Upcoming Events
At the Central Library
Revolution! 250 Years of Art & Activism in Boston
October 23, 2025 – April 21, 2026
Honoring the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, this BPL exhibition reflects on freedom, justice, and activism.
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives
Oct 7th - Apr 3rd | All day
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives opens up archives to visitors, demonstrating what archives are, what we can learn from them.
New Art Exhibition at BPL's Teen Central
Boston Public Library Youth Services has announced the opening of a new exhibition of artwork at Teen Central in the Central Library.
Revolution! 250 Years of Art & Activism in Boston
October 23, 2025 – April 21, 2026
Honoring the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, this BPL exhibition reflects on freedom, justice, and activism.
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives
Oct 7th - Apr 3rd | All day
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives opens up archives to visitors, demonstrating what archives are, what we can learn from them.
New Art Exhibition at BPL's Teen Central
Boston Public Library Youth Services has announced the opening of a new exhibition of artwork at Teen Central in the Central Library.
Leventhal Map Center Exhibitions
Becoming Boston
Mar 31st - Feb 1st | All day
In the eight cases of this exhibition, we follow the changing spatial forms of the place we now call Boston.
Terrains of Independence
Apr 3rd - Mar 28th | All day
In this exhibition, maps offer an entry point to a reconsideration of the Revolutionary War through the lens of locality and place.
At the Branch Libraries
Exhibit: Still Lifes by Humberto Aguiar Gil
Aug 9th - Dec 31st | All day
Still Lifes: A Solo Exhibit by Humberto Aguiar Gil features fourteen untitled oil paintings by the Cuban artist at Hyde Park Branch.
Encounters: From Local Streets to Distant Lands
Oct 16th - Dec 30th | All day
Photographer Rob MacIntosh showcases "Encounters," an art exhibition that brings together images collected over time and distance.
Proposing an Exhibition
Interested in proposing an exhibition for the Central Library's Gallery J space? View our Gallery J Exhibition Guidelines through the link below.
If you would like to propose an exhibition at a Boston Public Library Branch, please contact that location directly.
BPL, Copley Square. Barton-Ticknor room, showing exhibition of Goodyear collection of French cathedral pictures