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Vertical Display: Salvador Pereira

Now through Mon, March 31, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

New drawings by Philadelphia-based Peruvian artist Salvador Pereira are now on display through the end of March in the Art Department's historic poster stands as part of our long-running series that exhibits work created by artists who use the library as a working space. Stop by and chat…

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"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 19, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Map Collection at Parkway Central Library

Black Histories of Philadelphia looks at some of the stories of people and places that make up Philadelphia’s countless histories. Some stories are kept, some fade over time, and others are misrepresented or silenced. The people featured in this exhibition created change through…

"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 19, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library

"Black Histories of Philadelphia" Exhibition

Now through Sat, April 19, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection at Parkway Central Library

Exhibition: Photography Without Borders

Now through Mon, April 28, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Work by young photographers made by Photography Without Borders students in partnership with Philadelphia's Taller Puertorriqueño will be on display in the Art & Literature Department as well as the Art Department hallway gallery, throughout March and April 2025,…

Exhibition | Secretary to the People: Sheryl Oring Uses a Typewriter to Activate Democracy with Art on the Streets of Philly and Beyond

Now through Wed, April 30, 2025 8:00 P.M.
First Floor Gallery West at Parkway Central Library

This multimedia installation showcases over 20 years of work by artist Sheryl Oring. With her “I Wish to Say” project, in which she dresses as a 1960s secretary and takes her typewriter to public spaces such as libraries and parks to document people’s hopes, fears, and…

Exhibition: The Voices of Sisterly Affection

Now through Thu, June 5, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center at Parkway Central Library

Philadelphia's motto was officially expanded to "The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection" by the efforts of the godmother of Black Music Month, Dyana Williams. To continue amplifying the female voice in discussions about our city, SIMBY Presents: The Voices of…

Patent Drawings from Black Women Inventors

Now through Fri, June 13, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library

This display features enlarged patent drawings from the inventions of Black women. Spanning from 1884 to 1996, they highlight the ways in which these women’s ingenuity has contributed to the technology of our world. For a closer look at these patents and more, go to the BRIC front…

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. As a Visual Artist

Now through Sat, July 19, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Literature Department at Parkway Central Library

Now on view, March 14, 2025 - July 19, 2025 . Thanks to the efforts of a local art collector, Heather Rose, Philadelphia is now home to more than 20 rarely seen marker drawings by novelist Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Opening March 14th, the originals are on display at Drexel University's Paul Peck…

Exhibitions

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. As a Visual Artist

Now through Sat, July 19, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

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