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Fall 2026 Appeal for Support

Phillip W. Gorth

Phillip W. Gorth to Join The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art as Trustee

Read more about the new Museum trustee.

Illustration of blue horse running against yellow sky.

Explore Eric Carle's Modernist Art Inspirations and Creative Influences in a New Exhibition

Learn more about the movements and artists that shaped Eric Carle’s distinctive visual language.

Parent and Child in the Galleries

Presenting The Carle Honors

Celebrating creative vision and long-term dedication to picture books, arts appreciation, and early literacy.

Rebecca Klassen and Craig Langlois

Announcing New Chief Curator and Director of Education

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Announcing Dr. Claudette S. McLinn as Chair of the Board of Trustees

Read more about the new board chair.

Eric Carle illustration of flowers with colorful seed pods

Support The Carle

Nurture the curiosity, compassion, and joy that picture books foster.

Parent and Child in the Galleries

Announcing the 2026 Carle Honors Honorees

Celebrating creative vision and long-term dedication to picture books, arts appreciation, and early literacy.

Book cover illustration of bull sniffing flower.

The Carle Celebrates the 90th Anniversary of Ferdinand with a Special Exhibition

Learn more about the exhibition highlighting the iconic picture book hero representing peace and self-determination.

The Carle exterior view at night with crowd

The Carle Receives Grants from Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and Mass Humanities

Learn more about the projects and programs the grants will support.

Illustration of children looking at seeds in garden.

The Promise and Power of Picture Book Art

Find out why the power and promise of picture book art has never been more vital or more urgently needed.

Photographic collage of boy with dog and plates and cat playing fiddle.

New Exhibition Celebrates Photography in Children's Books

More than 90 photographic works and a selection of more than 20 rare children’s books dating from the 1890s onward are included.