The New York Public Library offers free major exhibitions and special displays at three of its research library locations—the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Library for Performing Arts, and Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture—and community showcases at many of its circulating branch locations throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. See what’s showing right now.

  • The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.

    September 19, 2024–March 1, 2025
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

    The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. tells the story of what made the Joffrey a unique force in the world of dance, demonstrating…

  • Becoming Bohemia: Greenwich Village, 1912–1923

    October 12, 2024–February 1, 2025
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    The exhibition traces the flowering of America’s first large-scale countercultural enclave.