[Exhibit] Justice for All: The Legacy of Shirley S. Abrahamson

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

“Justice for All: The Legacy of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson” features Chief Justice Abrahamson’s groundbreaking career, her impact on the Wisconsin court system, and her place in history through text and personal photos. It highlights causes she championed: women’s …

[Exhibit] Native American Literature from Special Collections

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

To commemorate Native American Heritage Month, this exhibition presents selections from the Native American Literature Collection in Special Collections, one of the largest such collections in the upper Midwest. The exhibition, curated by Special Collections graduate intern Olivia Hickner, will …

[Exhibit] The Dürer Letters Project

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

In fall 2022 three different sections of Art & Design Lecturer Mary Roley's ART 109: 3D Concepts class engaged in The Dürer Letters Project. Students were asked to study and create a three-dimensional version of the letters designed by 16th-century …

[Exhibit] “Blossom & Wilt”: Queerness Under Fascism

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

Created by UWM alumnus Vince Tripi, ""Blossom & Wilt": Queerness Under Fascism" was originally displayed at 2022 Pridefest. This 9-panel exhibit examines the birth of the modern gay and trans identities in 1850s Germany, the rise of fascism, and queer …

Exhibit: Jody Williams’ Flying Paper Press

Special Collections, Golda Meir Library

Quintessential Questions, Jody Williams An exhibit of artist's books created by Jody Williams and published by her Flying Paper Press in Minneapolis.  

Exhibit: Celebrate Black Music

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

A selection of books, recordings, and other materials, drawn from the UWM Libraries collections,  focused on the contributions of Blacks to music. A reading list on Black music as well as more information about the exhibit and links to listening …

[Exhibit] Celebrate Black History Month

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

A tabling exhibit of materials on Black history and culture, drawn from the UWM Libraries collections.

Exhibit: WPA Toy Loan Project

Archives, Golda Meir Library

Archives' newest exhibit examines the WPA toy loan project in Milwaukee, which gained national recognition for its success and influenced communities in other states to start their own toy loan programs. From 1938 until 1941, children up to 16 years old could …

Exhibit: Body Bound

Mathis Art Gallery. Mitchell Hall

A thesis exhibition showcasing 20 books from Special Collections curated by Art History graduate student Rachel Allison. Image: JoAnna Poehlmann, Table of Contents, with Appendix, artist's book, Milwaukee, 1994.

Exhibit: Barry Moser — A Thief Among Angels

Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery, Golda Meir Library

In a distinguished career that spans five decades, Barry Moser has established himself as a premier book designer, a renowned children’s book illustrator, and one of the finest wood engravers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawn from both Special …