Exhibitions
Taking Center Stage: The Black Rep at 50
Taking Center Stage reflects on fifty years of The Black Rep's impact in supporting the future of Black playwrights and...
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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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Past Exhibitions
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Exhibition Legendary: Horses and Classical Chinese Literature
Legendary is an exhibition inspired by Chinese culture and literature highlighting essential works from the East Asian Library’s Collection.View Exhibition about Legendary: Horses and Classical Chinese Literature -
Exhibition Higher Ground
Higher Ground seeks to honor and make visible the lives of people and the land that has seen both racial injustice...View Exhibition about Higher Ground -
Exhibition Transnational Framings: German Visual Culture in the Age of Nationalism, 1848-1919
Transnational Framings demonstrates how mass-produced, illustrated media molded a national identity following the revolutions of 1848.View Exhibition about Transnational Framings: German Visual Culture in the Age of Nationalism, 1848-1919 -
Exhibition Moving Magic
The Moving Magic: Movable Books in the Rare Books Collections exhibition highlights different examples of moveable and pop-up books in...View Exhibition about Moving Magic -
Exhibition A Day in the Life
The portability of miniature books makes them perfect for carrying and using throughout daily life. This exhibition showcases this genre...View Exhibition about A Day in the Life -
Exhibition The Eric Newman Money Collection
The Money Collection exhibition contained several fascinating items related to the creation of currency like planchets, coinage dies, and printing...View Exhibition about The Eric Newman Money Collection -
Exhibition When They Were Young: Juvenilia in the Modern Literature Collection
This exhibition examined collections within the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections and looked at notable authors’ earliest writings.View Exhibition about When They Were Young: Juvenilia in the Modern Literature Collection -
Exhibition Peter and Donna Thomas
Known for their miniatures, the Thomases often give talks and demonstrations on how to tailor book bindings to the miniature...View Exhibition about Peter and Donna Thomas -
Exhibition The Black Panther
The Black Panther exhibition chronicled the character's development and provided unique visual context and perspective on the 2018 film.View Exhibition about The Black Panther -
Exhibition Forms of the Book
This exhibition explored how non-traditional forms of the book encourage discussion of the nature of the book itself.View Exhibition about Forms of the Book -
Exhibition The Monster Challenge
The Monster Challenge celebrated Mary Shelly's novel by challenging students to reimagine Frankenstein's monster for the 21st century.View Exhibition about The Monster Challenge -
Exhibition Worlds of Imagination
The Worlds of Imagination exhibition showcases materials from Special Collections and features themes of youth and playfulness.View Exhibition about Worlds of Imagination