Exhibitions
Staff and student associates at the Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB) curate physical exhibitions at ARB and collaborate with campus partners on digital exhibitions in order to showcase portions of our collections. For a complete list of digitized collections and exhibitions created by University of Cincinnati Libraries, visit UC Libraries Digital Collections.
Current Exhibition
Tiny Treasures: Celebrating the Miniature Book Collections of Melinda C. Wells Brown and Kalman L. Levitan
November 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026
Archives and Rare Books Library (8th Floor Blegen Library)
Digital Exhibitions
NOTE: As of 2026, ARB is remediating our digital exhibitions to update functionality and accessibility. Many exhibitions have been archived and can be found on Archive-It.
The Bearcat Through the Decades
An exhibit highlighting the history of the UC Bearcat
George B. Barbour
An exhibit that tells the story of former UC professor, George B. Barbour and the collection of his papers at the Archives and Rare Books Library.
Benjamin Gettler was a lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist. This exhibit highlights some of his work that is represented in the Benjamin Gettler Papers at the University of Cincinnati Archives & Rare Books Library.
UC Protest Posters
An exhibit highlighting some posters and flyers regarding protests on UC's campus
School & Country: A Survey of Student Military Life at the University of Cincinnati
An exhibit which details the history of military life on UC's campus.
The Bronson v. Board of Education Case
An exhibit detailing efforts to end de facto segregation in the Cincinnati public school system.
Theodore M. Berry Papers Project
An exhibit highlighting the 2010 project to completely process the papers of Theodore Moody Berry, Cincinnati's first African mayor.
Cincinnati Historical Maps
Maps of the City of Cincinnati from the Archives and Rare Books Library's Rare Book Collection from 1802 through 1929.
Paoletta Opera Collection and the Cincinnati Exposition of 1910
Images and information about the collection and the 1910 Exposition for which it was written.
Marian Spencer: Fighting for Equality in Cincinnati
An alumna of the University of Cincinnati (Class of 1942), Marian Spencer has fought for Civil Rights in Cincinnati for nearly seventy years. This exhibit examines her career and her papers at the Archives and Rare Books Library.
Don Heinrich Tolzmann German-Americana Collection
An exhibit highlighting Don Heinrich Tolzamann's collection of German-Americana
A War in Shades of Gray: German-Americans and Germany in the World War II Era
A look at material in the German-Americana collection relating to World War II
The Ambrose Bierce Letter Project
An exhibit highlighting a project to digitize and transcribe letters written by Ambrose Bierce, housed in the Archives and Rare Books Library.
The Irish Literature Collection
This exhibit highlights ARB's extensive Irish literature collection
Fore-edge Painting
A display of books with fore-edge painting in the Archives and Rare Books Library's collection.
Miriam Irwin Collection of Margaret Armstrong Book Design
Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944) is considered one of the most influential book cover designers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This exhibit provides biographical information and examples of her work.
Shakespeare's Quadricentennial
A celebration of 400 years of Shakespeare by Sydney Vollmer, ARB Intern
The William J. Lawrence Irish Theatre History Notebooks
This exhibit highlights the William J. Lawrence Irish History collection which consists of 99 handwritten notebooks containing his research on the Irish stage from 1630 to 1911.