"Candide at 250: Scandal and Success" Exhibition
New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
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Commemorating the 250th anniversary of Candide, this dynamic exhibition explores the legacy of Voltaire’s famous satire as a history of public reading, reflecting the many diverse ways in which a public consumes a book and transforms it. Featuring all 17 of the known 1759 editions of Candide, the exhibition also showcases works influenced or inspired by Candide; illustrated editions of the book; materials relating to the 1956 Broadway musical adaptation of Candide; and contemporary translations and adaptations of the book into modern dance, film, and graphic novel.
[Image: Voltaire "Candide" (1759) title page of the true first edition. Rare Book Division, The Martin J. Gross Collection of Voltaire and His Contemporaries Rousseau and Diderot.]
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Schedule
from October 23, 2009 to April 25, 2010
Closed Sunday. Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11am-6pm. Tuesday, Wednesday 11am-7:30pm.