Join our curators Friday, October 22, Noon–1:00 p.m. CST, as they walk us through the exhibition Out of the Vault, open to the campus community in Central Library’s 4th floor… Keep reading
Exhibits
Out of the Vault Curatorial Talk October 22, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Sympathetic Magic: Works of Faith, Healing and Transformation | August 26, 2021–January 30, 2022
Throughout history and across the planet, people have invariably created objects promoting faith, healing and transformation. Sympathetic Magic presents objects from Vanderbilt University Collections alongside works by modern and contemporary… Keep reading
Vanderbilt’s Historic Buildings: The Faye and Joe Wyatt Center
Have you ever wondered about the history of the beautiful domed building at the end of the Peabody esplanade? If so, you might check out the new exhibit in Special… Keep reading
West Side Row: Vanderbilt’s First Dormitory
Written by Elizabeth Mosiman When Vanderbilt University first opened in 1875, students lived in university-approved boarding houses near campus. The closest the university came to having a dormitory was Wesley… Keep reading
Mechanical Engineering Hall: Teaching Engineering in the Age of Steam
A new exhibition highlighting the history of Mechanical Engineering Hall is now on display in the Special Collections Library. When Vanderbilt University opened in October 1875, classes and laboratories… Keep reading
Buchanan Fellow Josanda Addo Shares her Final Project
In 1860, American readers loved Godey’s Lady’s Book for its elaborate colored fashion plates. Listen to Buchanan Library Fellow Josanda Addo’s curator statement, and hear her thoughts on the magazine’s… Keep reading
19th-Century Periodicals: Framing the New American Standard
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have opened a new online exhibition, 19th-Century Periodicals: Framing the New American Standard. Curated by undergraduate Buchanan Library Fellows Josanda Addo ’22, Robby Espano… Keep reading
Building a University: Vanderbilt’s First Decade – Fall 2020
Have you ever wondered how Vanderbilt University got its name or were curious about why the Stevenson Science and Engineering Library has so many antique instruments on display? Maybe you… Keep reading
Unprecedented Connection: Art collaboration during COVID-19
Every artwork in the Unprecedented Connections exhibition from Vanderbilt Kefi Collective is a joint work of two artists who have never met- one partner started the piece and the other… Keep reading
Vanderbilt-Fisk collaboration profiles careers of highly successful Black women during Depression, Jim Crow era
Raquelle K. Bostow, Mellon postdoctoral scholar at Vanderbilt University, and a team of six undergraduate students from Fisk University have created the digital retrospective “Women of Rosenwald: Curating Social Justice… Keep reading
