Frame the Future! FORT: LA challenged creative thinkers to communicate bold visions for housing in Los Angeles through a poster, slogan, and manifesto—transforming complex ideas about density, affordability, community, and urban life into compelling public-facing arguments for the future.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Through historic maps and newly commissioned artworks by Debra Scacco, this exhibition explores the hidden histories beneath Los Angeles’ concrete infrastructure.
Drawn from an extensive personal archive, this exhibition features images documenting Chicano photographer Luis C. Garza's various communities and travels.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 networked layers of story that comprise our city, giving a sense of the land’s movement through various colonial and national frames.
In honor of Anne Frank Day and Jewish American Heritage Month, Anne Frank L.A. presents the international traveling exhibit, Anne Frank - A History for Today, featuring 32 illustrated panels telling the story of the Holocaust and WWII through the experience of Anne Frank and her family.
For the inaugural cohort of the Creators in Residence, we have engaged two uniquely creative and thoughtful individuals: Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin and River Garza.
12 donors conducted oral histories and their personal stories are highlighted in this exhibition. Shades of L.A. commenced over 30 years ago, and the collection continues to inform and inspire while providing an illustrated history of the many shades of Los Angeles.
It is in the spirit of celebration of the river’s discovery by the Spanish, that this exhibit and accompanying book explores the quest for and deliverance of water to Los Angeles and commemorates our city’s monuments to this achievement.
While the Turnabout Theatre Collection contains documents, photographs, ephemera, and puppets from the Turnabout (1941-1956), this exhibit is really the story of the Yale Puppeteers.
Francine Orr has documented the homeless crisis for many years, gathering personal stories of homeless women across L.A. County along the way. This exhibition features 36 of her dramatic color photographs.
This exhibit of illustrations from children's literature feature awards that recognize the works of outstanding African American authors and illustrators and uphold the vital importance of children’s literature that celebrates African American life and culture.
This exhibition consists of 22 color and black & white photographs showcasing an unexpectedly wide variety of historical forms of dress by Jews around the world during various periods of the 20th century.
The Autograph Book of L.A. brings to life the Los Angeles Public Library’s unique and historic Autograph Collection in a new book from Angel City Press and exhibit at Central Library.
For the 50th anniversary of the moon landing this year, this exhibit features works from the Library's photo archive, illuminating local contributors to the aerospace industry who made the Apollo 11 mission possible.
