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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Been Seen
OngoingSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureHighlighting the work of Harlem-based photographer Austin Hansen (1910 -1996) and the experiences of Black photographers to illuminate the… -
Boundless: 10 Years of Seeding Black Comic Futures
OngoingSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureThe exhibition celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s Black Comic Book Festival and… -
Climate, Environment, and the Performing Arts
OngoingThe New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsMaterials from the dance, theatre, and music & recorded sound divisions address how the performing arts have responded to climate…
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Peter Kuper's INterSECTS: Where Arthropods and Homo Sapiens Meet
Through August 13, 2022Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingINterSECTS presents excerpts from artist Peter Kuper’s forthcoming graphic novel, which he developed during his tenure as a fellow at The…
Coming Soon
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Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars
June 9, 2022–March 4, 2023The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThe New York Public Library for the Performing Arts mounts Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars, the first large-scale exhibition…
Community Showcases
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Véronique Coutant-Godard
Ongoing53rd Street LibraryLinocuts by Véronique Coutant-Godard.
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Evolving Blues - Cyanotypes by James Langford
Through June 30, 2022Bloomingdale LibraryThe Bloomingdale Branch is pleased to showcase an exhibition of recent cyanotypes by James Langford.
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Kevin Lustik's Humorous Stichery
Through June 30, 202267th Street LibraryNeedle artist Kevin Lustik returns to the third floor of the 67th Street Branch, exhibiting his humorous stitchery.…
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… -
All This Mine Alone: Lady Gregory and the Irish Literary Revival
OngoingOnline 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… -
Celebrating Passover with Library Collections
Online OnlyStephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThis web exhibition presents an array of special materials from The New York Public Library's Dorot Jewish Division and other research…
Past Exhibitions
See AllTARYN SIMON // The Color of a Flea's Eye: The Picture Collection
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The Color of a Flea’s Eye foregrounds the Picture Collection at The New York Public Library which, since its founding in 1915, has allowed…
The Skin of Our Teeth: Through Thornton Wilder's Letters
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
A collection of photographs and letters by playwright Thorton Wilder highlighting the play, The Skin of Our Teeth.
José Limón: The Mestizo as Ambassador
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
An exhibition celebrating Mexican American dancer and choreographer José Limón, one of the most prolific exponents of modern dance.
