Exhibitions
John Max Wulfing’s Passport to the Past
St. Louis businessman and philanthropist John Max Wulfing (1859-1929) donated ancient coins collected during his travels around the world.
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Look/Read: Illustration as Media History from 1850-1950
The Look/Read exhibition explores the evolution of illustration as the relationship between word and image spurred demand for popular print.
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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.
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Talking Back: Conversations with Special Collections
The Talking Back exhibition presents new original artworks from first-year Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture (MFA-IVC)...
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For the Love of the Game
The For the Love of the Game exhibition is curated by the Head of Preservation, Processing & Exhibitions Danielle Creech...
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Digital Exhibitions
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Exhibition The Monster’s Library
The Monster’s Library exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818).View Exhibition about The Monster’s Library -
Exhibition The Influence of Medieval Design on the Arts and Crafts Movement
This exhibition illustrates the connection between medieval book design and fine private presses of the late 19th and early 20th...View Exhibition about The Influence of Medieval Design on the Arts and Crafts Movement -
Exhibition Terra Incognita
Terra Incognita features early printed accounts of exploration and cultural encounters between Europe and the New World.View Exhibition about Terra Incognita -
Exhibition Ribbon Map of the Mississippi River from 1866
This is a digital presentation of The Ribbon Map of the Father of the Waters, published in St. Louis in...View Exhibition about Ribbon Map of the Mississippi River from 1866 -
Exhibition Remembering Mississippi Freedom Summer
The exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer with primary source materials from the Libraries Film & Media Archive....View Exhibition about Remembering Mississippi Freedom Summer -
Exhibition Picturing the School of Fine Art
A selection of images depicting the St. Louis School of Fine Arts from the late 1800s through the 1920s.View Exhibition about Picturing the School of Fine Art -
Exhibition Papyri Collection
A digitized exhibition of papyri fragments excavated by Sir William Flinders Petrie and the Egypt Exploration Society in 1923.View Exhibition about Papyri Collection -
Exhibition Music in Wartime
This exhibition investigates American political attitudes during World War I as revealed in the popular music of the time.View Exhibition about Music in Wartime -
Exhibition More Than One Thing
An exhibition with the film More Than One Thing, which explores how St. Louis views the Pruitt-Igoe housing development.View Exhibition about More Than One Thing -
Exhibition The Printing House of the Family Blaeu
This exhibition highlights examples of cartographic printing produced by the printing house established by Willem Jansz(oon) Blaeu.View Exhibition about The Printing House of the Family Blaeu -
Exhibition The State of the Union: Reconstructing a Thomas Jefferson Family Library
This exhibition highlights the 82 items within the 1880 gift by Joseph Coolidge that were discovered to have once belonged...View Exhibition about The State of the Union: Reconstructing a Thomas Jefferson Family Library -
Exhibition Thrill Seekers: The Rise of Men’s Magazines
Thrill Seekers features the artwork of mid-century men's magazines from the Dowd Illustration Research Archive.View Exhibition about Thrill Seekers: The Rise of Men’s Magazines