Absolute Trash Philadelphia Exhibition

Now through Thu, October 30, 2025 8:00 P.M. Add to your calendar
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement at Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE

Absolute Trash Philadelphia: An Investigation into the Postwar City, Wall Writing, and Local Media features selections from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Temple University Libraries. In the hundreds of clippings and images gathered here, graffiti serves as a proxy for the stories of the city. Exhibit materials prepared by Jeffrey Hamby and Devin Fitchwell, in collaboration with Free Library Exhibitions. On view through Thursday, October 30, 2025 during open hours. 

The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees.
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Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement

215-686-8665

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-567-4341

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