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Latest Past Exhibits

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R'Voices in the Library

This exhibition highlights the unique stories and creative expressions of UCR's first-generation students.
By Carrie Cruce |
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Semana de la Mujer 2024 Exhibit

A collective memory exhibit from Chicano Student Programs that honors the stories and memories of UCR Chicana/Latinas and the womxn and femmes in their lives.

Eaton at the Movies

A celebration of science fiction film and television-related materials from the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
By Phoenix Alexander |

Celebrating the 47th Annual Writers Week

View the UCR Library's exhibit celebrating the authors participating in the 47th annual Writers Week. This year's Writers Week is taking place February 10 and February 12 - 16.
By University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble |

Rise, Serve, Lead! America’s Women Physicians

View the National Library of Medicine (NLM) produced Rise, Serve, Lead! America’s Women Physicians in the Orbach Library.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Women's Resource Center

UCR's Women's Resource Center (WRC) celebrates its 50th year in 2023. This exhibit highlights items from the WRC's past and present. See flyers that transport you to the 1970s, enjoy photos of the wonderful people who made the WRC what it is today, and learn how the organization has empowered Highlander women. Event Celebrating 50...
By Andrea Hoff |
Image of a case for the Pop-Up Exhibit Banned Books Unleashed.

Banned Books Unleashed

Libraries around the United States have been faced with an unprecedented surge in attempted book bans. At the UCR Library, we not only reject such efforts to ban books, we see it as our solemn responsibility to make the diverse voices and experiences of the people that make up the United States available to all...
By University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble |

Tomás Rivera: UCR and Higher Education Retrospective / Una retrospective sobre UCR y la Educación Superior

This exhibition showcases the life and work of author, poet, teacher, activist, and past UCR Chancellor Tomás Rivera. Rivera was born in 1935 to Mexican migrant workers, and was among the first generation of Chicanos to earn a PhD. He worked tirelessly to make higher education accessible to students from underrepresented communities. He also took...

Transcribing the Imaginary

Transcribing the Imaginary is the third installment in a year-long series of exhibitions titled The Power of Language. The Power of Language consists of four exhibitions and celebrates the diversity of languages that are represented within SCUA.
By Phoenix Alexander, Andrew Lippert, and Karen Raines |

Speaking Across Time: Indigenous Languages of the Americas

“Speaking Across Time” is the second installment in a year-long series of exhibitions titled “The Power of Language.” The Power of Language consists of four exhibitions and celebrates the diversity of languages that are represented in the handwritten and print resources found within Special Collections & University Archives at the University of California, Riverside.
By Sandy Enriquez |

Celebrating 75 Years of the CUC

We invite you to view this exhibit that documents the Citizens University Committee, an organization that played a key role in the establishment of UCR, on the first floor of the Tomás Rivera Library from May 16, 2023 - June 14, 2023.
By Andrea Hoff |

Black Greek Letter Organizations: Divinely Made in the I.E.

The Black Greek Letter Organizations: Divinely Made in the I.E. exhibition chronicles the collective history of nine Black Greek Letter organizations (BGLOs) at the University of California, Riverside, and beyond.
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Direct to the People

View the exhibition from June 13 through September 16 on the 4th floor of the Rivera Library in Special Collections & University Archives, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Photoshopped: The Art of Early Photo Manipulation

View the exhibition April 7 - June 10 on the 4th floor of the Rivera Library in Special Collections & University Archives.

The Human and the Alien: An Exploration of First Contact Stories

Discovering intelligent life in the cosmos has been a long-anticipated moment for humanity and fertile ground for fantastic stories since the dawn of science fiction.

50X50: Celebrating the Eaton Collection's 50th Anniversary

The J. Lloyd Eaton collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Utopian Literature began under humble yet controversial auspices when University Librarian Donald Wilson acquired the collection in 1968. Wilson was alone in recognizing the research potential in the modest 7,500 volume personal library of Dr. J. Lloyd Eaton, but it quickly became a significant...

And there's the humor of it: Shakespeare and the four humors

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) created characters that are among the richest and most humanly recognizable in all of literature. Yet Shakespeare understood human personality in the terms available to his age—that of the now-discarded theory of the four bodily humors –blood, bile, melancholy, and phlegm. These four humors were understood to define peoples’ physical and mental...
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Footsteps to You - Chattel Slavery

Footsteps to You - Chattel Slavery Ownership in which one person has absolute power over the life, fortune, and liberty of another. 1 : a piece of property (as animals, money, or goods) other than real estate 2 : Slave “Publications and artifacts from the 1800s help us to obtain a greater insight and understanding...

Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature

The National Library of Medicine is pleased to present our latest traveling exhibition, "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature." For additional information, please see this article.

Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine

An exhibition developed and produced by the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine. In 1997, British author J. K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Millions of readers have followed Harry to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he discovers his heritage, encounters new...