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Poster of a couple smiling shyly at each other between a horse.
Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen
Mar 13–Sep 6, 2026
Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS
Mar 13–Sep 6, 2026
Poster of a heroic man riding a dinosaur.
Poster of a stone statue against a sunrise over a bridge.
From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938)
Apr 23–Nov 1, 2026
Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime
Apr 23–Nov 1, 2026
Poster of a soldier climbing a tower of books toward a city.

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A group of smiling people standing in front of a New York City green shed.
Mama Joy Abolitionist Walking Tour
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, 11am–1pm
A german poster with a close up image of a red ribbon, the symbol of solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS, pinned to a blue corduroy garment.
Archives Tour: Love & Fury—The AIDS Crisis Beyond New York
Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, 12–1pm
a vintage, illustrated poster of a street in Prague, featuring figures in period dress walking and a black car
Czechoslovak Lettering Tour with Paul Shaw
Thursday, Aug 13, 2026, 6:30–7:30pm

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Vintage image of a woman looking down at a woman lying down on a bed.
Jul 28, 2026
A Career Deferred: Fredi Washington and Hollywood’s Color Line
Rating: G
Jul 16, 2026
Made in Cuba
Rating: G
A poster of an illustrated woman smoking in front of a green and yellow night skyline with a Black man's face smiling down.
Jul 2, 2026
Act Black: An Interview with Curator Es-pranza Humphrey
Rating: G
A poster of three yellow cartoon figures with a pink x on their torsos on an orange background.
Jun 18, 2026
AIDS & Its Meanings
Rating: PG-13