Exhibitions
2026 Open Education Week: Raising Student Awareness about Open Educational Resources
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Raising Student Awareness about Open Educational Resources (OER) offers alternatives to purchasing expensive textbooks and other course materials.
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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...
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Staging James Baldwin and William F. Buckley: Belonging in Opera
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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 Seizin Press: A Radical Collaboration
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The Seizin Press was founded by poets Laura (Riding) Jackson and Robert Graves in 1927. Over the next decade, they...
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James Merrill’s Poetic Places
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American poet James Merrill was a world traveler. He loved discovering new destinations and exploring new cultures, and he found...
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Past Exhibitions
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Exhibition The Freedom Suits
-The Freedom Suits exhibition tells the extraordinary history of people who sued for freedom from enslavement in the 19th century....View Exhibition about The Freedom Suits -
Exhibition Snakes on the Page
-Snakes, serpents, vipers, or pythons… regardless of what you call them, it is undeniable that these legless reptiles have captivated...View Exhibition about Snakes on the Page -
Exhibition Forging a Nation: The Founding of the U.S. Mint, 1792
-From ancient times, coinage production has acted as a mark of sovereignty. The circulating money of the colonies and the...View Exhibition about Forging a Nation: The Founding of the U.S. Mint, 1792 -
Exhibition Literary St. Louis
-Home to literary giants Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Maya Angelou, and John Keene (to name a few!), St....View Exhibition about Literary St. Louis -
Exhibition Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom
-May 31, 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary of Stanley Elkin’s death. Despite a long struggle with multiple sclerosis, Stanley...View Exhibition about Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom -
Exhibition The Legacy of Irv Docktor: From Canvas to Classroom
-Irv Docktor was a prolific illustrator and lifelong teacher. The exhibition offers snapshots of artwork from different stages of his...View Exhibition about The Legacy of Irv Docktor: From Canvas to Classroom -
Exhibition William H. Gass: Fifty New Acquisitions
-The William H. Gass: Fifty New Acquisitions exhibition commemorates William H. Gass’s centenary and showcases acquisitions made since 2013.View Exhibition about William H. Gass: Fifty New Acquisitions -
Exhibition Bouquet of Books
-In this exhibition, miniature books with flowers have been assembled along with their meanings to create a beautiful bouquet of...View Exhibition about Bouquet of Books -
Exhibition “Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike
-This exhibition tells the story of the Black women-led rent strike that reshaped the landscape of urban public housing.View Exhibition about “Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike -
Exhibition Fakes, Forgeries, and Forbidden Books
-The Fakes, Forgeries, and Forbidden Books exhibition explores counterfeit money, as well as different aspects of book crimes and censorship.View Exhibition about Fakes, Forgeries, and Forbidden Books -
Exhibition Capturing Nature
-The Capturing Nature exhibition examines how humans have attempted to capture, study, depict, and use plants over the centuries.View Exhibition about Capturing Nature -
Exhibition World Autism Month
-In celebration of World Autism Month and World Autism Acceptance Day, this exhibition shares a circulating, curated collection of books....View Exhibition about World Autism Month