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Fortune and Folly in 1720
September 23, 2022–February 19, 2023Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingFortune and Folly in 1720 chronicles the spectacular rise and fall of the first international bubble economy. The Mississippi…
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A Dickens Christmas
November 21, 2022–January 8, 2023Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThis holiday season, the Library is celebrating with a special installation featuring Dickens’s heavily annotated…
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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… -
We Were Beautiful Then, Too: Late 19th Century African American Cabinet Cards
June 4–September 23, 2022Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureIn the 19th century, African Americans harnessed the power of photography to claim a self-possessed identity in line with middle class…
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Peter Kuper's INterSECTS: Where Arthropods and Homo Sapiens Meet
January 12–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… -
Climate, Environment, and the Performing Arts
April 21–June 30, 2022The 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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Akhnaten: Philip Glass’ Operatic Portrait of a Pharaoh
May 23–June 18, 2022The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsCelebrating the return of Phillip Glass' Akhnaten, the Library for the Performing Arts delves into the archives.
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TARYN SIMON // The Color of a Flea's Eye: The Picture Collection
September 24, 2021–May 15, 2022Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThe 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
April 15–May 14, 2022The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsA collection of photographs and letters by playwright Thorton Wilder highlighting the play, The Skin of Our Teeth.
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José Limón: The Mestizo as Ambassador
October 27, 2021–May 7, 2022The New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsAn exhibition celebrating Mexican American dancer and choreographer José Limón, one of the most prolific exponents of modern dance.
