Exhibitions
Staging James Baldwin and William F. Buckley: Belonging in Opera
Continuing WashU’s long-standing commitment to the performing arts, the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE²) presents...
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The Seizen Press: A Radical Collaboration
The Seizen Press was founded by poets Laura (Riding) Jackson and Robert Graves in 1927. Over the next decade or...
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James Merrill’s Poetic Places
American poet James Merrill was a world traveler. He loved discovering new destinations and exploring new cultures, and he found...
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Moral Tails
The Moral Tails exhibition shares stories of animals in children’s literature and how animals can exemplify different human characteristics. From...
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Unalienable Rights: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and created the United States of America. In...
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Digital Exhibitions
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Exhibition Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom
Stanley Elkin was a prolific fiction and essay writer and a professor of creative writing at WashU for 35 years....View Exhibition about Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom -
Exhibition James Merrill’s Poetry Manuscripts
The James Merrill's Poetry Manuscripts digital exhibition provides an introduction and background to selected poems by James Merrill.View Exhibition about James Merrill’s Poetry Manuscripts -
Exhibition Enjoyment in Libraries With the Candid Pencil of David Friedman
Enjoyment in Libraries features sketches of patrons in St. Louis area libraries drawn by David Friedman during the 1960s.View Exhibition about Enjoyment in Libraries With the Candid Pencil of David Friedman -
Exhibition Al Parker: The Student
The Al Parker: The Student exhibition contains selections of these illustrations from the holdings located in the University Archives.View Exhibition about Al Parker: The Student -
Exhibition Re-Drawn: Pictures, Plots & Portrayals from Special Collections
The Re-Drawn exhibition presents materials curated by first-year MFA-IVC students for their Exhibition & Engagement course requirement.View Exhibition about Re-Drawn: Pictures, Plots & Portrayals from Special Collections -
Exhibition Bound for Beauty
The digital companion to the Bound for Beauty exhibition exploring the most beautiful books in the WashU Libraries' collections.View Exhibition about Bound for Beauty -
Exhibition Asia in St. Louis StoryMap
The Asia in St. Louis StoryMap exhibition explores the vibrant tapestry of Asian cultures nestled within the heart of the...View Exhibition about Asia in St. Louis StoryMap -
Exhibition Wherein I Am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
In 2021, the WashU Libraries acquired the literary papers of Aaron Coleman, a poet and translator who received his Master...View Exhibition about Wherein I Am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers -
Exhibition Echoes of Voices Past: Preserving the Public Lectures from the WashU Assembly Series
In 2021, WashU Libraries was awarded a $34,520 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to fund...View Exhibition about Echoes of Voices Past: Preserving the Public Lectures from the WashU Assembly Series -
Exhibition More than Talking Heads
Details the restoration and digitization of 183 unedited interviews conducted for Eyes on the Prize: America at the Racial Crossroads,...View Exhibition about More than Talking Heads -
Exhibition Urban Books
The Urban Books digital exhibition is intended as documentation and a study resource for students in the Urban Books course.View Exhibition about Urban Books -
Exhibition Illustrated History: Selections from the MFA-IVC Students’ Work in Special Collections
Illustrated History presents selected digital exhibitions from the MFA Illustration & Visual Culture (MFA-IVC) Exhibition & Engagement course.View Exhibition about Illustrated History: Selections from the MFA-IVC Students’ Work in Special Collections