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Preserving a Masterpiece: From Soaring Ceilings to Subterranean Storage
June 17–October 9, 2016Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingFeaturing over 75 photos—many never before seen—the exhibition is an ode to what the timeless 42nd Street building means to its…
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Splendour Among Shadows
September 8–September 28, 2016Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingIn commemoration of the 30th anniversary of The New York Public Library’s Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His…
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Music for Moderns: The Partnership of George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian
June 27–September 24, 2016The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThis exhibition is derived largely from George Avakian's and Anahid Ajemian's personal archives of photographs, recordings, memorabilia,…
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Embracing Chaos: Dada, 100 Years Later
August 12–September 6, 2016Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThis exhibition showcases the Library’s collections of Dada expressed in visual and literary form. Through these enduring…
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Mozart Forever: Fifty Years of the Mostly Mozart Festival
May 24–August 27, 2016The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsMozart Forever: Fifty Years of the Mostly Mozart Festival celebrates a festival that revolutionized New York City’s summertime…
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Magical Designs for Mozart's Magic Flute
April 1–August 27, 2016The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsMagical Designs for Mozart’s Magic Flute compares scenic and costume designs from a select group of 19th, 20th, and 21st…
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Where the Children Sleep
June 27–July 10, 2016Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingTo commemorate World Refugee Day, The New York Public Library is hosting Where the Children Sleep, a presentation…
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The 75th Anniversary of the American Negro Theatre
January 12–June 4, 2016Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureThis exhibition is taken entirely from the Schomburg Collections and highlights the American Negro Theatre’s stage productions from 1940… -
Digging Up the Past: A History of the Schomburg Center
February 5–May 31, 2016Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureThis display serves as a primer that encourages our community to dig deeper not only into the history housed at the Schomburg Center,…
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Shakespeare's Star Turn in America
February 18–May 27, 2016The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsIn celebration of the enduring inspiration of William Shakespeare’s plays, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will…
