Past Exhibits

Posters and study resources from exhibits are housed at the Instructional Media Center in the Study Print and Picture File Collections and can be borrowed.
Exhibits available as travel exhibits are marked by the symbol
Exhibits which have been developed by organizations or persons other than the library are marked by the symbol

Contact for exhibits. Prof. Manju Prasad-Rao Tel: (516) 299-2868 e-mail: mprasad@liu.edu

Technology Related Exhibits

• 20th Anniversary, B.Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Fall 1990
  
  
• Windows: Library and Technology Views, Fall 1992
  
  
• The Changing Office 1994
  
  
• The Library Land: LAN, WAN, NET Scapes, Fall 1996.
  Exhibit accompanied by Future Technology Showcase ( Video & CD-ROM presentation)
  
  
• E-Books: Printed Page to Screen, Spring 1999. See online exhibit
  
  
• The Evolving Face of Publishing, Exhibit and Lectures, Fall 2001. See Online Exhibit
  Program sponsored by the Library. Co-sponsored by Hutton House Lectures and supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities.

Literature Related Exhibits

• Book of Kells, Fall 1990. Exhibit and Reception.
  This book may be viewed at Special Collections, Upper Level, C.W. Post Campus Library.
  
  
• Shakepearean Kaleidoscope, Spring 1992. Exhibit and Lecture Series in conjunction with the American Theatre Festival.
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• Shakespeare and his Time, Spring 1995. Exhibit and Lecture Series in conjunction with the American Theatre Festival
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• The Many Realms of King Arthur, Fall 1995.Travelling Exhibit by the American Library Association.
  Lectures and Events sponsored by the library. Some lectures made possible through a grant awarded to the library by the New York Council for the Humanities.
  
  
• Arthur's World, Fall 1995. Exhibit showing the manner and customs of medieval times.

Multicultural Exhibits

• Asian Perspectives. Spring 1991. Exhibit and Lecture Series in conjunction with the American Theatre Festival.
  
  
• Japan Day, Fall 1991. Exhibit and ceremony to celebrate the donation of books to the library by the Vision Group of the Japanese Association.
  
  
• American Roots: American Voices, Spring 1993. Exhibit and Lecture Series in conjunction with the American Theatre Festival.
  Vintage Movie Posters, Contact Special Collections Department.
  
  
• Non-Violence: The Global Choice! Spring 1993. Exhibit, Lectures and Events. Please note, this is a travelling exhibit with original artwork by C.W. Post students
  This exhibit has been highly successful and has travelled to several libraries on Long Island.
  See Nonviolence the Global Choice! Online Exhibit
  
  Contents of Travel Exhibit.
  

  64 pieces of of student art work in categories - Humanizing Relations, Great Thinkers, War Prevention, The Child and Non-Violence, and Ecological Balance.
  2 Exhibit Catalogs.
  6 Non-Violence Message Posters.
  1 Banner.
  1 Non-Violence scroll to record comments and messages.
  1 box (series of 4 videotapes of lectures)
  1 box (series of 4 audiotapes of lectures)
  
  For further information, please contact the co-ordinator of exhibits.

  
  
• My Life Is My Message, Spring 1993. Travelling exhibit on loan from Gandhi Memorial Foundation, Washington, DC.
  
  
• International Comedy, Spring 1994. Exhibit and lecture series in conjunction with the American Theatre Festival.
  Vintage Movie Posters. Contact Special Collections Department.
  
  
• Portraits of Native Americans, Summer 1994.
  Contact Periodicals Department.
  
  
• Gardens of the World, Spring 1995.
  
  
• Spring Into Fitness, Spring 1996.
  
  
• Lives Worth Knowing: The Way I See It, Fall 1996.
  Lecture /Discussion led by scholar John Baick, on the lives of four contemporary American writers.
  Sponsored by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library and The Hutton House Lectures. Program developed by and made possible through a grant awarded to the library by the New York Council for the Humanities.
  
  
• A Celebration of Nonviolence, Summer 1998. Exhibit and lecture in honor of the Season for Nonviolence. Parts of the exhibit were also displayed at United Nations on January 29, 1999
  
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• A Celebration of Nonviolence, Summer 1999. Exhibit and lectures in honor of the Season for Nonviolence. This exhibit included the 1999 student art work entries. See Student Online Exhibit-Year 1999
  The art works were also displayed at the United Nations. A Peace Pole ceremony (sponsored by the Nonviolence Committee and the Library) concluded the 1999 Nonviolence events.
  
  
• A Celebration of Nonviolence. Exhibit and Lectures. Spring 2001. This exhibit included the 2000 student art work entries.See Student Online Exhibit-Year 2000
  Program sponsored by the Library. Co-sponsored by Hutton House Lectures and supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities.
  
  
• Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Fall 2005. Exhibit on Latin American Writers and guest lecture by Dr. Raysa Amador.
  Sponsored by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library. Lecture made possible through a grant awarded to the library by the New York Council for the Humanities.
  
  
• Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social, and Civic Institutions. Spring 2006.
  
  
• The African American Mosaic. Spring 2006. Exhibit by the Library of Congress.
  
  
• Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Fall 2006. Exhibit on Latin American Musicians and Music and guest lecture by Dr. Sherrie Baver
  Sponsored by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library. Lecture made possible through a grant awarded to the library by the New York Council for the Humanities.

Other Exhibits

• Your Library, Where Excellence is a Tradition, Fall 1989.
  
  
• Bill of Rights, Summer 1991.
  
  
• Drug and Alcohol Awareness, Spring 1992. Exhibit in conjunction with the Nursing Department.
  
  
• Cool Books for Hot Days, Summer 1992.
  
  
• Aids Awareness. Exhibit in conjunction with the campus Aids Awareness Day.
  
  
• Great American Women and 20th C. Outstanding American Women, Spring 1994
  
  
• The Merriweather Circus, Spring 1997. Exhibit in conjunction with the American Theatre Festival.
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• American Folklife: A Commonwealth of Cultures, Summer 1997. Exhibit by the Library of Congress.
  
  
• The American Cowboy, Summer 1997. Exhibit by Library of Congress.
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• Newspapers: From Front Page to Home Page, Fall 97. Lectures sponsored by the Library. Co-sponsors, Departments of Journalism, Sociology, and Political Science
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• Women's Human Rights in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 150th Anniversary of Women's Rights 1848-1998, Spring 1998.Lectures sponsored by the Library. Co-sponsors, Hutton House, and the Women's Institute of Long Island. Program supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities
• "Herstory" and History, Spring 1998. Exhibit by Library of Congress.
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• New York: The Rhythms of the Street, Fall 1998. Exhibit and lectures to mark the centennial of the consolidation of the five boroughs of New York City (1898-1998).
  Program sponsored by the Library and the Hutton House Lectures and supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities. This program was also a part of the October Humanities Month.
  
  
• Books That Shaped America, Spring 1999. Exhibit by Library of Congress.
  
  
• Long Island Gold Coast: From Pen to Reel to Classroom, Fall 1999. See Online Exhibit
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• Taking It to the Street. Exhibit and Lectures, Fall 2000.
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• American Folklife: A Commonwealth of Cultures. Exhibit by Library of Congress and the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Spring 2002
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• In the Garden. Summer 2002
  
  
• World War 11: Images and Narratives. Exhibit and lecture. Fall 2002.
  
  
• Comics: A Flight Through Time. Spring 2003
  Vintage Movie Posters (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• Your Library: Preserving the Past, Creating the Future. Spring 2004. See Online Exhibit
  C.W. Post Library Memorabilia (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• Circus Acts and Magicians, Summer 2004
  Vintage Posters, Books and Memorabilia (contact Special Collections Department).
  
  
• ADS in Action, Fall 2004
  
  
• Anonymous and Anonymity, Summer 2005
  
  
• Einstein Centennial Celebration: Annus Mirabilis. Spring 2005.
  
  
• Celebration of Constitution Day. Bill of Rights, Fall 2005
  
  
• Gender and Advertisement. Spring 2006.
  
  
• Celebration of Constitution Day. Censorship in Schools and Libraries. Fall 2006
  Exhibit materials included from the LI Coalition of Censorship.
  
  
• Rembrandt Life and Works - 400th Year Celebration, Dec. 2006 - Spring 2007.
  Exhibit and slide lecture by Prof. Thomas Germano.

Exhibits by Campus Faculty and Administration and Community Members.

• Fractal: Beauty or Chaos, Mathematics and Art, Spring 1993. Exhibit by Dr. Anne Burns, Mathematics Department, C.W. Post Campus.
  
  
• Professional Placement Services, Fall 95, Fall 96. Exhibit by Adrienne Wilson, Center for Professional Experience and Placement, C.W. Post Campus.
  
  
• Frozen Moments, Summer 1996. Photographs by Walter and Louiseanne Pietrowitz.
  
  
• Soviet Union Poster Art: Poking at the Bureaucracy, Spring 1997. Sponsored by the library and the Department of Public Administration.
  
  
• PEP Can Help You Get Started on the Road to Success, Fall 1997. Exhibit by Adrienne Wilson, Center for Professional Experience and Placement, C.W. Post Campus. Professional Experience and Placement.
  
  
• Memorable Photos by Newsday, Fall 1997. Sponsored by the library.
  
  
• Professional Experience and Placement, Fall 1999. Exhibit by Adrienne Wilson, Center for Professional Experience and Placement, C.W. Post Campus. Professional Experience and Placement.
  
  
• Professional Experience and Placement, Fall 2000. Exhibit by Center for Professional Experience and Placement, C.W. Post Campus. Professional Experience and Placement.
  
  
• Black History Month Celebration: African American Churches on Long Island, Spring 2006. Exhibit by Robert L. Harrison, photograher, poet, historian, author, and playwright.
  
  
• Culture and Reflection: A Tribute to African American History Month, Spring 2006. Exhibit curated by Dolores Contreras, graduate art student at C.W. Post Campus
  
  
• National Hispanic Heritage Month: I Became My Own Path, Fall 2006. Latin American artistic and literary works from the Taller Boricua, Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center in collaboration with National Association of Women in the Arts. Exhibit curated by Ms. Faye Feller
  
  
• National Hispanic Heritage Month, Fall 2006. Meridians: Dreamscapes from Latin America. Exhibit curated by Dolores Contreras