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Exhibits and Displays

Current, future, and recent exhibits and displays located in the Library featuring materials from our collections.

Current Exhibits

Wide shot picture of Neon in The Gutters exhibit

Neon in the Gutters: Cyberpunk Visions of the Future

This exhibit will explore some of the ways cyberpunk has changed since its inception, how the visual design and language has evolved, how it has engaged with concepts like transhumanism and posthumanism, and more.

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Image of a painted sky and green mountains

First in the Nation: A History of the Costo Library

An exhibit documenting the history of the Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian, located on the 4th floor of the Tomás Rivera Library in Special Collections & University Archives.

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Upcoming Exhibits

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Past Exhibits

Visitors engage with the sensory stations of the "Amordidas Acompañadas" exhibit at UCR's Tomás Rivera Library. A black backdrop in the center reads "DEPORTATION IS A DEATH SENTENCE" in gold letters, decorated with orange marigold garlands.

Amordidas Acompañadas: Sensorial Regeneration Beyond the Wake of Deportation

A close-up view of a display case at the Rivera Library featuring open books with artistic "tippins." The books are layered with colorful mixed-media drawings, translucent Yupo paper, and personal ephemera as part of the ART 103 Ground Control exhibition.

GROUND CONTROL: An Exhibition Intervention

one of two exhibit cases that are featured in the Amazing Stories exhibit in Rivera Library. Various magazines our featured.

Amazing Stories: A Century of Science Fiction

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This exhibition, titled "History of Video Games," showcases student research posters from Dr. Dubcovsky’s Winter 2026 HIST 197 course. The display features a prominent pixel-art sign explaining the course's focus on the cultural evolution of gaming, with the exhibition running from March 11 to April 6.

HIST 197 Poster Exhibition: History of Video Games

Three images from the Semana de la Mujer exhibit at Tomás Rivera Library: a black-and-white portrait photograph of a young woman from 1958 set against a colorful woven textile border; a color photograph of an older woman teaching a young girl at a kitchen counter; and an illustrated lotería-style card numbered 8, depicting a crowned woman holding a baby, titled 'La Hermana Mayor'.

Semana de la Mujer

Descansamos el cuerpo y no el alma
HIST 197 Image of protest in background and bullhorn

Activism through Time: Transformative Protests and Movements from the 1940s - 2000s Poster Display

A composite image showcasing the "R'Voices in the Library" rotating exhibit at UCR. The left side shows a black fabric display pillar featuring student artwork and a large narrative poster with space-themed imagery. The right side features a glass display case containing ceramic pottery and a framed sign inviting students to share their stories for future submissions.

R'Voices in the Library 2025/2026

Image of RISE Poster Exhibit 2025

RISE Summer Research Poster Exhibit

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