The Brush Dances and the Ink Sings
On Display: August 24 - November 24, 2013
Location: Read & Relax
This exhibit features student calligraphy from a recent W&M course on Chinese calligraphy and painting.
Past Exhibits
Past Exhibits
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States’ Rights v. Civil Rights
On Display: May 10 - November 10, 2013
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
Conceived as a demonstration of American Cold War consensus, the Civil War centennial revealed how divided the country remained 100 years after Fort Sumter.
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Tribe Pride: William & Mary Sports Photography
On Display: September 26, 2012 - October 31, 2013
Location: Kaplan Arena
Tribe Pride: William & Mary Sports Photography from Swem Library allows visitors to experience the history of intercollegiate sports at William & Mary through 20th century photographs. The exhibit…
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"The Inevitable Present": Integration at William & Mary
On Display: February 4 - October 31, 2013
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
Integration at William & Mary was not achieved simply with the acceptance of the first students of color; instead it has been a decades-long process.
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Presidents of William & Mary
On Display: April 18 - October 17, 2013
Location: Flat case near the Brown Board Room and Library Administration, 3rd Floor
This exhibit provides a history of the College as seen through the eyes of its presidents.
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Blockades, Books, and Bassinets
Children playing, learning, and surviving during the Civil WarOn Display: April 17 - October 16, 2013
Location: Special Collections Lobby
Playing, learning and surviving during the Civil War: These are the stories of Charley, Willie, Nell, Lizzie and many others.
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Lost & Found
On Display: February 19 - August 23, 2013
Location: Read & Relax
Whether things disappeared due to rivalry, thievery, or more mysterious reasons, someone cared enough to return them to the college, and many once lost treasures now make their home in Swem Library’s…
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Under the Shield
The Federal Occupation of the Historic TriangleOn Display: February 7 - August 21, 2013
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
Although there were isolated incidents of arrests and bad feelings, the occupation of the Historic Triangle was neither cruel nor oppressive.
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Hear the Thunder of Our Chorus
On Display: August 23, 2012 - July 14, 2013
Location: 3rd Floor Rotunda Gallery
Posters and Programs from the William & Mary Choir and Women's Chorus, 1940s – Present
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Open Minds
An Exhibit of Psychology Department Faculty PublicationsOn Display: March 26, 2012 - April 30, 2013
Location: Bright Gallery, 2nd Floor Rotunda
During the 1888-1889 academic year, William & Mary president Lyon G. Tyler taught the College’s first psychology course, which was then listed under the Department of Moral Science, Political Economy…
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"A Campus Greatly Scarred"
The Wren Building Fire of 1862On Display: October 23, 2012 - April 17, 2013
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
This exhibit features letters, reports, and images relating to the 1862 fire in the Wren Building.
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“The Enemy has disappeared from our Waters”
The War of 1812 in Southeastern VirginiaOn Display: December 19, 2012 - April 14, 2013
Location: Special Collections Lobby
During the War of 1812, British soldiers carried out a series of raids throughout Southeastern Virginia from the relative safety of their ships. While their one foray onto land, the Battle of Craney…
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Presidents of William & Mary
On Display: October 22, 2012 - April 10, 2013
Location: Flat case near the Brown Board Room and Library Administration, 3rd Floor
This exhibit provides a history of William & Mary as seen through the eyes of its presidents.
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Great Hall's Afire
On Display: October 23, 2012 - February 26, 2013
Location: Near Writing Resources Center and Tribe Tutor Zone on 1st Floor
In the early hours of February 8, 1859, the Wren Building went up in flames after a fire began in the north wing.
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A Visit from St. Nicholas
On Display: December 6, 2012 - January 31, 2013
Location: Swem Lobby
This year’s exhibit features illustrated pages of fifteen different books, arranged so that together they feature the poem in its entirety—while at the same time showcasing the diversity of the…
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On The Road: Words, Pictures, and Artifacts of Pilgrims
On Display: September 28, 2012 - January 16, 2013
Location: Read & Relax
What does it mean to be a pilgrim? The word “pilgrimage” evokes very different images depending on your beliefs, culture, and upbringing.
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"The Virginia Way of Life Must Be Preserved"
On Display: June 18, 2012 - January 11, 2013
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
This exhibit examines how Virginia responded to the Supreme Court’s momentous 1954 decision overturning “separate but equal” schools.
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"The Best of Care": Civil War Hospitals
On Display: April 12, 2012 - January 11, 2013
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
At the beginning of the Civil War, there were very few hospitals around the country. Washington, the nation’s capital, had no military hospitals. Neither the Union nor the Confederacy was well…
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"A Battle without a Plan": The Battle of Williamsburg
On Display: March 21 - December 10, 2012
Location: Special Collections Lobby
The Battle of Williamsburg was a rear-guard action fought in rain and mud on May 5, 1862.
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We Are All In Great Distress'
William & Mary Leading up to the Civil WarOn Display: October 19, 2011 - October 3, 2012
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
The years before the Civil War were not always stable ones for William & Mary. The university contended with changes in presidents, resignations and deaths of professors, an end to the chair of law,…