Currently On View
PPL offers free major exhibitions and community showcases throughout the year.
Exhibitions are viewable in our Joan T. Boghossian Gallery, Providence Journal Rhode Island Room, Updike Room, Marble Staircase Community Gallery, and other locations.
Go Home
Artwork by Robbie Sena, Teen Creative Fellow
Updike Room, 3rd Floor
GO HOME explores Robbie Sena's experiences as a first-generation American youth trying to navigate his connection to his homeland and culture.
My name is Robbie. I’m a multimedia? Interdisciplinary? Artist? here in Providence. This exhibit – as part of the Teen Creative Fellowship 2025 – is the exploration of my identity as a first-generation Filipino American, which has been something I’ve grappled with for a long time. I’m Filipino by blood, yes, my entire family is Filipino, but how Filipino I feel is debatable. I feel there are a lot of shortcomings I have that invalidate my status as Filipino, even though I know that’s silly. But don’t worry. My conclusion after all this is that I’ve got other things to worry about and life is awesome anyway.
Exploring the Archives: Sharing Stories/Building Connections
Curated by Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library, Inc. / Mev Miller
Rhode Island Room, 1st Floor
Wanderground is filled with Lesbian treasures. By themselves, these objects might be seen as mysterious or intriguing, but they each have a story behind them. This exhibit displays items from our project Exploring the Archives: Sharing Stories/Building Connections, made possible by a grant from RI Humanities. Through interviews and conversations, we are able to add depth, breadth, and character to selected items from our collection. Enjoy the stories connected to these Lesbian memorabilia.
Read more about the exhibition and related programming here.