The exhibit features images taken by photographer Boghos Boghossian during Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright William Saroyan's visit to Armenia shortly before his death in 1981.
Throughout the history of MGM, the photographer’s lens captured the history of the studio, documenting productions, premieres, and more stars than are in heaven. The studio and name are only a shadow of a once towering figure, but these photos are a document to just how large MGM loomed.
On view for the first time in 25 years, the 65 foot long mural, Hacia Al Norte captures the spirit of immigrant stories of Angelenos from Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Artists David Botello, Wayne Healy, and Rich Raya capture the richness of our community, a city shaped by events near and far.
This exhibit explores the networked layers of story that comprise our city, giving a sense of the land’s movement through various colonial and national frames.
2024 Library Creator in Residence, Shing Yin Khor created mixed media maps on wood, and a marionette, inspired by the Los Angeles Public Library’s collections, staff, and resources.
This exhibit explores the intersection of art, science, and invention. From historic artifacts to contemporary artworks, it features a range of stories that explore the nature of human creativity and celebrate the inventive spirit.
Using the images from the Library’s historic photo collection, author and chef George Geary curated an exhibition that celebrates the many iconic restaurants that have closed and those still open for Angelenos to enjoy.
Alta is a social-impact art project that showcases 100 extraordinary individuals creating positive change across Los Angeles. Each participant is represented to reveal how their lives intersect with the region.
John Parkinson’s architecture has become such a ubiquitous part of the city’s streetscapes, that this exhibition comprises images from seven different photo collections, a testimony to his iconic vision.
Drawn from an extensive personal archive, this exhibition features images documenting Chicano photographer Luis C. Garza's various communities and travels.
Through historic maps and newly commissioned artworks by Debra Scacco, this exhibition explores the hidden histories beneath Los Angeles’ concrete infrastructure.
This exhibit celebrates the achievements of artists working in Progressive Art Studios, which has opened doors for artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities in contemporary art.
Depicting a partnership between the Library and the Mediatheque Musicale de Paris, the Sunset Strip is reimagined through the eyes and ears of the French public, across decades of youth, rebellion, and rock & roll.
In 2019, the Los Angeles Public Library acquired Richard Hewett’s extensive photographic archive, including 297 images of Room 8. This exhibition contains 30 of them.
Oshagan intertwines documentation with speculation to present a complex notion of diasporic identity and imagines a time when return to indigenous lands is both a dream and a possibility.
