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
Past Library Exhibit
19th-Century Periodicals: Framing the New American Standard
Vanderbilt’s Colombiana
The J. León Helguera and Manuel Zapata Olivella collections, in addition to Vanderbilt’s Colombian travel accounts, are all invaluable resources that narrate Colombia’s rich and complex cultural, social, and political… 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
Found in Cuba: The Ingenuity and Creativity of Ediciones Vigía – Spring 2020
A new online exhibit has been created based on an exhibit in Special Collections and the exhibit-opening lecture given by Paula Covington, subject librarian for Latin American and Iberian Studies…. Keep reading
Buchanan Fellows Curate New Exhibition Slated to Open in the Fall
The University Libraries will open a new exhibition, “Tending to Popular Thought: What People Read and Why,” this fall in the second-floor gallery of Central Library. The physical exhibition, curated… Keep reading
Tending to Popular Thought: What People Read and Why – Spring 2020
This exhibition will be curated by a cohort of Buchanan Library Fellows and their librarian mentors. Students learned about book history and curated an exhibit about reading using Special Collections books. Their… Keep reading
Found in Cuba:The Ingenuity and Creativity of Ediciones Vigía
January 20, 2020-February 27, 2020 Vigía began in 1985 in the town of Matanzas as a meeting space for authors and artists. Soon they began to create handmade books, making… Keep reading
Fables and Fantasies: The Illustrations of J.J. Grandville
February 3 – May 24, 2020 The exhibition in the Central Library highlights the books of the influential French illustrator, J.J. Grandville (1803-1847). From satirical political cartoons to personified flowers,… Keep reading
G is for Gorey: The Remarkable Worlds of Edward Gorey
February 2, 2020 – May 4, 2020 American illustrator and writer Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000) rose to prominence in the late 1950s for his macabre slant on humorous fiction… Keep reading
