On Display: February 12 - March 11, 2018
Location: Swem Lobby Exhibit Case
This year’s Charter Day marked the 325th anniversary of the founding of William & Mary by William III and Mary II, the first and (to date) only joint-monarchs in British history. An exhibition in the…
On Display: June 21, 2017 - February 25, 2018
Location: Special Collections Lobby
This exhibition shows only a sampling of the travel books in Swem Library’s Special Collections at William & Mary. The works on display describe the world in words but also with maps and…
On Display: December 1, 2017 - January 2, 2018
Location: Read & Relax
Drawing inspiration from Moore’s words, “The children were nestled all snug in their beds, / While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads,” the focus of this year’s exhibit is the food culture…
On Display: October 17 - December 22, 2017
Location: Read & Relax
This exhibit features student artwork from Chinese calligraphy courses taught at William & Mary in MLL's Chinese Studies Program.
On Display: November 3 - 30, 2017
Location: Swem Lobby Exhibit Case
This collection features objects that our patrons left behind in library books or around the building. Many were not exactly lost but rather forgotten; others may have been more purposely left behind.
On Display: June 16 - September 17, 2017
Location: Botetourt Gallery
The verdict is in: We love our pets! Staff at Swem Library and affiliated organizations have submitted images and videos of their beloved pets. We hope you enjoy our companions as much as we do.
On Display: December 22, 2016 - September 10, 2017
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
Special Collections highlights the contributions of pug-enthusiast donors to our collection of dog-related materials, which range from books and representations in popular culture to ephemera and…
On Display: June 20, 2016 - July 11, 2017
Location: 3rd Floor Rotunda Gallery
The costume history books represented in this exhibit were intended to give mostly French and English audiences a view—through the lens of costume—into the lives of peoples and places near and far,…
On Display: February 13 - May 15, 2017
Location: Botetourt Gallery
Between 1899 and 1902 the United States engaged in a war of imperialism in the Philippines. African-American soldiers were expected to "take up the white man's burden" during this war for a country…
On Display: February 11 - May 14, 2017
Location: Muscarelle Museum of Art
William & Mary Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center recently acquired 30 unpublished letters related to James Monroe, one of the university's most famous alumni. Revealing new pieces of…
On Display: November 4, 2016 - May 14, 2017
Location: Swem Entrance Gallery
Scholarship On Display, located in Swem Library’s lobby, features publications and research from current faculty members in the Kinesiology & Health Sciences Department.
On Display: April 5 - May 7, 2017
Location: Botetourt Gallery
Aaron Bayles '17 explores the connections that people create with locations around them and how we project positive emotions ("good vibes") onto these physical places through portraits of students in…
On Display: August 31, 2016 - February 28, 2017
Location: Special Collections Lobby
The Special Collections Research Center regularly acquires new materials for our University Archives, Manuscript, and Rare Book collections to provide valuable learning and research opportunities to…
On Display: January 27 - February 28, 2017
Location: Read & Relax
Wonderfully smart and insightful, and at times sad and painful, the queer comics on display in this exhibit were completed as part of a class assignment for Queer Comics (GSWS 290) in Fall 2016.
On Display: February 5, 2016 - January 31, 2017
UnMade in Cuba is brought to you by W&M Libraries in partnership with the New Media Workshop, co-taught by Professor Ann Marie Stock (Hispanic Studies, Film and Media Studies) and Troy Davis …
On Display: December 6, 2016 - January 15, 2017
Location: Read & Relax
Continuing our annual tradition of showcasing the books, this year’s exhibit reflects on the enduring popularity of Moore’s poem through its visual and narrative structure.
On Display: April 26 - December 11, 2016
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
By considering Lady Skipwith’s ownership of books, how her library differed from those of men, and what it allowed her to do, we gain some insight into the intellectual life of elite women during an…
On Display: August 4 - November 30, 2016
Location: Read & Relax
This exhibit features student artwork from Chinese calligraphy courses taught at William & Mary in MLL's Chinese Studies Program.
On Display: October 21 - November 30, 2016
Location: Read & Relax
The Cabell Family Papers in Swem’s Special Collections Research Center include correspondence, publications, genealogical records, literary manuscripts, accounts and land transactions, dating from…
On Display: August 29 - November 2, 2016
Location: Swem Entrance Gallery
This year, William & Mary’s Earl Gregg Swem Library marks its 50th birthday. Taken from the University Archives Photograph Collection, the images in this exhibit show the planning, construction, and…