'Blue Bird', Sozan Ito, Date Unknown, Japan













About the top photo:  "Blue Bird," Sozan Ito, Date unknown, Japan. Featured in the 2004 exhibition, Beyond the Floating Word: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Los Angeles Public Library's collection.
 
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Exhibitions at the Central Library
 
Baiser de l' Hôtel de Ville (Kiss at the Hôtel de Ville)
Robert Doisneau's Paris (2004)		 Rosie the Riveter
Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront (2003)		 Flying Dutch Air Lines, Jan Wijga (1902-1978)
Far and Wide: The Golden Age of Travel Posters (2005)		 Shake that Pelvis by Robert Palacios, 1996
Puro Muerto: Contemporary Imagery of Day of the Dead (2006)

The Central Library has emerged as a significant downtown visual arts venue, hosting such extraordinary exhibits as the landmark American Originals: Treasures from the National Archives, Visible Traces: Rare Books & Special Collections from the National Library of China, and The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America from the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
 
Between the galleries on the main floor and The Annenberg and Getty Galleries on the second floor, the Central Library features nearly 5,000 square feet of exhibition space. In addition to showcasing important traveling exhibits, the galleries are used to display items from the Library's own collections, such as the Gladys English Collection of original children's book illustrations and photographs from the Shades of L.A. project.
 
Since 1998, the Library Foundation has been responsible for securing the funds necessary to maintain the exhibition program at the Central Library.
Click here to see a schedule of exhibits currently on view at the Central Library.
 

 
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n 1967, the City's Cultural Heritage Board designated the Central Library a Historic Cultural Monument. The building was then documented by the Historic American Building Survey, and in 1970, the Central Library was named to the National Register of Historic Places.
 

Click here for a brief history of exhibitions at the Central Library, made possible by donors to the Library Foundation.
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