Exhibitions

Nicky Zann: A Life in Art
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Nicky Zann’s career started in 1957 and spanned over six decades. He is known as an innovative cartoonist, caricaturist, and...
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Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom
Stanley Elkin was a prolific fiction and essay writer and a professor of creative writing at WashU for 35 years....
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(Re)Collections: Drawn from the Vault
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(Re)Collections: Drawn from the Vault presents new original artworks from first-year Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture...
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The Assembled Playwright: Harley Hammerman’s Eugene O’Neill Collection
The Assembled Playwright exhibition presents highlights from the Harley Hammerman Collection on Eugene O’Neill. The exhibition includes manuscripts, correspondence, photographs,...
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2025 Open Education Week: Sharing Memories of Your Favorite Children’s Book(s)
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This interactive pop-up exhibition features about 50 award-winning titles recently added to the WashU Libraries’ Collection. It invites viewers to...
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Current Exhibitions
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Exhibition (Re)Collections: Drawn from the Vault
-(Re)Collections: Drawn from the Vault presents new original artworks from first-year Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture...View Exhibition about (Re)Collections: Drawn from the Vault -
Exhibition Movement in Miniature
-Though many think of pop-up books as mainly for children, books with moving parts have been around for centuries and...View Exhibition about Movement in Miniature -
Exhibition Live Music Memories
-Andy Meyer, PhD ’97, has supported local live music and saved concert tickets since the 1980s. This two-part collection illustrates...View Exhibition about Live Music Memories -
Exhibition Snakes on the Page
-Snakes, serpents, vipers, or pythons… regardless of what you call them, it is undeniable that these legless reptiles have captivated...View Exhibition about Snakes on the Page -
Exhibition Forging a Nation: The Founding of the U.S. Mint, 1792
-From ancient times, coinage production has acted as a mark of sovereignty. The circulating money of the colonies and the...View Exhibition about Forging a Nation: The Founding of the U.S. Mint, 1792 -
Exhibition Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom
-May 31, 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary of Stanley Elkin’s death. Despite a long struggle with multiple sclerosis, Stanley...View Exhibition about Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom -
Exhibition The Legacy of Irv Docktor: From Canvas to Classroom
-Irv Docktor was a prolific illustrator and lifelong teacher. The exhibition offers snapshots of artwork from different stages of his...View Exhibition about The Legacy of Irv Docktor: From Canvas to Classroom