Library Exhibitions Review is published annually by the ARLIS/NA. Our inaugural issue was published in Spring 2023. We are in the process of putting together our fourth issue!
We have collected a list of exhibitions available for review! Please express your interest in reviewing an exhibition for us by filling out our form by December 12, 2025. You do not need to be a member of ARLIS to contribute!
Timeline
- Call for Reviewers closes December 12, 2025
- Reviewers will be notified in mid-late December 2025
- Initial drafts and images will be due February 6, 2026
- Publication date mid-March 2026
Available Exhibitions for Review
Thanks to everyone that submitted suggestions. There are 24 physical exhibitions and 3 online exhibitions available for selection. Please note that exhibitions with both physical and online components are listed separately. Reviews of physical exhibitions must be conducted in person.
For physical exhibitions that have already concluded, we strongly encourage the curatorial team to invite visitors they have interacted with to complete this form and write a review. Please ensure that reviewers are not members of the curatorial team or otherwise affiliated with the exhibition.
Physical Exhibitions
- (Physical) How to Be a Guerrilla Girl (Getty Research Institute, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles CA 90049) https://www.getty.edu/exhibitions/how-to-be-a-guerrilla-girl/
- (Physical) The Legacy of Sofia Ímber: Pioneering Journalist, Museum Founder and Director (Kislak Center, University of Miami Libraries, 1300 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146) https://www.library.miami.edu/exhibitions/sofia-imber.html
- (Physical) Voices of Change: Student Advocacy and Action from the Archives (James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284) https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2025-news/new-archival-exhibit-focuses-on-student-advocacy-through-action-art-and-publishing.html
- (Physical) Niyū Yūrk: Middle Eastern and North African Lives in the City (476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018) https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/niyu-yurk
- (Physical) Resistance and Resilience: The Weavers of Oaxaca (Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY 10001) https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/exhibition-resistance-and-resilience-the-weavers-of-oaxaca-opens/
- (Physical) Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way (40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/syncopated-stages-black-disruptions-great-white-way
- (Physical) Radioactive: A Selection of Nuclear Ephemera and Records from John O’Brian’s Atomic Collection (380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada, Library and Archives) https://www.gallery.ca/magazine/exhibitions/the-nuclear-age-and-the-obrian-collection
- (Physical) Joseph Conrad’s Polish-Ukrainian “Graveyard” Memory, Mourning, and Anti-Colonial Resistance in his 19th-Century Family Photo Album (Michael and Karen Stone Family Gallery, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Special Collections Library, 411 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708) https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/josephconrad/intro
- (Physical) Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color (Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, Hatcher Library North, First Floor, Room 100J. 913 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109) https://www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-study/events-and-exhibits/today-and-upcoming/behind-curve-rainbows-and-science-and
- (Physical) Rise Up! Sights, sounds and spaces of protest at the Music, Art & Architecture Library (UBC Music, Art & Architecture Library, in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1) https://about.library.ubc.ca/2025/04/07/rise-up-sights-sounds-and-spaces-of-protest-at-the-music-art-architecture-library/
- (Physical) Hidden in Plain Sight: Exploring Louisiana’s Disappearing Prairie (Edith Garland Dupre Library 400 E. St. Mary Blvd. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 70503) https://ourbio.org/hidden-in-plain-sight-an-exhibit-about-louisianas-great-prairie/
- (Physical) Arsenic and Old Ink: Poisonous Dyes in Victorian Law Books (Underwood Law Library, Southern Methodist University, 6550 Hillcrest Avenue, Dallas, TX 75205)
- (Physical) Nicky Zann: A Life in Art (Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130) https://library.washu.edu/exhibitions/zann-life-art/
- (Physical) The Surprising Story of Furcy Madeleine (Shannon Library (Third floor south corridor), 160 McCormick Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22904) https://library.virginia.edu/news/2025/surprising-story-furcy-madeleine-new-exhibition-shannon-library-explores-contradictions
- (Physical) Educator, Advocate, Scholar, Leader: Selections from the Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. papers (Caspersen Room, 4th floor, Langdell Hall 1545 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 ) https://hls.harvard.edu/amicus-libris/new-exhibit-educator-advocate-scholar-leader-showcases-the-charles-j-ogletree-jr-papers/
- (Physical) Healing From What We Can / Guérir de ce qu’on peut (2, rue Sainte-Catherine est, Montréal, Québec, Canada)
- (Physical) Flashpoint! Protest Photography in Print, 1950–Present (Hirsch Library Reading Room, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 5601 Main St, Houston, TX 77005 ) https://www.mfah.org/learn/hirsch-library/exhibitions
- (Physical) Library Adorned: Jewelry Cuff Show (Pratt Institute Libraries, 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218)
- (Physical) Team Spirit: The sporting days of Ida “Wisey” Bly (Jewish Public Library, 5151 Chemin de la Cote-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, Canada) https://jpl-curates.org/archives/ida-bly
- (Physical) Retail Retrospective (TD Gallery at the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2 GB, Canada) https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/exhibits/retail-retrospective.jsp
- (Physical) Revolution! 250 Years of Art & Activism in Boston (Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116) https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/bostonPublicLibrary/exhibition/84c925a6-7061-49a2-80b4-5a81b7d8cc44
- (Physical) SRJC Theatre Arts Costumes of Hollywood Exhibit (Herold Mahoney Library, SRJC Petaluma, 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma, CA 94954) https://libraries.santarosa.edu/mahoney_gallery
- (Physical) I AM THE SPACE WHERE I AM With John Arnone (Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, 6100 Hillcrest Ave, Dallas, TX 75205) https://hamonarts.omeka.net/exhibits/show/iamthespacewhereiam/iamthespacewhereiam
- (Physical) Children Draw War, Not Flowers (Tufts University, Tisch Library, Medford, MA 02155) https://events.tufts.edu/?wwpath=www.theknot.com%2Fus%2Feddy-lee-and-heeju-son-oct-2025&trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D192292111
Online Exhibitions
- (Online) Joseph Conrad’s Polish-Ukrainian “Graveyard” Memory, Mourning, and Anti-Colonial Resistance in his 19th-Century Family Photo Album (https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/josephconrad/intro)
- (Online) Team Spirit: The sporting days of Ida “Wisey” Bly (https://jpl-curates.org/archives/ida-bly)
- (Online) Revolution! 250 Years of Art & Activism in Boston (https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/bostonPublicLibrary/exhibition/84c925a6-7061-49a2-80b4-5a81b7d8cc44)
Co-Editors:
Emily Eckstrand
Ashley Huot
Meg Wang
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