As we observe our 200th birthday, come experience the Institute Library Past, Present & Future 

Panreality is a new exhibition curated by Maxim Schmidt

Sacred Forest features the work of 10 contemporary artists and is a visual meditation on human interaction with our woodland landscapes.

Works that follow the general theme of flora, zeroing in on the magic and beauty of plant life!

A timely exhibit of vintage posters and art from Nicaragua, recent locally-made items addressing the climate crisis, social justice and so much more from the NHLSCP’s remarkable archive.

Read the New Haven Independent review by Brian Slattery.

Artworks by Karen Duncan Pape. Posters by Jeanne Criscola and featuring favorite banned books from the Library and our Community.

A visual celebration of Women’s History Month exploring how we express ourselves through Fashion and Adornment.

An Exhibition of Haunting Contemporary Art, Rare Books, and Volumes from our Collection of Mysteries.

Read “Art Exhibition Unveils The Horror Beneath The Horror” by Brain Slattery, New Haven Independent

Oasis, our sprawling group summer show featured an exciting textural mix of collage, video, assemblage, ceramics, painting, sculpture, bead work, installation and more to refresh and enliven your senses.

Read New Haven Independent

For the Record featured memorabilia from notable musicians but also album covers designed by local artists, and some treasures unearthed from WPKN’s extensive vinyl archive.

Read and listen:
Sound & Vision II Sets The Record Straight Lucy Gellman, The Arts Paper
Artists Hear The Female Future, Brian Slattery, New Haven Independent
Live Culture Episode 79 : Women’s History Month Max Schmidt and Martha Willette Lewis with George Corsillo, Clymenza Hawkins and Amy Wachtel

Find more about what is going on locally, nationally and internationally with out climate crisis bulletin board.

A group exhibition designed to fake you out this summer with books, objects, and images.

We return with a second iteration of COVER STORY.

Read “Institute Library Offers Another ​’Cover Story’” New Haven Independent by Brian Slattery

Monica Ong blends poetry, astronomy, printmaking, assemblage, and personal meditations on family and working motherhood, into a compelling, tactile exhibit that telescopes between the personal and the cosmic.

In Honor of the Centenary of the 19th amendment, the gallery has organized “Declaration of Sentiments” an exhibit celebrating suffrage* — and the women’s right to vote!

Press:

Institute Library Goes To The Ballot Box | New Haven Independent by Brian Slattery

Institute Library Digs Deep On Women’s Suffrage Arts Paper by Lucy Gellman

A group exhibition organized by Stephen Kobasa.

Press for Melted Pots “Melted Pots” Is A Feast by Brian Slattery New Haven Independent

Fritz Horstman will be present to discuss his work

Lives are adventures full of stories and relationships, and storytelling—perhaps our oldest art—is at the heart of any portrait.