• World War I: A New York Perspective

    June 30–July 10, 2017
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    One hundred years ago, when the United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, New York City answered the nation’s patriotic…

  • Viewpoints: Latin America in Photographs

    March 24–July 2, 2017
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    Viewpoints: Latin America in Photographs exhibits over 100 images from the 1860s through the present. Presented in…

  • Curtain Up: Celebrating the Last 40 Years of Theatre in New York and London

    October 30, 2016–June 30, 2017
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

    Curtain Up celebrates the coincidence of two anniversaries of the biggest awards for commercial theatre: 40 years of the Olivier Awards…

  • Archives of Sound

    November 22, 2016–May 30, 2017
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

    Archives of Sound experiments with new ways of presenting archival audio collections, explores sound technology's role in…

  • Celebrating Excellence in Journalism: Freedom of the Press in America

    May 2–May 21, 2017
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    This spring, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Library is drawing…

  • Protests in Print

    August 3, 2016–April 30, 2017
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    The New York Public Library has sought to preserve alternative publications since its beginnings in the late 19th century.  On…

  • Rose Family Seder Books

    April 5–April 23, 2017
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    The Rose Family Seder Books are unique collections of Passover-themed artwork. Thanks to the Rose family’s continuing generosity,…

  • New York’s Stone River: Maps and Profiles of the Erie Canal

    October 13, 2016–April 13, 2017
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    This display features historic survey maps and land elevation profiles with canal vignettes that document the design, construction, and…

  • David Gordon: Archiveography - Under Construction

    December 5, 2016–April 6, 2017
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

    What do you get when a seminal postmodern choreographer donates his archives? A “reconsideration of conventional archival methodology,”…

  • The Spirit of Will Eisner: Celebrating a Graphic Novel Pioneer

    February 24–March 26, 2017
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    The New York Public Library is delighted to celebrate the legacy of Will Eisner (1917–2005) with an exhibition drawing from the…