Below are News items in the category of Special Collections Exhibits

Picturing Community: Posters, Photography, and Poetry from the Kearny Street Workshop Archives

Poster art has long been a popular and accessible medium for oppositional art on topics ranging from the threat of nuclear war to unfair housing practices and health care.

Who Freed the Slaves?: Emancipation as a Social Movement

While Lincoln played a key role in ending slavery, were political figures alone responsible for this momentous event?

Artist Talk and Reception: Jan. 30, 3:30pm

The UCSB Library and Chicano Studies Institute are co-sponsoring an artist talk by Favianna Rodriguez, in conjunction with the exhibit, "Favianna Rodriguez: Art of the Activist Imagination."

Current Exhibit: Who Freed the Slaves?: Emancipation as a Social Movement (Special Collections, Third Floor)

A new exhibit in Special Collections uses materials from the Wyles Collections to discuss Emancipation as a social movement. The exhibition will be on view through April 30, 2013.

Stars of the Opera Stage: "Golden Age" Images from the William R. Moran Collection

An exhibit featuring the stars of opera's "Golden Age" is now on display in Special Collections.

Flying A Studios Centennial Celebration

Rare documents from Flying "A" Studio from Special Collections will be on display in the Pollack Theater in conjunction with the Flying "A" Studio Centennial Celebration on Saturday, July 7.

Exhibit in Special Collections: Seeing Nature

Special Collections' current exhibit features a wide range of items illustrating how we view nature.

Locomotion: Travel and Transportation

Come see the Department of Special Collections' exhibit featuring selections on travel and modes of travel.

Recent Acquisitions in Special Collections, 2011

This exhibit includes books and manuscripts acquired by the Department of Special Collections over the past year, including artist's books, photograph collections, silkscreens, and other materials.