Exhibits

Use This, Not That | Display


Jul 8, 2024–Aug 2, 2024 (All Day)

Use This, Not That | Display
The proliferation of single-use plastic has already taken a huge toll on our planet.  Even supposedly recyclable plastic items – bottles, for instance – contribute to the problem since they’re …

Dr. Seuss’s Boids & Beasties | Exhibition


Jul 12, 2024–Aug 23, 2024 (All Day)

Dr. Seuss’s Boids & Beasties | Exhibition
This exhibition features select items from the Library's Dr. Seuss Collection, Theodor Seuss Geisel's personal collection of drawings, scrapbooks, sketches and other works donated to UC San Diego after his …

Welcome to the Mothership, Clarion Sci-Fi Writers' Workshop | Exhibit


Jun 25, 2024–Aug 25, 2024 (All Day)

Welcome to the Mothership, Clarion Sci-Fi Writers’ Workshop | Exhibit
They’re back! The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop returns to UC San Diego for a summer of sci-fi and speculative fiction, with intensive work spinning yarns that could …

23rd Annual Paper Theatre Festival | Exhibit


Aug 8, 2024–Sep 9, 2024 (All Day)

23rd Annual Paper Theatre Festival | Exhibit
UC San Diego Library's 23rd Annual Paper Theatre Festival returns this summer! Join us for a unique browsing opportunity at this year’s festival, which is taking the form of a …

Setting Sail: Recording Life in the Wooden World | Exhibit


Sep 23, 2024–Dec 15, 2024 (All Day)

Setting Sail: Recording Life in the Wooden World | Exhibit
UC San Diego Library will host the exhibit Setting Sail: Recording Life in the Wooden World this September in Geisel Library. Visitors can view logbooks and diaries created by sailors …

Adhesive Propaganda | Digital Exhibit


Adhesive Propaganda | Digital Exhibit
The materials featured in this digital exhibit were taken from the holdings of the Southworth Spanish Civil War Collection of the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego.

Art of Science 2021 | Digital Exhibit


Art of Science 2021 | Digital Exhibit
Data curators work with researchers from a wide range of scientific disciplines as they prepare data for the Library’s Research Data Collections repository. The visually stunning nature of the research data sets they curate inspired the Library’s inaugural Art of Science contest.

Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars | Digital Exhibit


Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars | Digital Exhibit
This digital exhibit presents a selection of photos contributed by members of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) Friendship Delegations that traveled to China in 1971 and 1972.

Early San Diego: On the Edge of Empires | Digital Exhibit


Early San Diego: On the Edge of Empires | Digital Exhibit
This digital exhibit explores the early roots of San Diego History, from the Spanish conquest, San Diego’s indigenous people, Mexican rule to the discovery of gold.

Pirates in Print | Digital Exhibit


Pirates in Print | Digital Exhibit
This exhibition illustrates seafaring life during the “golden age of piracy,” as well as more modern works that demonstrate the continuing influence of pirates in popular culture, utilizing images and text from the Hill Collection that are the focus of this exhibition.

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