A reception for the “Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50” exhibit will occur in Special Collections on Friday, October 11, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. An exhibit marking… Keep reading
exhibits
“Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50” Reception in Special Collections
“Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50” Exhibit Opens at Vanderbilt’s Special Collections
An exhibit marking fifty years of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University will be on display in Vanderbilt University’s Special Collections through November 2019. The exhibit highlights materials… Keep reading
Curator’s Talk 9/5: Food for Wealth and Health: Five Centuries of Cookbooks and Recipes
Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. Topics this fall will range from cookbook collections to the 1969 Moon Walk. The… Keep reading
Nikki Giovanni Pop Up Exhibit – August 2019
Nikki Giovanni: Black Feeling, Black Talk Central Library Lobby August 2019 Nikki Giovanni (b. 1943) is one of America’s most respected African American poets. A poet, essayist, activist and educator,… Keep reading
Curator’s Talks: Fall 2019
Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. Topics this fall will range from cookbook collections to the 1969 Moon Walk. The… Keep reading
143 Years of Commencement Exhibit
April 2019 Central Library Lobby The first Vanderbilt University Commencement took place in the chapel of the Main building, now known as Kirkland Hall, on June 20, 1877. The fledgling… Keep reading
The Ides of March: Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” Exhibit
March-April 2019 Central Library Lobby William Shakespeare (c. 1564-1616) was an English actor, playwright and poet. Born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare became one of the foremost dramatists… Keep reading
Happy Birthday Wikipedia and Creative Commons! Join the celebration of free information January 15th
January 2019 is a great month for free information. Public Domain Day on January 1st marked the first time in 20 years that films, books, artworks and more created in… Keep reading
Passover Exhibit in the Library
Vanderbilt Libraries welcome a new acquisition: The first edition of the Amsterdam Haggadah (1695) A special exhibition at the Central Library titled “Why is this Book different from any other?”… Keep reading
