Focus Center Stage: 50 Years of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Through June 24, 2023The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsA look back at the archive, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Theatre on Film and Tape and how it affected theatre history.
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Charles Darwin: A Life in Letters
Through August 5, 2023Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingCharles Darwin: A Life in Letters is presented in partnership with Cambridge University Library and celebrates the…
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The Wondrous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors and Dancers
Through August 19, 2023The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThe Library for the Performing Arts celebrates the long and colorful career of costume designer Willa Kim.
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Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration
Through December 4, 2023Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureMarking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration explores the impact of the US prison system on contemporary visual art.…
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Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955
June 8, 2023–March 16, 2024The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThe New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center celebrates the fundamental contributions of…
Community Showcases
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Mauro Carachini: Authorative
OngoingOttendorfer LibraryCurrently on display, nine works by Mauro Carachini: words and phrases, once uttered, replay in our minds. they take on meaning, and…
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One Stitch at a Time: Needlework by Kevin Lustik
Through July 8, 2023Mulberry Street LibraryJoin the Mulberry Street Library in welcoming Kevin Lustik, whose needlework will be on display on our ground floor from May 15 to July…
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Luster of Light
Through August 31, 2023Hudson Park LibraryCurated by Jason Clay Lewis
Artists: Sato Yamamoto, Kirsten Flaherty, Bruno Nadalin, Anita Rundles
Opening:…
Online Exhibitions
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The Skeleton Caricatures of Posada | Las meras meras calaveras de Posada
OngoingOnline OnlyStephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThis online exhibition presents a selection of Posada’s calaveras and announces the digitization of the entirety of the Library’s Posada… -
Pride & Privacy: LGBTQ+ Visibility in Library Collections
OngoingOnline OnlyStephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThe lives of people who identify as LGBTQ+, more than those of others, have often historically been shaped by questions of visibility…
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All This Mine Alone: Lady Gregory and the Irish Literary Revival
Online OnlyStephen A. Schwarzman BuildingAugusta Gregory has long been recognized as the woman who helped shape a new era of modern Irish literature at the turn of the 20th…
Past Exhibitions
See AllThe Rose Family Seder Books
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The Rose Family Seder Books are unique collections of Passover-themed artwork. For over 60 years, the Rose family has commissioned…
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Highlighting the work of Harlem-based photographer Austin Hansen (1910 -1996) and the experiences of Black photographers to illuminate the…
Virginia Woolf: A Modern Mind
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Virginia Woolf dedicated her literary life to the examination of the human character, whether in essays, short stories, and novels,…
