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Library Gallery

The Library Gallery is the major exhibition space of the University of Kansas Libraries. The gallery features five floor and wall cases and a multimedia display. Revolving exhibits highlight library collections and campus scholarship through the exploration of different themes.

The exhibition space is located on the 3rd floor of Watson Library,
1425 Jayhawk Boulevard, on KU's Lawrence campus.
(See hours for Watson)

Current Exhibition

Rhythm and Meaning: Jazz at KU

Rhythm and Meaning: Jazz at KU

February 15 – April 19, 2013



Past Exhibitions

The American Election: A focus on scholarship and scholarly collections.

The American Election: A focus on scholarship and scholarly collections.
October 18, 2012 through January 18, 2013


Celebrating East Asian Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase

Celebrating East Asian Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase
February 16 through April 13, 2012


James Naismith's Life and Legacy:
Celebrating 150 Years

September 15 through December 16, 2011


Notable Government Documents: 2006 – 2010
July 1 through September 10, 2011


1861 | Kansas from Statehood to Civil War
February 4 through April 1, 2011


KU Libraries Celebrate the Inauguration of
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little

April 9 through May 14, 2010



Research, Remembrances and Reflections of the Great War

February 18 through April 2, 2010


Environmental Change: an interdisciplinary persective, showing February 12 through April 2, 2009
Reach Out: scholarly and visual communication to promote
AIDS awareness

September 10 - November 10, 2009


Environmental Change: an interdisciplinary persective, showing February 12 through April 2, 2009
Environmental Change: an interdisciplinary perspective
February 12 - April 2, 2009

Propose an Exhibition
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Contact Us
Sarah Goodwin Thiel
Chair, KU Libraries Exhibits Program
sgthiel@ku.edu785.864.2299

Online
Exhibitions:

KU Football: the First Seven Decades
An online exhibition of the first seven decades of KU Football (1890 through 1955), featuring images from the University Archives at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library.