Past Exhibitions
The Dream Machine: The Beat Generation & the Counterculture, 1940-1975
On display in the Woodruff Library's Schatten Gallery from September 2017-May 2018, this exhibit reconsiders postwar literature and the ways it mirrored, predicted, and remade the culture around it, with special focus on the influential group known as "the Beats."
Billy Howard's Epitaphs for the Living
Riveting images of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, taken by Atlanta-area photographer Billy Howard, are the basis of an exhibit opening June 15, 2017 at Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library and a conversation with Howard scheduled for June 22, 2017.
Still Raising Hell: The Art, Activism, and Archives of Camille Billops and James V. Hatch
On view through May 29, 2017 in the Schatten Gallery, Woodruff Library. This major exhibition explores the meaning and purpose of African American art through the lens of collectors Camille Billops and James V. Hatch.
Stepping Out of Line: Exploring LGBTQ Activism
Our understanding of history comes from many sources, not the least of which are the records and manuscripts that document the events and personalities we consider historic. "Stepping Out of Line" explores both documented and emerging histories from the LGBT collections and University Archives in the Stuart A. Rose Library.
A Question of Manhood: African Americans and World War I
"A Question of Manhood: African Americans and WWI" commemorates the centennial of the First World War, and celebrates African Americans who served as citizen-soldiers while they were still systematically denied full access to the promises of democracy.
100 Years of Women at Emory: Many Milestones of Progress
On display in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library through April 21, "100 Years" illustrates the rich stories that live behind the milestones of "coeducation" at Emory.
Othello: The Moor Speaks
On view through Feb 26, 2017 in the Woodruff Library, Level 2. Explore the development of the play, Othello, as a vehicle for African American actors.
Connecting Contexts: The Letters of Samuel Beckett
On view through January 13, 2017 in the Woodruff Library, Level 10 (Rose Library). An exhibit in celebration of the release of the fourth volume of The Letters of Samuel Beckett.
Shakespeare Artists' Books
On view through Feb 26, 2017 in the Woodruff Library, Level 2. Like the First Folio, these artists' books are not just repositories of stories and information, but are also exquisite and beautiful works of art.
To the Great Variety of Readers: Publishing Shakespeare
See a variety of artists' books, from miniatures to books created through the Phillips State Prison Book Project.
Changing Atlanta 1950-1999: The Challenges of a Growing Southern Metropolis
On view through May 29, 2017 in the Schatten Gallery, Woodruff Library. This major exhibition explores the meaning and purpose of African American art through the lens of collectors Camille Billops and James V. Hatch.
The World Between Word and Image
"The World Between Word and Image: Artists’ Books and Archives from Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, and Nexus Press" presents archival material from the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, and Nexus Press collection held by the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.
Revealing Her Story: Documenting African American Women Intellectuals
This exhibit is meant to give researchers and curious students alike a peak inside the collections of 9 African American women intellectuals, that are held in the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL). Amber L. Moore, the curator and a project archivist in MARBL, has selected items from each of the 9 collections to present.
It's in the Cards: An Interactive Art Exhibit
“It’s in the Cards: An Interactive Art Exhibit” features old library catalog cards that have been turned into art and poetry. The exhibit is curated by artist and Emory Libraries conservator Julie Newton, who was approached by the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Books Library staff about making use of old catalog cards. Newton wants the exhibit to be composed of catalog cards that have been “transformed” by students, staff and faculty at Emory, as well as members of the Atlanta community.
Pearl Cleage: A Time for Reflection
One of the most acclaimed playwrights, Cleage produces works that celebrate the joy of being free. At the same time, she is committed to telling stories related to African Americans, and the complex issues surrounding racism, classism, and sexism.
In Focus: Evidence of a World Unseen
An exhibit highlighting historical photographs analyzed by students in the Introduction to African American Studies class. The fall 2014 course was taught by Pellom McDaniels III, MARBL faculty curator of the African American collections and assistant professor of African American Studies at Emory, who co-curated the exhibit with his students.
She Gathers Me: Networks Among Black Women Writers
Now open at the Rose Library (Level 10 of Woodruff Library), "She Gathers Me" examines the connections found within intimate correspondences, personal projects, and speaking engagements and furthers our understanding of the interconnectedness of Black women writers beyond their published works.
Bobby Jones: The Game of Life
The exhibition "Bobby Jones: The Game of Life" presents the story of legendary golfer and Atlanta native Robert (“Bobby”) Tyre Jones, based on materials drawn from two Jones collections at Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL).
Building Emory's African American Collections
“Building Emory’s African American Collections: Highlights from the Curatorial Career of Randall K. Burkett,” an exhibition that opens Sept. 13, 2018, at Emory’s Woodruff Library, will feature treasures from those collections and Burkett’s stories of their discovery and acquisition.
