On 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.
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
On 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…
On 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.
On 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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
On 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,…
On Display: March 28 - October 2, 2012
Location: Flat case near the Brown Board Room and Library Administration, 3rd Floor
This exhibit is part of a continuing series about the presidents of William & Mary. It provides a history of the university as seen through the eyes of its presidents. This second installment spans…
On Display: September 9, 2011 - September 25, 2012
Location: Kaplan Arena
Tribe Pride: William & Mary Athletics Media Guides from Swem Library allows visitors to experience the history of intercollegiate sports at William & Mary through the athletics publications created…
On Display: July 18 - September 16, 2012
Location: Read & Relax
This exhibit features reproductions and artifacts from Special Collections, which attest to the both celebratory and competitive facets of the Summer Olympic Games.
On Display: April 12 - May 28, 2012
Location: Read & Relax
The combination of all three creative processes—poetry, painting, and calligraphy—is considered the ultimate in artistic achievement in Chinese art. Very rarely does a single artist have talent in…
On Display: October 17, 2011 - May 18, 2012
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
The Virginia Council of Human Relations (VCHR) was a bi-racial organization that worked to foster communication and improve relations between blacks and whites. The exhibit highlights a few…
On Display: October 28, 2011 - April 9, 2012
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
At the beginning of the Civil War, medicine was at a crossroads. Researchers were only beginning to recognize the role of microorganisms in causing disease and the importance of antiseptic conditions…
On Display: December 6, 2011 - April 6, 2012
Location: Read & Relax
The diversity of the William & Mary community finds expression in a variety of student campus publications.