CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
The exhibitions at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center are a vital part of our role as cultural presenters. The exhibitions enable Boston University students, faculty and staff, as well as the general public, to explore first-hand the Center's remarkable collections.
Drawing on personal papers, news articles, historic pictures, personal effects and other memorabilia to tell their stories, our exhibits provide rare insights into both the public personae and the private lives of the more than 2,000 extraordinary people whose archives are housed here. The Center also presents exhibits on political, social, religious and cultural movements that have played critical roles in contemporary culture, such as the African American experience, 20th century espionage, or the history of comic art. Whatever the exhibit's focus, viewers come away with a deeper understanding of the people and events that continue to shape our lives.
Reading the Renaissance
This exhibition showcases a sampling of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center's holdings of manuscripts and books from the Renaissance era.> Click Here For More Information.
Commemorating Charles Darwin: 1809-1882
We have chosen to celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of naturalist Charles Darwin with a double-pronged exhibition.> Click Here For More Information.
Celebrating Joseph Haydn
And His Champion - H. C. Robbins Landon
A Retrospective Exhibition Of Their Manuscripts
This major exhibition explores the holdings of a collection belonging to the internationally recognized musicologist and world-class scholar on Joseph Haydn, H. C. Robbins Landon.> Click Here For More Information.
Christopher Dickey: Reporting From the Front Lines
From the jungles of Nicaragua and the deserts of the Middle East to the political jungle of Washington, D.C., journalist and author Christopher Dickey has been there, in the thick of the action, observing and reporting.> Click Here For More Information.
Soldiers for Equality: From Phillis Wheatley to the 20th Century
This exhibition, utilizing material from a variety of collections among the Center's holdings, traces the African American experience from slavery and emancipation to activism and personal achievements in the 19th and 20th centuries.> Click Here For More Information.
A Retrospective Exhibition of the Life and Work of Bette Davis
Enjoy a rare glimpse of the original scripts, photographs, letters and awards that comprise this vast, comprehensive archival collection. Take a journey and experience both the public persona and the private life of one of the most enduring legends of the cinema.> Click Here For More Information.
A View from the Vault: Forty-Five Years of Collecting
Behind the glass in the exhibit hall is an extensive exhibition of the papers of over 150 individuals in more than 60 exhibit cases where you will find the private letters, notes, annotated manuscripts, published volumes, photographs, and personal scrapbooks of the collectees of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.> Click Here For More Information.
The Fairbanks Legacy: The Archives of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
This major exhibition provides an insight into the many facets that composed the life and career of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: actor, producer, decorated naval officer, diplomat, author, and public servant.> Click Here For More Information.
Pin His Ear to the Wisdom Post: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the School of Prophets
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who received his doctorate from the School of Theology in 1955 six months before he stepped into history as the leader of the legendary Montgomery Bus Boycott, is not merely the most celebrated graduate of Boston University; he is its quintessential alumnus, the personification of the vision its founders had in establishing the institution in 1839.> Click Here For More Information.
Arthur Fiedler: Selected Papers from the Collection
Through the use of photographs, correspondence, memorabilia, and awards, this exhibition documents the life and career of Arthur Fiedler and his legendary association with the Boston Pops.> Click Here For More Information.
Bidú Sayão: A Tribute
This small exhibition follows the life and career of Brazilian-American opera star Bidú Sayão.> Click Here For More Information.
