Wednesday 04 March 2026 @ 15:00
Free
53 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Join us for an clarifying and insightful journey into the world of author George Orwell.
Orwell & Truth: The Legacy of Author George Orwell is a major biographical exhibition at NYU’s Kimmel Windows featuring rare archival materials from University College London’s George Orwell Archive.
The free exhibit opens on March 4th, 2026 and the opening reception will feature reminiscences from Orwell’s son, Richard Blair, who was raised in a farmhouse on a remote Scottish island, where his father battled Tuberculosis while finishing his masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as keynote remarks from The Orwell Foundation and the provosts of NYU and UCL.
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Orwell & Truth is a collaboration between NYU Libraries, The Orwell Foundation—the official charity promoting the work and values of George Orwell—and University College London Special Collections and Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The George Orwell Archive at UCL is the world’s most comprehensive body of research material relating to the author.
Special thanks to Richard Blair, The Orwell Estate, Bill Hamilton & A.M. Heath, the BBC, The Orwell Society and Ariane Bankes, for providing rights and additional material. Content was created by Shannon O’Neill and Pamela Tinnen at NYU, Sarah Aitchison at UCL and Professor Jean Seaton, D.J. Taylor and Liz Wallace at The Orwell Foundation, with thanks to NYU Professor Guy Ortolano.
