Exhibitions
![Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture (MFA-IVC) students investigating materials from the Dowd Illustration Research Archive (DIRA) as a part of their Exhibition & Engagement course.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WUL_Exhibitions_Re-Drawn-Header_20240125_134157-1880x890.jpg)
Re-Drawn: Pictures, Plots & Portrayals from Special Collections
The Re-Drawn exhibition presents materials curated by first-year MFA-IVC students for their Exhibition & Engagement course requirement.
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![Beautifully decorative cover of Flora Symbolica with a miniature book alongside it.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WUL_Exhibitions_RB-BouquetOfBooks-Header_20240613_104343-1880x890.jpg?theia_smart_thumbnails_file_version=2)
Bouquet of Books
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In this exhibition, miniature books with flowers have been assembled along with their meanings to create a beautiful bouquet of...
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![A photo of the Jubilee Housing from the Washington University Archives.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wua00366-Jubilee-housing-1880x890.jpg?theia_smart_thumbnails_file_version=2)
“Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike
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This exhibition tells the story of the Black women-led rent strike that reshaped the landscape of urban public housing.
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![A page from a typed book with the lettering squiggled out in pen with a handwritten note in Latin.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WUL_Exhibitions_Spec-RB-3F-Heading-1880x890.jpg)
Fakes, Forgeries, and Forbidden Books
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The Fakes, Forgeries, and Forbidden Books exhibition explores counterfeit money, as well as different aspects of book crimes and censorship.
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![A silk scroll detailing medicinal plants.](https://library.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WUL_Exhibitions_Spec-RB-CapturingNature-ThankaTibet-Heading-1880x890.jpg?theia_smart_thumbnails_file_version=2)
Capturing Nature
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The Capturing Nature exhibition examines how humans have attempted to capture, study, depict, and use plants over the centuries.
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Past Exhibitions
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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 -
Exhibition 2024 Open Education Week: Addressing Practical Approaches to Issues of Textbook Affordability for Students
-The 2024 Open Education Week exhibition highlights the Textbook Central event series.View Exhibition about 2024 Open Education Week: Addressing Practical Approaches to Issues of Textbook Affordability for Students -
Exhibition Bend it Like Beckhoff: Exploring the Career of Harry Beckhoff
-The Bend it Like Beckhoff exhibition explores Beckhoff's use of line and color in addition to profiling the artist himself....View Exhibition about Bend it Like Beckhoff: Exploring the Career of Harry Beckhoff -
Exhibition Legacy of Fandom: Introducing the Levey Family Collection on Sports and Culture
-The Legacy of Fandom exhibition introduces the Levey Collection and explores the evolution of sports culture over the last 80...View Exhibition about Legacy of Fandom: Introducing the Levey Family Collection on Sports and Culture -
Exhibition Little Libris
-Explore the small and smaller books in the Little Libris exhibition displayed as a miniature library. The miniature library display...View Exhibition about Little Libris -
Exhibition Pasted Youth: Analog Design of the Punk Movement
-Pasted Youth: Analog Design of the Punk Movement is an exhibition of punk ephemera from the collection of Andrew Krivine.View Exhibition about Pasted Youth: Analog Design of the Punk Movement -
Exhibition Medals of Independence
-One of the most iconic images in the American memory is John Trumbull’s Declaration of Independence. The painting was commissioned...View Exhibition about Medals of Independence -
Exhibition Gateway to the East: China at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
-The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, opened its doors to the public on April...View Exhibition about Gateway to the East: China at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair -
Exhibition Slavery in St. Louis
-This exhibition details slavery in St. Louis through primary documents, images, and individual stories from 1764 to the Reconstruction era....View Exhibition about Slavery in St. Louis -
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