Exhibitions + Events

WRL: 100 Years of Resistance

Exhibition: McCabe Atrium

This exhibition introduces some of the remarkable activists who shaped the War Resisters League (WRL). Founded in 1923, WRL is the oldest secular pacifist organization in the United States, and the Peace Collection has been the repository for the War Resisters League Records since 1947.  The two organizations collaborated to create this traveling exhibition in acknowledgment of WRL's 100th Anniversary. The exhibition may be viewed in McCabe's Atrium from Thursday, November 7 - Sunday, December 15.

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In Sight: New Works from the 2024 Codex Book Fiar

Exhibition: McCabe Cratsley Lounge

This exhibition features new acquisitions to the Book Arts and Private Press Collection that were selected at the international Codex Book Fair, which brings “public recognition to the artists, the craftsmanship, and the rich history of the book.” (Codex Foundation)

Exhibition: Saturday, Nov. 16–Sunday, Jan. 12, McCabe Library Cratsley Lounge (2nd floor)

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Black Excellence & the Book Arts

This exhibition highlights some of the notable and eclectic works that are part of the collection, a number of which were donated to the college by alumni.

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Nature, Climate, & Environment: Artists' Books

This gallery showcases the many works in the collection with themes related to nature, climate, and the environment.

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Exposed: Photography Artists' Books

This gallery features our photography artists’ books, connected through their innovative and creative use of photography.

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Cuala Press

This gallery contains works by Cuala Press, a female-run Irish private press in the early 20th century headed by Elizabeth Yeats, which were donated by Kevin Quigley '74 and Susan Flaherty.

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Book | Objects

This gallery highlights sculptural artists' books in the collection in the shape of everyday objects.

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2020 in Perspective: Selections from the 2020 Pictures of the Year Archive

The exhibition features more than190 images taken during the COVID-19 pandemic by 36 photographers representing 19 different nationalities.

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A Literary Aviary: Birds on Paper

This gallery contains a notable variety of works in the collection featuring bird imagery, highlighting the enduring interest in ornithology.

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Bridges: Selections from the Rare Book Room

This gallery features works about bridges from both the Bathe Collection in the History of Technology and the arts and the Book Arts and Private Press Collection.

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Book Artists and 9/11

This gallery contains works created in response to 9/11 that are part of the collection.

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Pandemic Artists’ Books

This gallery presents works by book artists created around the Covid pandemic.

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W.H. Auden at Swarthmore

The poet W.H. Auden taught at Swarthmore. This exhibition features rare documents and unique artifacts from our W.H. Auden Collection.

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