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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Past Exhibitions
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Exhibition 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)...View Exhibition about Talking Back: Conversations with Special Collections -
Exhibition 2026 Open Education Week: Raising Student Awareness about Open Educational Resources
Raising Student Awareness about Open Educational Resources (OER) offers alternatives to purchasing expensive textbooks and other course materials.View Exhibition about 2026 Open Education Week: Raising Student Awareness about Open Educational Resources -
Exhibition 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...View Exhibition about Staging James Baldwin and William F. Buckley: Belonging in Opera -
Exhibition The Seizin Press: A Radical Collaboration
The Seizin Press was founded by poets Laura (Riding) Jackson and Robert Graves in 1927. Over the next decade, they...View Exhibition about The Seizin Press: A Radical Collaboration -
Exhibition 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...View Exhibition about James Merrill’s Poetic Places -
Exhibition Moral Tails
The Moral Tails exhibition shares stories of animals in children’s literature and how animals can exemplify different human characteristics. From...View Exhibition about Moral Tails -
Exhibition 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...View Exhibition about Unalienable Rights: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence -
Exhibition Some days, everything is a machine: The Poetic Practices of Mary Jo Bang
The exhibition traces the shifting, innovative, and increasingly hybrid creative practices of poet and translator Mary Jo Bang across analog...View Exhibition about Some days, everything is a machine: The Poetic Practices of Mary Jo Bang -
Exhibition Pocket Classics
Miniature books are perfect for carrying around and are even small enough to tuck into a pocket. These small portable...View Exhibition about Pocket Classics -
Exhibition Me and My Arrow(s)
Jeremy Kannapell’s collection of arrows has been ongoing for nearly 15 years. Kannapell cannot say exactly how or why it...View Exhibition about Me and My Arrow(s) -
Exhibition Parts Unknown: The Charlie Shaeffer Map Collection
The maps in the Charlie Shaeffer Map Collection tell the story of the Island of California, a myth which persisted...View Exhibition about Parts Unknown: The Charlie Shaeffer Map Collection -
Exhibition An Exceptional Legacy: The Scullin School Artifact Collection (1985 – 2003)
Explore an inspiring exhibition celebrating high-quality education through the Scullin School’s legacy.View Exhibition about An Exceptional Legacy: The Scullin School Artifact Collection (1985 – 2003)