Past Exhibits

The Smallest Show on Earth: Paper Theaters Explored | Exhibit

Sep 24, 2022–Jan 22, 2023 (12:00 PM–4:00 PM)
The Smallest Show on Earth: Paper Theaters Explored | Exhibit
The Smallest Show on Earth: Paper Theaters Explored, celebrates the long history and recent creative innovations in this unique art form.

Dr. Seuss’s Boids & Beasties | Exhibit

Oct 1, 2021–Jan 1, 2023 (All Day)
Dr. Seuss’s Boids & Beasties | Exhibit
Update as of April 4, 2022: An expansion of the “permanent” Seuss display near the Seuss Room, including original sketches and drawings illustrating how Theodor Seuss Geisel created some of …

The Wannsee Conference and the Persecution and Murder of the European Jews | Exhibit

Nov 2, 2022–Dec 22, 2022 (All Day)
The Wannsee Conference and the Persecution and Murder of the European Jews | Exhibit
Eighty years ago, on January 20, 1942, 15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and coordinate the …

Banned Books | Exhibit

Sep 14, 2022–Dec 22, 2022 (All Day)
Banned Books | Exhibit
Censorship divides us. Join us as we continue to raise awareness of our nation's most challenged books. An extension of Banned Books Week, which ended on September 24, this exhibit …

Shaping A Library | Exhibit

Sep 16, 2022–Dec 18, 2022 (All Day)
Shaping A Library | Exhibit
Shaping A Library is the inaugural exhibit located in UC San Diego’s newly-renovated gallery space at Geisel Library. Tracing the history of the Library’s site design process, construction and expansion …

How It's Made | Exhibit

Sep 16, 2022–Dec 18, 2022 (All Day)
How It’s Made | Exhibit
Showcasing archival materials from Brighton Press, O Books, and Tetrad Press, "How It's Made" explores how the displayed books go from idea to draft to finished work. Take a look …

Geisel Library Reimagined | Exhibit

Apr 1, 2022–Jul 29, 2022 (All Day)
Geisel Library Reimagined | Exhibit
UC San Diego’s flagship building, Geisel Library, is currently undergoing a much-needed transformation that will make the interior spaces just as inspirational as the building itself. Renovation of Geisel’s main …

From the Personal Collection of Sally T. WongAvery | Exhibit

Apr 16, 2022–Jul 29, 2022 (All Day)
From the Personal Collection of Sally T. WongAvery | Exhibit
A book lover, collector and educator, alumna and UC San Diego Foundation trustee Sally T. WongAvery '75 has a personal library of thousands of books and audio-visual materials. This exhibit …

An Exploration of the Fragment in Postwar Central American Literature | Zines + Literature Exhibition

Jun 10, 2022–Jul 29, 2022 (All Day)
An Exploration of the Fragment in Postwar Central American Literature | Zines + Literature Exhibition
The UC San Diego Library, in partnership with the students of SP22 LTSP 171: El Fragmento en la Literatura Centroamericana de Posguerra, is pleased to present two unique exhibits inspired …

But Is It Poetry? | Exhibit

Apr 1, 2022–Jun 12, 2022 (All Day)
But Is It Poetry? | Exhibit
Celebrate National Poetry Month with works from the Archive for New Poetry in Special Collections & Archives. Taking its title from a 1972 anthology of one line poems, this exhibit …

One Book, One San Diego 2022 Nomination | Exhibit

Apr 1, 2022–Apr 30, 2022 (All Day)
One Book, One San Diego 2022 Nomination | Exhibit
One Book, One San Diego is our region's premier literary program, presented by KPBS in partnership with more than 80 public libraries, service organizations and educational institutions, including the UC …

National Poetry Month | Exhibit

Apr 1, 2022–Apr 30, 2022 (All Day)
National Poetry Month | Exhibit
What better to do than browse through poetry books in the month of April during National Poetry Month? We invite you to visit our National Poetry Month exhibit centered around …

The World of Bookmarks | Exhibit

Mar 11, 2022–Mar 31, 2022 (All Day)
The World of Bookmarks | Exhibit
UC San Diego Library continues the celebration of the 6th annual World Bookmark Day, orchestrated by the International Friends of Bookmarks. An assortment of unique bookmarks of varying shapes and …

Joyce and Re-Joyce: "Ulysses" at 100, Editions & Adaptations | Exhibit

Jan 21, 2022–Mar 20, 2022 (All Day)
Joyce and Re-Joyce: “Ulysses” at 100, Editions & Adaptations | Exhibit
A small exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Ulysses," one of the 20th century’s masterpieces of literature. The display includes UC San Diego’s rare, signed first edition of …

Drawing on Tradition: Contemporary Plains Indian Ledger Art | Exhibit

Jan 21, 2022–Mar 20, 2022 (All Day)
Drawing on Tradition: Contemporary Plains Indian Ledger Art | Exhibit
UC San Diego’s extensive holdings of Plains Indian ledger art include both 19th century works by warrior-artists and examples by contemporary  tribal artists. All of the exhibited pieces are contemporary …

Documents of the African American Experience | Exhibit

Jan 21, 2022–Mar 20, 2022 (All Day)
Documents of the African American Experience | Exhibit
A selection of images from the Turner Collection of African Americana, a recent gift to UC San Diego donated by alumnus Steve Turner '82, that helps chronicle African American life, …

Black History Month | Exhibit

Feb 1, 2022–Feb 28, 2022 (All Day)
Black History Month | Exhibit
The UC San Diego Library joins the campus community in celebrating Black History Month with a display of Library materials that reference this year’s chosen campus theme of “Black Health and Wellness: Physical, …

San Diego Trolley: Coming to Campus | Exhibit

Oct 1, 2021–Jan 31, 2022 (All Day)
San Diego Trolley: Coming to Campus | Exhibit
In celebration of the new Trolley stations that service UC San Diego, we are featuring an exhibit at Geisel Library about the history of transportation planning in San Diego, as …

Other People's Things | Exhibit

Nov 1, 2021–Dec 13, 2021 (All Day)
Other People’s Things | Exhibit
Among the miles of manuscript and archival collections held by the Library’s Special Collections & Archives are the unique letters, diaries, field notebooks, writings, photographs, audio-visual materials and ephemera that …

Gato Negro Ediciones: Contemporary Arts Publications from Mexico | Exhibit

Nov 1, 2021–Dec 13, 2021 (All Day)
Gato Negro Ediciones: Contemporary Arts Publications from Mexico | Exhibit
Gato Negro Ediciones is an independent publisher based in Mexico City. Its publications are printed in English and Spanish and cover such interdisciplinary topics as the arts, cultural theory, literature, …

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