Past Exhibits

Main Exhibit Space:

Chicago Hand Bookbinders

March 3, 2003 - June 7, 2003

This annual Northwestern exhibit highlights current work created by members of the Chicago Hand Bookbinders. Books on display range from traditional fine bindings to offbeat alternative book structures.

75th Anniversary of Northwestern University Theatre

February 17, 2003 - March 28, 2003

An exhibit celebrating the 75th anniversary of Northwestern University Theater. Included were photographs, playbills, and written history.

Recent Gifts to the Northwestern University Library

January 20, 2003 - February 14, 2003

An annual exhibit of recently acquired books and other information resources, which acknowledges and thanks the donors whose generosity has made these acquisitions possible.

HIV/AIDS in Africa

November 18, 2002 - December 30, 2002

An exhibition in support of World AIDS Day and to raise awareness of the efforts that Africans themselves are taking to slow the devastating AIDS crisis. (From Northwestern University News Release, November 18, 2002.)

Langston Hughes: Poet & Troubadour

October 14, 2002 - November 15, 2002

Poetry and music are sister arts, and nowhere is their affinity more marked than in the work of the most celebrated African-American poet of the twentieth century, Langston Hughes. 2002 marks the centenary of his birth in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902.

connect@thelibrary - New Student Week Exhibit

September 9, 2002 - October 11, 2002

Other Library Exhibit Spaces:

Government Publications

Weather

April 7, 2003 - June 5, 2003

EXTRA! EXTRA! Visit GovPubs to Read More About Places in the News

January 16, 2003 - March 10, 2003

Holiday Gifts from GovPubs

December 9, 2002 - January 16, 2003

All of these gift ideas are books held in the Government Publications and Maps Department (GovPubs), and all are available for purchase online or through mail order.

The Nuclear Age

October 12, 2002 - December 7, 2002

Music Library

Don Roberts: A Tribute

This exhibition is presented in honor of Don Roberts and his thirty-three years of exceptional service to the Music Library at Northwestern University. The items on display exemplify his expertise in composing this extraordinary collection.

Special Collections

The Commercial Mr. Blake

September 24, 2002 - December 21, 2002

In this exhibit we show numerous examples of the commercial work of William Blake (1757-1827), including illustrations for Edward Young's Night Thoughts, Robert Blair's The Grave, and the amazing set of Illustrations of the Book of Job.