This event is in the past.It took place on May 13, 2026 at New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.
Educational TalkHistory Repeats Itself: Curating Protest Flashpoint!
May 13 at 6pm
Midtown, New York
🎬"stepping straight into a movie" — the building itself stuns
🎟️Register ahead, but arrive early for standby
📜Come by 5:30 to browse the Treasures gallery
Step inside the NYPL's marble grandeur for a rare peek behind the curtain. Curators from the photography divisions unpack how protest images get collected, preserved, and exhibited, with the Rose Reading Room waiting upstairs if you need to sit with what you have learned.
Free panel discussion
Photography curators
Social justice archives
Behind-the-scenes access
Educational TalkHistory Repeats Itself: Curating Protest Flashpoint!
May 13 at 6pm
Midtown, New York
🎬"stepping straight into a movie" — the building itself stuns
🎟️Register ahead, but arrive early for standby
📜Come by 5:30 to browse the Treasures gallery
Step inside the NYPL's marble grandeur for a rare peek behind the curtain. Curators from the photography divisions unpack how protest images get collected, preserved, and exhibited, with the Rose Reading Room waiting upstairs if you need to sit with what you have learned.
Free panel discussion
Photography curators
Social justice archives
Behind-the-scenes access