In collaboration with the Bob Dylan Center, the Gallatin Galleries will be hosting How Many Roads: Bob Dylan and His Changing Times, 1961 – 1964 through October 15th, 2025. Did you know his career started kicking off with his show at the Folk Center, which was located in what’s now NoHo at the corner of Mercer and East 4th? This exhibit “traces key moments from Bob Dylan’s early career and follows his rapid rise from an unknown performer to one of the most influential songwriters of his generation—a dynamic period spanning his first three albums.”
The exhibit is anchored by documentary films, with never-before-seen interviews with Suze Rotolo, Allen Ginsberg, Dave Van Ronk, John Cohen, Izzy Young, Bruce Langhorne and Mark Spoelstra. The Gallatin Galleries are free and open to the public every Monday through Friday, from 10 AM to 6:00 PM, and Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Click here to learn more about the exhibition. Gallatin Galleries are located on NYU’s campus in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study building. Enter the gallery at 1 Washington Place, right off Broadway.
As part of the exhibition, they will be hosting a special music history event called The Big Walk: Greenwich Village. TIt will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Now in its 13th year, the BIG WALK is a signature NYU Gallatin tradition that brings together students, faculty, alumni, and friends for a city-based walking seminar. Led by Gallatin professor Louise Harpman and joined by a dynamic group of faculty and guest speakers, the Fall 2025 BIG WALK will explore the layered cultural and musical history of Greenwich Village, with a spotlight on Bob Dylan’s time in the neighborhood.
Participants will visit iconic locations including the Chelsea Hotel, Great Jones Street, and Washington Square Park — once home to a vibrant music festival scene in the 1940s and 50s — and more. The final stop will be The Bitter End, where NYU Gallatin professors Ben Ratliff and Kwami Coleman will offer a special session of music and conversation, reflecting on the neighborhood’s artistic legacy and Dylan’s enduring influence. RSVP
This event is part of NYU’s Arts and Impact initiative.
