Exhibitions
Literary St. Louis
Home to literary creative communities and giants Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Maya Angelou, and John Keene (to name...
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Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom
May 31, 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary of Stanley Elkin’s death. Despite a long struggle with multiple sclerosis, Stanley...
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The Legacy of Irv Docktor: From Canvas to Classroom
Irv Docktor was a prolific illustrator and lifelong teacher. The exhibition offers snapshots of artwork from different stages of his...
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James Merrill’s Poetry Manuscripts
The James Merrill's Poetry Manuscripts digital exhibition provides an introduction and background to selected poems by James Merrill.
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Enjoyment in Libraries With the Candid Pencil of David Friedman
Enjoyment in Libraries features sketches of patrons in St. Louis area libraries drawn by David Friedman during the 1960s.
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Past Exhibitions
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Exhibition 2023 Open Education Week: An Exhibition on WashU Student Advocacy for Access to Affordable Textbooks
This year's Open Education Week display highlights student advocacy's role in raising awareness of affordability issues and the needs of...View Exhibition about 2023 Open Education Week: An Exhibition on WashU Student Advocacy for Access to Affordable Textbooks -
Exhibition Wherein I Am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
The "Wherein I Am" exhibition examines the literary papers of Aaron Coleman with highlights from the collection and Aaron's life....View Exhibition about Wherein I Am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers -
Exhibition Inherent Vice: Preserving Vulnerable Collections
The Inherent Vice exhibition showcases damaged items from WashU Libraries' collections to explain conservation efforts.View Exhibition about Inherent Vice: Preserving Vulnerable Collections -
Exhibition 50 Years of Title IX
50 Years of Title IX features original materials highlighting WashU events in the ever-evolving journey toward gender-based equality.View Exhibition about 50 Years of Title IX -
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 -
Exhibition Flat Out Rebellion: The Rule-Breaking Career of Designer-Illustrator Seymour Chwast
From politically charged anti-war posters to unconventional picture books, Seymour Chwast rewrote visual culture through acts of protest.View Exhibition about Flat Out Rebellion: The Rule-Breaking Career of Designer-Illustrator Seymour Chwast -
Exhibition Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans
This exhibition explores architecture's relationship to immigration, exclusion, and cultural identity in the post-war landscape of the 20th-century United States.View Exhibition about Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans -
Exhibition The Play’s the Thing: Shakespeare in Special Collections
The Play's the Thing exhibition celebrates the 400-year anniversary of the first folio and the reach of Shakespeare's influence.View Exhibition about The Play’s the Thing: Shakespeare in Special Collections -
Exhibition Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols: Selections from the Collection of Tim Huskey
Tim Huskey has amassed thousands of baseball-related items. This exhibition tracks Molina and Pujols' career progress through the years.View Exhibition about Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols: Selections from the Collection of Tim Huskey -
Exhibition 100 Years of the Compton Effect
American physicist Arthur Holly Compton received the 1927 Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking research conducted at WashU.View Exhibition about 100 Years of the Compton Effect -
Exhibition James McMullan Theatre Posters
Seven posters by Principal Poster Artist for Lincoln Center Theater James McMullan are on view in the Kranzberg Art &...View Exhibition about James McMullan Theatre Posters -
Exhibition Life in St. Louis 1888-1905: T.S. Eliot’s First Waste Land
The Waste Land exhibition examines St. Louis during Eliot’s formative years, 1888-1905, with historical maps and local history collections.View Exhibition about Life in St. Louis 1888-1905: T.S. Eliot’s First Waste Land