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Exhibitions

See what's currently on view in our exhibition cases in Frost Library


Changing Exhibitions:

  • Object of the Month
    —Selections from our Objects Collection.

  • "From Amherst's Attic" (weekly)
    —Items of Interest from Amherst College History. Published each week during the academic year in the Daily Jolt by the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs and the Archives and Special Collections.

Online Exhibitions

Presidential Gallery

Presidential Gallery

An exhibition of Amherst College Presidents from 1821 to the present. Presented exclusively online by the Archives and Special Collections.

The Buildings and Grounds of Amherst College:
A History in Photographs of the Campus, 1820-2007

A Power Point presentation by M. Barnes Taft (AC 1957)
[Dec. 2007]

Amherst College Commencement Traditions

An exhibition of photographs and documents from the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections.
[Dec. 2007]

 

Photograph of Tuckerman Family

Photographs from the Esty-Tuckerman Family

A gallery of 12 images from the Archives and Special Collections.
(July 2007)

"Amherst College Traditions" - 2006

Photographs from an Orientation event held on August 27, 2006 in the Archives & Special Collections.

Presented by the Student Advisory Committee of the Friends of the Amherst College Library.

"Amherst College Traditions" - 2005

Photographs from an Orientation event held on September 3, 2005 in the Archives & Special Collections.

Presented by the Student Advisory Committee of the Friends of the Amherst College Library.

"Friends and Collectors"

A celebration of the opening of the exhibition "Friends and Collectors: Ward Burns '50, Jack Hagstrom '55, Sam Ellenport '65, Ron Gordon '65, Paul Ruxin '65, Steve Young '65, and Bob DeMaria '70" in the Archives and Special Collections, May 27, 2005.
(May 2005)

The Hurricane of 1938

The Hurricane of 1938

An exhibition of 19 photographs from the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections.
(May 2005)

Calendar Shots, 2004-05

An exhibition of 18 photographs from the Archives and Special Collections that are featured in the College's 16-month calendar for 2004- 2005.
(August 2004)

The President and the Poet

The Richard L. Soffer Class of 1954 Ornithology Collection

A brief overview of Dr. Soffer’s recent gift of the first installment of his extraordinary and extensive collection of books on birds. The collection emphasizes particularly the various techniques of illustration, from painting to modern photomechanical methods.
(March 2004)


CLOTH ONLY WEARS TO SHREDS Yoruba Textiles and Photographs from the Beier Collection

Mead Art Museum, 5 February - 16 May 2004
Robert Frost Library, 5 February - 18 April 2004

The President and the Poet

The President and the Poet: John F. Kennedy at Amherst, 1963

From an exhibition in the John William Ward Exhibition Room, October 15-December 12, 2003

The Play's the Thing: Dramatic Amherst

From an exhibition documenting the history of theater and drama at Amherst College (October 2002-January 2003).

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

41 bookmarks created by the Student Advisory Committee of the Friends of the Amherst College Library
(April 2002)

Archives & Special Collections Celebrates 150

From an Exhibition in the John William Ward Exhibition Room in 2001.

Coeducation: Looking Back Over the Years

Over sixty photos chronicling the ordinary and extraordinary of Amherst College life from the past 25 years.

Images of Coeducation: 25 Years

An Exhibition of 20 Photographs from the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections and Office of Public Affairs. Exhibited in the McCaffrey Room, Keefe Campus Center, September 12-20, 2001, and now on permanent exhibition in Valentine Dining Hall.

Terras Irradient: 175 Years of the College Seal

The origins and evolution of the seal since 1825, based on an exhibition in Archives and Special Collections in 2000.

Many Voices

Selections from the Student Publications Collection.

Amherst College: A Place of Learning

The landscape of Amherst College in the late 1880s, depicted in photographs with accompanying text. Currently on display at the Frost Library. 

Scenes From Amherst Life: Part 1

Historical photographs of student life at Amherst. 
Currently on display in Valentine Dining Commons. 

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 2

More historical photographs of student life at Amherst. Currently on display in the Frost, Keefe Science, and Morgan Music libraries.

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 3

More historical photographs of student life at Amherst. Currently on display in Porter Lounge in Converse.

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 4

More historical photographs of student life at Amherst.


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