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Exhibits
Featured Exhibit
April 23, 2021 to May 31, 2021
Current Exhibits
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Reframing Race and Capitalism in Virginia's New South
Location: Marshall Gallery, First Floor RotundaSeptember 8, 2020 to August 31, 2021This exhibit analyzes the ways in which changing market and race relations intersected with Virginia families throughout the burgeoning New South, the economic and cultural developments that occurred in the southern United States after the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
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Local & National Voting Since the Civil War
Location: Special Collections LobbyMarch 2, 2020 to May 31, 2021This exhibit seeks to demonstrate the many ways in which black votes in Virginia were used and suppressed to maintain the status quo.
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Russian and US Relations in the Twentieth Century
Location: 3rd Floor Rotunda GallerySeptember 19, 2019 to May 15, 2021Through the wide-ranging, eclectic materials of William & Mary Libraries' Special Collection Research Center, this exhibit highlights the era's conflicts and compromises from a firsthand perspective.
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Keeping track of the everyday in history
Location: Bright Gallery, 2nd Floor RotundaSeptember 19, 2019 to May 31, 2021Almanacs are annual guidebooks, used as a calendar and sometimes as a diary, for looking up astronomical data or astrological signs, and even as a weather forecast.
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Location: Second Floor, next to Center for Geospatial AnalysisAugust 31, 2018 to July 31, 2021Spanish-born, Chilean artist Roser Bru’s paintings tackle themes of political unrest, the history of art, and women in society.
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100 Years of Women's Athletics at William & Mary
Location: Kaplan Arena, Court LevelAugust 23, 2018 to July 31, 2021Game Changers highlights the significant history of women’s athletics at William & Mary, celebrates its game-changing athletes, and anticipates its bright future.
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Cuban Poster Art
Location: Ground Floor, Botetourt GalleryDecember 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021Alejandro Rodríguez Fornés “Alucho,” is a prolific graphic designer and an important figure in the use of emerging technologies and digital art in Cuban graphic design; this is his first solo exhibit in the United States.