Current Exhibits

Gowanus Transformations
Exhibit Dates: May 8 - August 24, 2008

In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn Vietnam Veterans
Opened December 14, 2007

It Happened In Brooklyn
Exhibit Dates:  Ongoing 

Lost in Transition: South Brooklyn, Williamsburg & Coney Island
Exhibit Dates: January 11 – April 27, 2008.

Mother Goose in an Air-Ship: McLoughlin Bros. 19th Century Children’s Books from the Liman Collection
Exhibit Dates:  September 2007 - August 2008

Reflections on Community Development: Stories from Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Exhibit Dates:  February 28 - August 31

Suspended Over Time: Brooklyn Bridge 125th Anniversary
Exhibit Dates: May 21 - Sept 28

Public Perspectives Exhibition Series
The Public Perspectives Exhibition Series in the Independence Community Gallery provides a creative forum for Brooklynites to have an active voice at the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) by presenting community-curated exhibits. More>>

Permanent Collection Installations