2025
The New York Public Library opened an exhibition of a selection of Robert Motherwell鈥檚 prints from the 1960s to 1991, alongside annotated books from his private library.
Dynamic Duos: The Art of Working in Pairs opened at The New York Public Library. Challenging ideas of the singular creative genius, this exhibition features prints.
A Century of The New Yorker opened at The New York Public Library, showcasing the history of The New Yorker from its launch in 1925 to present day and bringing to life the people, stories, and ideas that have defined the iconic magazine.
The New York Public Library celebrated the grand reopening of its newly renovated Fort Washington branch, which closed in August 2021 for a top-to-bottom makeover under the Library鈥檚 Carnegie Renovation Program.
2024
More than just a show about ballet, this exhibition explores dance in New York and L.A. and Chicago, culture and counterculture and how art can preserve history and shape the future.
2022
Virginia Woolf is the focus of the latest free exhibition opening at The New York Public Library.
In response to the unprecedented surge in book bans, 鈥淏ooks for All鈥� will offer four titles nationwide on NYPL鈥檚 e-reader app.
The Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking has announced that the New York Public Library and Texas Tech Museum have each acquired prints by Austin-based artist Adrian Armstrong.
2020
The Brooklyn-based nonprofit Blank Forms has announced the formation of the Maryanne Amacher Foundation and the donation of the American composer and sound artist鈥檚 archives to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
2019
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR at the Metropolitan Pavilion (through March 31). Buying art can sometimes feel intimidating, but for 20 years the Affordable Art Fair has been doing its part to make art ownership more accessible.
鈥楬ILMA AF KLINT: PAINTINGS FOR THE FUTURE鈥� at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (through April 23).
Nearly eight decades before Man Ray led photography in a radical new direction with his cameraless Rayographs, a British naturalist named Anna Atkins created hundreds of images enlisting similar techniques.
2016
As an opera where a colossal snake and enchanted instrument play a pivotal role, perhaps it鈥檚 no surprise Mozart鈥檚 The Magic Flute inspired some fantastic set and costume designs since its debut in 1791. Maurice Sendak, David Hockney, Marc Chagall, and William Kentridge all...
The New York Public Library has named Tony Ageh Chief Digital Officer, responsible for the institution鈥檚 ongoing digital transformation
2011
The New York Public Library featurs over 250 artifacts from its incredible research collections in the new exhibition Celebrating 100 Years,