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Exhibits

Current Exhibit

Shanghai’s Two Faces: Cosmopolitanism and Glocalization
April 2009 - October 2009  |   checklist (pdf)

The Libraries’ spring exhibit, “Shanghai’s Two Faces: Cosmopolitanism and Glocalization,” depicts Shanghai’s transformation from a fishing and market town into a major global commerce and finance center.

Through a visual display of UCI holdings in various formats, the exhibit portrays two key time frames in Shanghai’s history: as a free treaty port from the late 19th century to the early 20th century and as an open economic development zone from the late 20th century to the present. The exhibit also highlights how local and global influences have shaped Shanghai’s successful evolution into the “Pearl of the East.”

Current Online Exhibits

The War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America

The War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America examined issues of war, peace, dissent and dialogue during critical periods in the 20th century when free speech and civil liberties were threatened. The exhibit explored the Japanese internment during World War II; conscientious objectors, also during World War II; student protests during the Vietnam War and McCarthyism during the Cold War.

 

From Papyrus to Digital: UCI's Thesaurus of Ancient Greek Texts

From Papyrus to Digital: UCI’s Thesaurus of Ancient Greek Texts traced the transmission of the Greek text via an array of media – from fragile papyri and stone inscriptions, to codex manuscripts and printed books, and in recent years, digital media – that have been used to distribute and preserve Greek texts over the past 3000 years. It also addressed how the TLG undertook the monumental task of creating a comprehensive digital library of Greek texts at a time when the necessary technologies did not exist. The central roles played by initial donor Marianne McDonald, software designer David Packard, and founding director Theodore Brunner were highlighted. Items on display included rare books and a collection of artifacts illustrating the development of the TLG and its technologies.


Past Exhibits
Immigrant Lives in “The OC” and Beyond
November 2008 - May 2009  |   checklist (pdf)
Stage to Stage: The Theatrical Work of Robert Cohen
April 2008 - November 2008  |   checklist (pdf)
California Universities Building Amistad: The UC-Cuba Initiative
November 2007 - April 2008  |   checklist (pdf)
Surviving War, Surviving Peace: The Central Highlanders of Vietnam
May 2007- November 2007  |   checklist (pdf)
Picture This: Five Centuries of Book Illustration
November 2006 - May 2007   |   checklist (pdf)
The War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America
May 2006 - November 2006  |  online exhibit   |  checklist (pdf)
Under Construction Indefinitely: 40 years of Designing UCI
November 2005 - May 2006  |  checklist (pdf)
A SEAA of Memories: Our Changing Southeast Asian American Communities
June 2005 - October 2005   |   checklist (pdf)
From Papyrus to Digital: UCI’s Thesaurus of Ancient Greek Texts
November 2004 - May 2005   |   online exhibit   |  checklist (pdf)
Gestures of Life: Martha Graham's Legacy Through the Lens of Barbara Morgan
May 2004 - October 2004   |   checklist (pdf)
A Throw of the Dice: Artists Inspired by a Visual Text
November 2003 - April 2004   |   checklist (pdf)
Building Special Collections: New Librarians Highlight Recent Acquisitions
May 2003 - October 2003   |   checklist (pdf)
Beauty and Meaning: Art and Poetry in the Book Arts of Mexico
November 2002 - April 2003   |   checklist (pdf)
Dissecting the Cortex: Six Decades of College of Medicine Yearbooks
Science Library      
Derrida/Translating/Derrida
April 2002 - November 2002   |   checklist (pdf)
Are We There Yet? Vacationing in California, 1870-1940
November 2001 - April 2002   |  checklist (pdf)
Picturing Californios: An Orange County Family Photograph Album, 2001
Annis Case   |   checklist (pdf)
Realms of the Sacred in Daily Life: Early Written Records of Mesoamerica
March 2001 - September 2001   |   online exhibit
The Legacy of Silence: A Japanese American Story
May 2000 - October 2000
Never Stop Asking "Why?": Federick Reines A Life in Physics
January 2000 - May 2000      
To Outdistance the Page: California's Renaissance in Poetry and Printing 1950-1975
May 1999 - October 1999  
A Gardener's Dual Delight: The UCI Arboretum and The Emma Menninger Rare Book Collection
June 1999 - October 1999  Science Library      
Documenting the Southeast Asian Refugee Experience
Oct 1998 - April 1999 | online exhibit
Infinite Journey: Donald McKayle's Life in Dance
May 1998 - September 1998   |  checklist (pdf)
Dances Divine and Demonic: Japan's Performing Arts
Fall 1997      
From Ranchos to Real Estate: Orange County's Early Years
Winter/Spring 1997

Other Exhibits
Abraham Trembley: A Pioneer in Developmental Biology
An exhibit of the gifts donated by Howard and Sylvia G. Lenhoff on display in the Science Library 1st floor lobby.
East Asian Languages & Literatures - Book Exhibits
Hmong Textiles
Documenting the Southeast Asian Refugee Experience

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