Exhibitions
Illustrated History: Selections from the MFA-IVC Students’ Work in Special Collections
Illustrated History presents selected digital exhibitions from the MFA Illustration & Visual Culture (MFA-IVC) Exhibition & Engagement course.
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Powder, Crinoline, Beasts, Gremlins: Fairytale Subjects in Illustration
The Powder, Crinoline, Beasts, Gremlins exhibition highlights fairytale illustrations and illustrators' unique approaches to the stories.
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Stories From World War II
The Stories From World War II exhibition brings together stories from the Second World War told through special collections.
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Bound for Beauty
Bound for Beauty explores the most beautiful books in the University Libraries' collections and the decorative techniques used.
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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...
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Digital Exhibitions
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Exhibition Illustrated History: Selections from the MFA-IVC Students’ Work in Special Collections
Illustrated History presents selected digital exhibitions from the MFA Illustration & Visual Culture (MFA-IVC) Exhibition & Engagement course.View Exhibition about Illustrated History: Selections from the MFA-IVC Students’ Work in Special Collections -
Exhibition Joy Williams: Honored Guest
The digital exhibition connecting Joy Williams to writers in the Modern Literature Collection and celebrating her as our honored guest.View Exhibition about Joy Williams: Honored Guest -
Exhibition Transnational Framings: The German Literary Field 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: The German Literary Field in the Age of Nationalism, 1848-1919 -
Exhibition Autour du Livre
Autour du Livre highlights research on Early Modern French literary culture featuring women as authors, owners, and consumers of books, from...View Exhibition about Autour du Livre -
Exhibition Love and Desires
The Love and Desires exhibition focuses on the female characters of Eileen Chang, one of the 20th century's most influential...View Exhibition about Love and Desires -
Exhibition Classic Elements
Classic Elements: Ancient Greece & Rome in Washington University’s Special Collections This exhibition includes a sampling of the numerous works...View Exhibition about Classic Elements -
Exhibition Spectacular Blackness
The Spectacular Blackness digital exhibition explores how stereotypes about African Americans have circulated in visual media.View Exhibition about Spectacular Blackness -
Exhibition The Rare Books of the Shimeon Brisman Collection
The digital exhibition of the Rare Books of the Shimeon Brisman Collection in Jewish Studies highlights the approximately 750 rare...View Exhibition about The Rare Books of the Shimeon Brisman Collection -
Exhibition Francophone Voices
A digital exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) to showcase...View Exhibition about Francophone Voices -
Exhibition The Soul Inside the Sentence
The digital companion to the "The Soul Inside the Sentence" exhibition examining the life and work of William H. Gass.View Exhibition about The Soul Inside the Sentence -
Exhibition Modern Literature Collection’s 50th Anniversary
“Modern Literature Collection: The First 50 Years” is a digital exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Modern Literature...View Exhibition about Modern Literature Collection’s 50th Anniversary -
Exhibition You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover
This exhibition celebrates the variety and beauty of the art of bookbinding with 33 different interpretations of the same book....View Exhibition about You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover