Online Exhibits

Warren E. Burger Collection

The Warren E. Burger Collection consists of the lifetime professional papers and memorabilia of the late Chief Justice of the United States and former William & Mary Chancellor, Warren E. Burger …

Twas The Night Before Parody

Reinterpreting and Repurposing a Holiday Classic

On Display: December 8, 2020 - January 11, 2021

This exhibit uses different versions of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" to explore the parameters and possibilities of parody and pastiche. As the different iterations show, both tradition and derision…

Brave Enough to be First

Exploring 50 Years of African Americans in Residence at William & Mary

On Display: September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019

Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda

When Janet Brown, Lynn Briley, and Karen Ely first moved into their freshmen dorms in Jefferson Hall at William & Mary, they were unaware of the significance of their presence. The three women were…

Fact & Fantasy: Selected Costume History Books, 1804-1936

On Display: January 1, 2018 - December 30, 2020

The 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, from the recent…

UnMade in Cuba

On Display: January 1, 2018 - December 30, 2020

Location: Botetourt Gallery

Film posters generally draw attention to movies that have been projected on screens. These carteles de cine, however, reference “ghost films” that were never made. These images showcase Cuba’s rich…

Lemonade: A Picture of America

On Display: January 1 - December 20, 2018

The mural Lemonade: A Picture of America was created by visiting artist Steve Prince and participants in the Summer 2017 “Workshop on Black Expressive Culture” Africana Studies 307 / Art 330 course…