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Read a press release about the 2025 Barbara Elleman Research Library Lecture
Read a press release about The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place on View June 14, 2025–January 4, 2026.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a haven of inspiration and source of joy—because of you!
The board of trustees announces three new trustees in 2025: Ines Aslan, Tyrone M. Fripp, and Namrata Tripathi.
This exhibition explores the often-overlooked creativity of endpapers—the decorated pages inside a book’s covers.
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Picture book art has a pivotal role in shaping young minds and fostering a world of hope. Read more about how we share picture book art.
This celebrated artist showcases 80 original textured watercolor and colored pencil paintings.
Picture book art offers us a reminder of what truly matters: the values of peace, love, and our shared humanity.
Barbara Elleman was a trustee emerita, guest curator, and founder of the research library that bears her name, The Barbara Elleman Research Library.
The Carle receives a Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund grant.
The Carle received a Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Grant in 2024.