Current and Upcoming Exhibits and Displays

Exhibits/Displays
Where and When
(all exhibits are located in the library unless noted otherwise)

Andrew Ellicott: Early America's Preeminent Surveyor Maps and books by and about Ellicott, as well as rare early works on surveying and maps and books tracing the history of Washington, D.C. 

American Geographical Society Library
Third Floor, East Wing
April 18 - August 2, 2013

Artists in the Archives: Student, Faculty, and Alumni Art in the Inova Archival Collections Photographs, catalogs and other materials drawn from the UWM Archives collections. In celebration of the Peck School of the Arts' Year of the Arts.

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons
First Floor, West Wing
April 4 - 30, 2013

Advancing Human Progress: Frank P. Zeidler's Vision for Milwaukee As mayor of Milwaukee from 1948 to 1960, Frank Zeidler provided a strong vision for the common good of Milwaukee. This exhibit's issues and topics include socialism, urban governance, the environment, education, city-suburban relations, and human and civil rights. Sponsored by the Frank P. Zeidler Memorial Lecture Committee and the UWM History Department.

First Floor East Wing
March 18 - May 31, 2013

Another Place: Printmaker's and Book Artists' Perspectives on Travel and Place In association with the annual conference of the Southern Graphics Council International being held in Milwaukee March 20 - 24, this exhibit, drawn from the Book Arts Collection in the UWM Libraries’ Special Collections, includes works by noted American printmakers and book artists, such as Sarah Bryant, Bob Erickson, and Fred Hagstrom, and international artists, including David Esslemont (Wales), Mirta Kupferminc (Argentina), and Keith Wilson (Ireland).

Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F
March 1 - June 28, 2013

Hidden Treasures: Exhibits from the Institute for Visual Arts Showcase of the UWM, community, and national/International art exhibits that have been presented by UWM's INOVA since 1965.

Exhibition Case Outside of Archives, Room W250
Second Floor, West Wing
February 8 - March 22, 2013

 

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