Art Exhibitions at Queens Public Library
New York City is home to some of the greatest museums in the world, but you can also see great works of art at Queens Public Library! Visit the exhibits below to see paintings, sculpture, and more by distinguished artists from Queens, NYC, and around the world.
Lefrak City Pool. Long Island Daily Press, ca. 1975.
HANDLING THE HEAT: HOW WE DO SUMMER IN QUEENS PHOTO EXHIBIT
Available through Friday, August 4
Central Library, Main Lobby
89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
(718) 990-0778
This special photo exhibit features visual materials from Queens Public Library Archive’s historic photograph collection. These photographs, drawings, and postcards highlight how city dwellers responded to high summer temperatures in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some of these illustrations remind us how much summer in the city has changed: there are no longer roller coasters or beachfront camps in Rockaway. But some summertime activities remain the same: ice cream trucks still appear, and the boardwalks of Brooklyn and Queens still draw crowds.