Location
Leventhal Map & Education Center, Central Library in Copley Square
Date
Friday, Dec 12, 2025
Time
2:00 PM EST
Cost
Free
Ever wonder what cities looked like 400 years ago?
Join us for a collection showing of the Leventhal Center’s oldest city maps. These maps depict cities from all over the world from a detailed bird’s-eye view perspective, offering a unique opportunity to step into the urban landscapes of the past.
This free showing will be hosted Friday, December 12 in the Leventhal Map & Education Center with a staff member available to answer questions. This collections showing event was specially curated by our Visitor Services & Exhibition Assistant, Artem Sereda. Drop in any time between 2:00PM - 4:00PM. No reservation is required.
From The Vault
The Leventhal Map & Education Center cares for more than a quarter million cartographic and geographic objects, including maps, atlases, charts, globes, gazetteers, ephemera, research texts, and data sets. With such an extensive collection, it is likely that many of these objects will never be included in exhibitions for public viewing.
Our latest series, From The Vault, attempts to remedy that limitation. From The Vault is a biweekly, casual collections showing of objects selected by Leventhal Center staff. These drop-in sessions do not include a formal presentation, though Leventhal Center staff will be available to interpret objects, chat, and answer questions.
