Exhibitions
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
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
The Seizin 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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Past Exhibitions
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Exhibition Powder, Crinoline, Beasts, Gremlins: Fairytale Subjects in Illustration
The Powder, Crinoline, Beasts, Gremlins exhibition highlights fairytale illustrations and illustrators' unique approaches to the stories.View Exhibition about Powder, Crinoline, Beasts, Gremlins: Fairytale Subjects in Illustration -
Exhibition Bound for Beauty
Bound for Beauty explores the most beautiful books in the WashU Libraries' collections and the decorative techniques used.View Exhibition about Bound for Beauty -
Exhibition Making History: The Rise of Gay Rights in Kansas City
This traveling pop-up exhibition explores the activism of gays and lesbians in the decades before 1969, including Kansas City’s surprisingly...View Exhibition about Making History: The Rise of Gay Rights in Kansas City -
Exhibition Ideas, Art, and Community: My Zine Collection
ACLU of Missouri's Nicole Rainey has been collecting zines since the 1990s and shares a portion of them here in...View Exhibition about Ideas, Art, and Community: My Zine Collection -
Exhibition Counter/Narratives: (Re)presenting Race & Ethnicity
Counter/Narrative investigates ideas surrounding the (re)presentation of historical narratives through artwork and artifacts.View Exhibition about Counter/Narratives: (Re)presenting Race & Ethnicity -
Exhibition The Magic in His Hands: Charles Johnson’s Artistic Versatility
The Magic in His Hands presents selections from Johnson's papers and shows how he transcends presupposed boundaries.View Exhibition about The Magic in His Hands: Charles Johnson’s Artistic Versatility -
Exhibition Chiura Obata, an Artist Behind Barbed Wire: 80 Years After the Incarceration
The Chiura Obata exhibition provides history on the artist’s incarceration and showcases paintings made during that period.View Exhibition about Chiura Obata, an Artist Behind Barbed Wire: 80 Years After the Incarceration -
Exhibition Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood
Leaving China is an exhibition of work by artist James McMullan focusing on watercolor paintings about his childhood during World...View Exhibition about Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood -
Exhibition Created Equal: Slavery and the Declaration of Independence
Created Equal looks at historical documents like the Declaration of Independence to elaborate on the narratives told by and with...View Exhibition about Created Equal: Slavery and the Declaration of Independence -
Exhibition Belonging: Recent Graphic Novels from German-Speaking Countries
The Belonging exhibition showcases German-language graphic novels in the Mike Lutzeler Contemporary German Literature Collection of WashU Libraries.View Exhibition about Belonging: Recent Graphic Novels from German-Speaking Countries -
Exhibition Joy Williams: Honored Guest
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Exhibition 11 Wood+ Chairs Designed by Architects+ 1807-1996
The 11 Wood+ Chairs Designed by Architects+ 1807-1996 exhibition from the 2021 Design Culture course features 11 wood chair designs...View Exhibition about 11 Wood+ Chairs Designed by Architects+ 1807-1996