Exhibitions
The Revolution Will Not Be Taught
The Revolution Will Not Be Taught features four examples of 20th- and 21st-century student activism at WashU to explore how...
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Inspiring Architects: The Steedman Legacy at 100
Inspiring Architects celebrates a hundred years of the Steedman Fellowship inspiring architects to expand their education through travel, observation, research,...
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Stolen Words: Hebrew Books from the Theresienstadt Ghetto
The Stolen Words exhibition presents Hebrew books cataloged under duress by Jewish scholars imprisoned in the Theresienstadt Ghetto.
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A is for Abecedaria
Children often learn the alphabet through abecedaria, or alphabet/ABC books. This exhibition is an abecedarium of miniature books.
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Documenting for Democracy: 60 Years of Kartemquin Films
Documenting for Democracy reflects on Kartemquin Films' history, award-winning films, and achievements in independent documentary filmmaking.
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Digital Exhibitions
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Exhibition May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection
This exhibition highlights elements from the May Swenson Papers and shares scans from newly acquired diaries and digitized clips.View Exhibition about May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection -
Exhibition Some days, everything is a machine: The Poetic Practices of Mary Jo Bang
This is the digital accompaniment to an exhibition that traces Mary Jo Bang's hybrid creative practices across analog and digital...View Exhibition about Some days, everything is a machine: The Poetic Practices of Mary Jo Bang -
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