Exhibits
Featured Exhibits
Tracing the Movement of Populations in Latin America
Population movements have been a continuous part of Latin American history and remain instrumental in shaping the region to this...
The Shadow of the Sun: E.E. Barnard and the Solar Eclipse
In anticipation of the August 2017 solar eclipse, Vanderbilt University Libraries will host an exhibition curated by four astronomy students on...
Tracing the Movement of Populations: American Legacies of Expansion and Removal
From the birth of the United States to modern times, many living on American soil migrated across the country either...
All Exhibits
Alfred H. Bartles
This exhibit contains items related to the Blair School of Music's Alfred H. Bartles Papers special collection. This exhibit includes...
Cultures in Clay
Vanderbilt University’s Cultures in Clay exhibit utilizes original artifacts, photographs, and descriptions to provide an overview of these ancient Near...
Graphing Artists’ Books: Visualizing Connections within Vanderbilt’s Collection of Southern Presses
This exhibition highlights a selection of artists' books pubulished in southern states from the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Library in...
Picturing Our World: 2015 Exhibit
From explorers measuring a pre-industrial world to virtual worlds built with code, technological advances and human ingenuity have heightened our...
Saluti Al Grande Tenore!- Enrico Caruso Postcards
Renowned Italian Operatic Tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) toured widely visiting exotic locales and developing relationships around the world during his...
Sensuality and Textuality: Experiencing the 18th Century Book
The French Enlightenment is often labeled as the period where the novel developed as a distinct genre. The wide and...
Syriac: Preserving an Endangered World Culture
This exhibit is part of research at Vanderbilt seeking to shed light on the rich and far-reaching role of Syriac...
The Book as Art: Medieval Necessity and Modern Invention
Illuminated manuscript (literally “hand written”) books are arguably the most characteristic objects of the European middle ages. Contemporary artists, working...
The Campus Curates: Illumination, Enlightenment and Discovery
Discovery requires one to step off the path and take a few risks. As André Gide said, "One doesn't discover...
The Shadow of the Sun: E.E. Barnard and the Solar Eclipse
In anticipation of the August 2017 solar eclipse, Vanderbilt University Libraries will host an exhibition curated by four astronomy students on...
Tracing the Movement of Populations in Latin America
Population movements have been a continuous part of Latin American history and remain instrumental in shaping the region to this...
Tracing the Movement of Populations: American Legacies of Expansion and Removal
From the birth of the United States to modern times, many living on American soil migrated across the country either...
Vanderbilt's Colombiana
The J. León Helguera and Manuel Zapata Olivella collections, in addition to Vanderbilt’s Colombian travel accounts, are all invaluable resources...