Past Exhibits

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Image Title Start Date End Date Collections Location
Exhibition poster with photo of man playing the fife

Documenting Gravel Springs, Mississippi, in the 1970s

02/25/2019

03/13/2020

Southern Folklife Collection

Pleasants Room

the poster that advertised the Sounds of ’68: Revolution in the Air exhibition. A montage of portraits in silhouette of artists included in the exhibition is at the center of the poster. The artists featured are Frank Zappa, Janice Joplin, Jeanie C Riley, Nina Simone, James Brown, The Band, Loretta Lynne, and Alice Coltrane.

Sounds of ’68: Revolution in the Air

01/13/2018

04/22/2018

Southern Folklife Collection

Melba Remig Saltarelli Exhibit Room

Exhibition poster with details and photo of man playing guitar

Between Midnight and Day: The Photography of Dick Waterman

09/26/2017

12/22/2017

Southern Folklife Collection

4th Floor Reading Room

poster that advertised the Transforming Gifts exhibition. It shows an image of the Wilson Library outlined in yellow.

Transforming Gifts: How Donors Have Built the Special Collections at Wilson Library

09/13/2017

01/07/2018

Rare Book Collection

North Carolina Collection

Southern Folklife Collection

Southern Historical Collection

University Archives & Records Management Services

Melba Remig Saltarelli Exhibit Room

Photo of woman gazing up at sky

Saving the River One Song at a Time: The Eno River Festival Legacy

06/02/2017

09/22/2017

North Carolina Collection

Southern Folklife Collection

Southern Historical Collection

4th Floor Reading Room

Montage of historic album covers

Folk Music in Overdrive: Bluegrass Music in the Southern Folklife Collection

11/11/2016

01/27/2017

Southern Folklife Collection

4th Floor Reading Room

The Presidents in the Library exhibit poster

The Presidents in the Library: From Washington to Obama

08/13/2016

01/08/2017

Rare Book Collection

North Carolina Collection

Southern Folklife Collection

Southern Historical Collection

University Archives & Records Management Services

Melba Remig Saltarelli Exhibit Room

Image of all the letters of the ABC Alphabet.

An Alphabet of Treasures: Special Collections from A to Z

01/26/2015

04/20/2015

Rare Book Collection

North Carolina Collection

Southern Folklife Collection

Southern Historical Collection

University Archives & Records Management Services

Melba Remig Saltarelli Exhibit Room

Exhibition poster with photo of Maddox Brothers and Rose band

Visualizing American Roots Music

08/21/2014

01/31/2015

Southern Folklife Collection

Pleasants Room

Concert/exhibition poster with illustration of woman dancing on top of an RV

Lard Have Mercy! 30 Years of Southern Culture on the Skids

03/14/2014

08/31/2014

Southern Folklife Collection

4th Floor Reading Room