• Kyushu in World History, or What I did on my Summer Vacation

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

      A presentation by Dr. Hilary Snow, UWM Honors College Situated at the southwestern edge of the main Japanese archipelago, Kyushu has a rich history shaped by the environment, proximity to the Asian mainland, and distance from the capitals of …

  • Fact, Fiction, and Storytelling in the Archive

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    “Partridge and Frink haven’t been entirely forgotten nor erased like so many others, but there is still a lack of visibility and understanding about their personal dynamics and professional impact... While doing my research, I found nearly every component in …

  • Violins of Hope: Call and Response

    Special Collections, Golda Meir Library

    Prepared for the Milwaukee residency of the Violins of Hope project, this exhibit showcases the violins owned and played by Jewish musicians and others targeted by the Nazis before and during the Holocaust. The instruments are paired with visual-art responses by members …

  • Black History Month Pop-Up Exhibits

    Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Celebrate Black History Month with UWM Libraries by visiting the three pop-up exhibits hosted by the American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections. The AGSL's exhibit highlights Matthew Henson, an Arctic explorer on the first successful expedition to the …

  • African and African Diaspora Studies Seminar Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    China in Africa Join the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies for the AADS Seminar Series (embedded within the Department of Geography’s Colloquium) on March 13 featuring Professor István Tarrósy, director of international studies at the University of Pécs …

  • An Evening with Dick Blau

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    As part of the UWM Union Cinema’s Experimental Tuesdays series, on April 14 at 7 p.m., the UWM Union Cinema will be presenting An Evening with Dick Blau, presented in conjunction with the UWM Archives. Dick Blau, a local photographer, artist, and …

  • A Polychromatic Proposition

    Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery, Golda Meir Library

    Owen Jones, Chromolithography, and the Decorative Arts in the Nineteenth Century Showcasing Special Collections' collection of design portfolios and decorative-arts books of the late nineteenth century, this exhibition celebrates chromolithographic printing alongside design propositions from the mid-19th century The Grammar of …

  • UWM Authors Collection 2026

    Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

    Recent additions to the UWM Authors Collection will be on view beginning April 20 in the exhibit cases in the Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons on the first floor of the Golda Meir Library. Established in 1973, the collection documents …

  • Special Collections Graduate Intern Exhibits

    Special Collections, Golda Meir Library

    Now through May 21, patrons can visit the Special Collections reading room to view exhibits curated by UWM Art History graduate students Kate Lytvynenko and Olivia Young, who spent their spring 2026 fieldwork experience in Special Collections. Lytvynenko's exhibit showcases …

  • Maps & America: The Arthur Holzheimer Lecture Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library/Online

    Mapping Brazil from Within: Remote Sensing, Collaboration, and Counter-Cartographic Perspectives Maps & America: The Arthur Holzheimer Lecture Series returns on April 30 with speaker Dr. Julio Pedrassoli – associate professor at the University of São Paulo – for his presentation …