The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts


The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
in the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center houses
the world's most extensive combination of circulating
and non-circulating reference and research materials
on music, dance, theatre, recorded sound, and
other performing arts.

About the Library

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10023-7498
Phone: (212) 870-1630
E-mail Reference
Contact Information

Video: Tour and Introduction: "The People's Palace" Originally created in 1991 by Kunhardt Productions, this film was updated in 2001 on the occasion of the reopening of the Library for the Performing Arts following a 3-year, $38 million renovation. It offers an in-depth look at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, highlighting the features of the specialized divisions, collections and programs that serve the performing arts community. It is 12:00 minutes long.