Celebrate Independence Day by coming to see The New York Public Library's original copy of the Declaration of Independence, handwritten by Founding Father Thomas Jefferson in 1776.

Learn more about the document. 



FRI June 27 10 am–5:45 pm

SAT June 28 10 am–5:45 pm

SUN June 29 1–4:45 pm

MON June 30 10 am–7:45 pm* 

TUE July 1 10 am–7:45 pm

WED July 2 2–10 pm* 

THU July 3 10 am–5:45 pm

* SPECIAL EXTENDED HOURS!

TD Bank

Lead Sponsor of The New York Public Library’s 2014 flash displays.

Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, and Jonathan Altman.

More Exhibitions

  • A Century of The New Yorker

    February 22, 2025–February 21, 2026
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    This exhibition will survey 100 years of life at The New Yorker, bringing to life the people, stories, and ideas…