Exhibitions

Pasted Youth: Analog Design of the Punk Movement
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Pasted Youth: Analog Design of the Punk Movement is an exhibition of punk ephemera from the collection of Andrew Krivine.
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Medals of Independence
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One of the most iconic images in the American memory is John Trumbull’s Declaration of Independence. The painting was commissioned...
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Gateway to the East: China at the St. Louis World’s Fair
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, opened its doors to the public on April...
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Slavery in St. Louis
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This exhibition details slavery in St. Louis through primary documents, images, and individual stories from 1764 to the Reconstruction era....
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Coins Across Time: Ancient to American Numismatics
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Drawing from the Washington University Wulfing Collection of ancient coins and from private collectors, the Coins Across Time exhibition examines...
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Current Exhibitions
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Exhibition Chris Jackson and Chrystal Jackson: Somewhere in the Stars
-The Chris Jackson Collection preserves a history of LGBTQ culture and musical theater.View Exhibition about Chris Jackson and Chrystal Jackson: Somewhere in the Stars -
Exhibition Football Programs
-These football programs were printed for each game and chronicle the history of Bears Football, giving a taste of campus...View Exhibition about Football Programs -
Exhibition Secret Sciences: The Hidden Arts of Alchemy
-Secret Sciences examines alchemy, from its scientific applications to its complicated symbolic language and its influence on the arts.View Exhibition about Secret Sciences: The Hidden Arts of Alchemy -
Exhibition MADness Unleashed: The World of MAD Magazine
-MADness Unleashed is an overview of MAD Magazine and its place within American culture with items from the Jim &...View Exhibition about MADness Unleashed: The World of MAD Magazine -
Exhibition Rogers Broadside
-A July 1776 edition of the Declaration of Independence known as the Rogers Broadside was loaned to the University Libraries...View Exhibition about Rogers Broadside -
Exhibition Domesticated Pulp: Archie Publications and the Comics Code
-The Comics Code Authority enforced a set of guidelines in a period of censorship and regulation for over fifty years,...View Exhibition about Domesticated Pulp: Archie Publications and the Comics Code -
Exhibition The Assembled Playwright: Harley Hammerman’s Eugene O’Neill Collection
-Alumni Harley Hammerman has made the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections an important center for O’Neill studies.View Exhibition about The Assembled Playwright: Harley Hammerman’s Eugene O’Neill Collection -
Exhibition Shakespeare in Hand
-From love sonnets to insults, the miniature books featured in Shakespeare in Hand are perfect for having Shakespeare on hand...View Exhibition about Shakespeare in Hand