Exhibitions

The Creation of the Sun and the Moon (detail) from the Historical Bible, about 1360 –70, Master of Jean de Mandeville (French, active 1350–70). Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment.
The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages at Getty
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The Alchemist by Mattheus van Helmont, 1600s, oil on canvas
New Permanent Exhibition Showcasing Rare Books on Alchemy Opens Today
Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850) is a new permanent exhibition in the newly reopened Fisher Gallery at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia exploring the art, science
Barnaby Rudge made from Newgate Prison wood
Unseen Charles Dickens Items on Display for First Time
Dickensian London: The Magic Lantern City is a new exhibition exploring the city which inspired
Moominpappa at Sea cover sketch by Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson's Illustrations Focus of New Exhibition
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in London has announced its winter programme of exhibitions including a new major exhibition on the work and li
Ars moriendi (block book), Netherlands or Lower Rhine, approximately 1467-1469
Details of First U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Medieval Blockbooks
Graphic Devotions: Late Medieval European Blockbooks will explore the pivotal period 1450 to 1480 in European book history when growing demand for books spurred innovation and experimentat
Ulysses by James Joyce (Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922)
History and Legacy of Irish Literature Focus of New Exhibition
The New York Historical museum explores the history of literary Ireland in a new exhibition opening tomorrow featuring more than 135 rare books, manusc
The constitution draft on display
George Washington’s Secret Annotated Draft of the U.S. Constitution Goes on Display
All seven pages of George Washington’s annotated copy of a draft of the U.S.
The original Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, and Tigger on permanent display at The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures
New 'Winnie-the-Pooh at 100' Exhibition Opens at NYPL
A new exhibition at the New York Public Library opens today celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh. 
Kitao Masanobu's 'Yoshiwara Courtesans'
Rare Japanese Illustrated Books in New Art of Japanese Publishing Exhibition
Princeton University Library focuses on the art and evolution of Japanese publishing in its The Art of Japanese Publishing exhibition opening t
Map of Oz, 1914
New Exhibition Charts 700 years of Cartography in Fiction
The Sunderland Collection of world maps has announced the creation of Ex Carta, a sister collection dedicated to fictional and world-building cartography that spans more than 700 years across over