Exhibit Archives
America Informed: Wide World of US Federal Government Documents
Showcasing selected materials from US government public records, America Informed spanned topics from national security and war to recipes and art.
March 2023 – February 2024 | Science Library
Electrifying Music: The Untold Story of Remi Gassmann
In an homage to twentieth-century electronic music, this exhibit celebrated the life and legacy of Remi Gassmann, an American composer and pioneer in electronic sound and music.
February – December 2024 | Langson Library
Inside Reading Minds: RxEAD Posters, 2006–2020
This exhibit featured a curated collection from the Grunigen Medical Library's RxEAD campaign posters.
March 2023 – February 2024 | Science Library | Poster Archives
400 Years of Shakespeare's First Folio
This exhibit celebrated the rich history and significance of Shakespeare's First Folio and featured a treasure trove of Shakespeareana from UC Irvine's archival collection.
May – December 2023 | Langson Library
Some Were Neighbors: Choice, Human Behavior, and the Holocaust
This special poster exhibit from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum explored civilians' roles during the Holocaust.
October – November 2023 | Langson Library
Anteater Spirit: Student Activism That (Re)shaped UCI, 1965 to Now
Ranging from anti-war protests in the 1960s to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibit illustrated student-led efforts that helped shape the campus throughout history.
November 2022 – April 2023 | Langson Library
Artificial Intelligence at UCI and Beyond
Spotlighting key AI historical figures and milestones, AI researchers and initiatives at UC Irvine, and the ethical challenges of AI systems, this exhibit explored the transformational branch of computer science that is increasingly influencing the ways we live and work.
August 2022 – March 2023 | Science Library
Snapshots of Orange County in the 1940s: Spaces, Places and Faces
This exhibit shares the stories of the spaces, places, and faces that transformed rural Orange County to a thriving metropolis.
February 2022 – October 2022 | Langson Library
Americans and the Holocaust
UC Irvine Libraries was one of 50 US libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust , a traveling exhibition from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
February 2, 2022 – March 9, 2022 | Langson Library
From I-Ching to Manga: UCI's East Asian Collection Celebrating 30 Years
Established in 1990, the UC Irvine Libraries’ East Asian Collection serves the needs of the East Asian research and teaching community on campus, which comprises faculty and students mainly from the departments of history, art history, East Asian studies, comparative literature, film and media, drama, sociology, political science and anthropology.
Fall 2020 – March 2022 | Langson Library | Online Event Series | Exhibit Item List
Finding the Edge: The Work and Insights of Edward O. Thorp
This exhibit highlighted the extraordinarily diverse life and career of Edward O. Thorp, a UC Irvine founding professor of mathematics, bestselling author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack player. This exhibit featured Thorp’s mathematical odyssey from academia, to the casinos of Las Vegas and the trading desks of Wall Street.
November 2019 – March 2020 | Langson Library
Korean Comfort Women and the U.S. Discoveries
Comfort women were women and girls forced into sexual slavery during World War II. This exhibit highlighted the newly discovered US archival materials on Korean comfort women with supporting documentary film clips and book displays.
May 28, 2019 – December 2019 | Science Library Room 261
UCI Law Stories: Past, Present, and Future
This exhibit highlighted pieces from UCI Libraries’ newest collection – Founding Dean Erwin Chemerinsky’s Papers. The exhibit also included select writings and memorabilia showcasing UCI Law’s historical beginnings, the school’s founding vision, and its pioneering and entrepreneurial community partners, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Spring 2019 – November 2019 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Opening Night Program Video
Donald McKayle: Dancing for All Time
This exhibit examined the life and work of the late Donald McKayle, distinguished professor of dance. Named by the Library of Congress and the Dance Heritage Coalition as “one of America’s irreplaceable dance treasures,” McKayle left indelible marks on the dance landscape throughout much of the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Fall 2018 – March 2019 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Opening Night Program Video
Costuming the Leading Ladies of Shakespeare: From Stratford to Orange County
This exhibit examined the evolution of stage costuming for women in Shakespearian plays, by focusing on two specific themes with Orange County connections: Helena Modjeska, one of the leading Shakespearean actresses on the American stage at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, and productions at UC Irvine.
April 2018 – November 2018 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Our Majestic Lands: California's National Parks
Out of all the states, California has the most national parks with nine in total, each representing an incredible diversity of environments and landscapes that include both the lowest point in Death Valley and the highest elevation in Sequoia and Kings Canyon.
February 2017 – February 2018 | Science Library | Event Photos
Striking a Balance: Conservation and Development in Orange County
Striking a Balance chronicled the story of how residents, private land owners, and state and local government have compromised, collaborated, and committed to the preservation and conservation of some of the most treasured greenbelts, parks, preserves, and beaches in the state – each one celebrated for its immense beauty and precious ecosystems.
November 2016 – April 2017 | Langson Library | Opening Night Event | Event Photos
UCI Stories: 50th Anniversary Oral History Project
Do you know UC Irvine’s story – stories about the last cowboy on the ranch, meetings in mailrooms, mentors that changed lives, and the rise of athletics from the ashes?
Spring 2016 | Langson Library | Stories | Video Highlight | Event Photos
Ready, Set, ZOT!: UCI Athletics Since ’65
Commemorating UC Irvine' 50th anniversary, this exhibit documented the dedication to excellence, commitment to success, and perseverance in the face of adversity that built today’s UC Irvine ‘Eater Nation.
September 2015 – April 2016 | Langson Library | Event Photos | The Big West Conference Video Highlight | 50 Years of UCI Athletics Video
Through the Discerning Eyes: Origins and Impact of Critical Theory at UCI
One of the first programs of its kind in the world, the Critical Theory Emphasis supports and encourages the study of theory.
April 2015 – September 2015 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
From Bean to Brew: Coffee and Culture
From Bean To Brew highlighted the adoption of coffee as a widely consumed beverage and spans areas covering coffee production, the marketing of coffee, and the modern economics of coffee.
November 2014 – March 2015 | Langson Library| Event Photos |Exhibit Item List
Healing U: Health Education at UCI
The exhibit illustrated the fascinating history of UC Irvine’s School of Medicine, the emergence of the nursing science program, and the expansion of the Program in Public health and the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
April 2014 – October 2014 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Open Air & Light: Art in Laguna Beach, 1906-1941
Open Air & Light explored the rich early history of Laguna’s development into an art colony and how broad support from the community played a significant role in its evolution.
October 2013 – April 2014 | Langson Library | OC Register Article | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Igniting Innovation: UCI Knowledge at Work
The exhibit showcased the research process that leads to ground-breaking ideas and the Libraries’ role in nurturing new knowledge, while also exploring the university-industry partnerships that facilitate technology transfer, patent licensing, and entrepreneurial relationships.
May 2013 – October 2013 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Gold to Gigabytes: The Past, Present, And Future of Money
This exhibit explored the anthropology of money by tracing the evolution of currency from ancient beginnings to its present state and broadly illuminating new trends in the exchange of money and alternative currencies.
October 2012 – April 2013 | Langson Library | Event Video | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Hope of Freedom: Project Ngoc’s Decade of Dedication
The exhibit chronicled the history and wide-reaching impact of Project Ngoc (Project Pearl), a UC Irvine student-led humanitarian organization, Through a decade of activism, it raised awareness and support for the plight of Vietnamese refugees detained in camps in Asia after the Vietnam War.
April 2012 – October 2013 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Discovery of a Lifetime: F. Sherwood Rowland and the Ozone Layer
This exhibit celebrates the research contributions of world-renowned atmospheric scientist and Nobel Prize winner F. Sherwood “Sherry” Rowland, exploring his role in bringing worldwide attention to the impact of human-contributed greenhouse gases on a planetary scale.
November 11 – April 2012 | Langson Library | Event Photos| Exhibit Item List
Irvine: the Vision, the Plan, the Promise
This exhibit chronicled the origins and development of three community pillars – the City of Irvine, Irvine Company, and the University of California, Irvine – and how each played a key role in the evolution of Irvine into a nationally recognized model planned community.
May 2011 – October 2011 | Langson Library | Event Photos
Puttin' on the Glitz: Hollywood’s Influence on Fashion
This exhibit highlighted films and designers from Hollywood’s golden years through the 20th century, all presented within a historical context. The scope of the exhibit demonstrates how the entertainment industry dictates trends and ideologies and acts as a socializing force.
October 2010 – April 2011 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Green Evolution: Creating a Sustainable Future
This exhibit showcased library collections and UC Irvine’s academic and research strengths in environmental sciences, which span the disciplines of science, engineering, economics, public policy, and innovation.
May 2010 – October 2010 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
So Simple a Beginning: 150 Years of Darwin
This exhibit showed how Charles Darwin’s theory of the mechanisms that drive evolution, challenged and influenced scholars, writers, artists, and scientists to rethink the relationship between man and all other life.
October 2009 – May 2010 | Langson Library | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Shanghai's Two Faces: Cosmopolitanism and Glocalization
This exhibit highlighted the local and global influences that have shaped Shanghai’s transformation from a fishing and market town into the “Pearl of the East.”
April 2009 – October 2009 | Langson Library | Audio Presentation: pt. 1, pt. 2 | Event Photos | Exhibit Item List
Immigrant Lives in “The OC” and Beyond
This exhibit depicted the lives of immigrants – and those around them – in our region, with a focus on Orange County, from its beginnings in the late 19th century to today. Topics portrayed include the legacy of an often turbulent past, the changing face of the people, the contemporary debate over immigration, and issues affecting immigrant workers.
November 2008 – May 2009 | Langson Library | Audio Presentation: pt. 1, pt. 2 | Exhibit Item List
Stage to Stage: The Theatrical Work of Robert Cohen
The exhibit was inspired by Robert Cohen’s donation of his collection of production books in which he meticulously gathered materials documenting the stage productions he has directed since launching his professional directorial career at UC Irvine in 1966.
April 2008 – November 2008 | Langson Library | Audio Presentation: pt. 1, pt. 2 | Exhibit Item List
California Universities Building Amistad: The UC-Cuba Initiative
The UC-Cuba Initiative is a multicampus research unit established in 2006 that seeks to “bring together interested academics from all campuses to coordinate and develop UC-Cuba related academic activities.”
November 2007 – April 2008 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Surviving War, Surviving Peace: The Central Highlanders of Vietnam
This exhibit featured a collection of photographs of the ethnic Highlanders of Vietnam donated to the Southeast Asian Archive. The traditional culture of these ethnic groups came under threat during the Vietnam War and has been largely decimated in the years since due to forced relocation policies of the current government.
May 2007 – November 2007 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Picture This: Five Centuries of Book Illustration
This exhibit examined the history of book illustration through a colorful overview of the evolution of various printing processes from the 15th century to the present.
November 2006 – May 2007 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
The War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America
This exhibit examined issues of war, peace, dissent and dialogue during critical periods in the 20th century when free speech and civil liberties were threatened. The exhibit explored the Japanese internment during World War II; conscientious objectors, also during World War II; student protests during the Vietnam War; and McCarthyism during the Cold War.
May 2006 – November 2006 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Under Construction Indefinitely: 40 years of Designing UCI
The exhibit showcased the development of UC Irvine's built environment, beginning with architect and master planner William Pereira's initial concept for the campus, continuing through the explosive growth that continued in 2005.
November 2005 – May 2006 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
A SEAA of Memories: Our Changing Southeast Asian American Communities
This exhibit showcased items revealing many aspects of the refugee experience including humanitarian efforts in Asian camps, cultural activities in the San Francisco Bay Area, household items that were abandoned on arrival in the U.S., and advocacy efforts on behalf of Southeast Asian American communities.
June 2005 – October 2005 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
From Papyrus to Digital: UCI's Thesaurus of Ancient Greek Texts
Since 1972 UCI has been home to the pioneering Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) Project, which seeks to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era. In recognition of the project’s status as one of the first significant humanities projects in the world, the UCI Libraries have acquired the TLG archive to preserve for the benefit of future scholars.
November 2004 – May 2005 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Gestures of Life: Martha Graham's Legacy Through the Lens of Barbara Morgan
This exhibit highlighted Graham’s legacy through rarely seen images taken by the distinguished photographer Barbara Brooks Morgan (1900–1992). The Morgan photographs that were on display were prime examples of her close artistic collaboration with Graham during the 1930s and 1940s.
May 2004 – October 2004 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
A Throw of the Dice: Artists Inspired by a Visual Text
The exhibit examined the visual and textual interpretations of Mallarmé's poem that have been created from the 1960s to the present and was curated by UC Irvine Professors Emeriti Renée Riese Hubert and Judd Hubert, who have published extensively on both artists' books and Mallarmé.
November 2003 – April 2004 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Building Special Collections: New Librarians Highlight Recent Acquisitions
Curated by seven UC Irvine librarians, this exhibit highlighted some of the rarities acquired by Special Collections and Archives. It featured a selection of rare books and archival materials on dance history, contemporary American literature, photography between the World Wars, African American icons, stage choreography, California fine printing, and UC Irvine student publications.
May 2003 – October 2003 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Beauty and Meaning: Art and Poetry in the Book Arts of Mexico
Sampling works produced by book artists in Mexico during the past 30 years, this exhibit emphasized the books’ inherently collaborative nature as both books and works of art and the quality of their craftsmanship.
November 2002 – April 2003 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Derrida/Translating/Derrida
This exhibit celebrated the extraordinary scholarly career of Jacques Derrida, one of the preeminent philosophers and theorists of our time and one of UC Irvine's most renowned faculty members. The Libraries' Critical Theory Archive in the Department of Special Collections and Archives is home to Professor Derrida's scholarly papers, from which the materials in the exhibit were selected.
April 2002 – November 2002 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Are We There Yet? Vacationing in California, 1870–1940
This exhibit examined the changing nature of tourist travel to California over the course of its first 60 years, beginning with the great railroad era, progressing to the age of the personal automobile, and examining ramifications of that transition during the early 20th century.
November 2001 – April 2002 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Picturing Californios: An Orange County Family Photograph Album
The photographs from this album document 19th-century descendants of prominent Orange County California families. Many of the individuals depicted in this exhibit were relatives of the Sepulvedas and Yorbas.
2001 | Annis Case | Exhibit Item List
Realms of the Sacred in Daily Life: Early Written Records of Mesoamerica
Prior to the arrival of European explorers in the Western Hemisphere in the late 15th century, the Americas were populated by 40 million people who spoke more than 1,000 languages. Today we can study these cultures through the achievements that have survived the ensuing centuries: their buildings and cities, monuments and statuary, pottery, murals, and books, known in Latin America as códices.
March 2001 – September 2001 | Online Exhibit
The Legacy of Silence: A Japanese American Story
May 2000 – October 2000 | Langson Library
Never Stop Asking "Why?": Federick Reines A Life in Physics
January 2000 – May 2000 | Langson Library
To Outdistance the Page: California's Renaissance in Poetry and Printing 1950–1975
May 1999 – October 1999 | Langson Library
A Gardener's Dual Delight: The UCI Arboretum and The Emma Menninger Rare Book Collection
June 1999 – October 1999 | Science Library
Documenting the Southeast Asian Refugee Experience
In 1987, UC Irvine Libraries established the Southeast Asian Archive to document the resettlement experiences of refugees and immigrants from the former Indochina, with a special focus on materials pertaining to the large communities established in Orange County and California.
Oct 1998 – April 1999 | Langson Library
Infinite Journey: Donald McKayle's Life in Dance
World-renowned choreographer and UC Irvine Professor of Dance Donald McKayle received the prestigious Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award, “established to honor the great choreographers who have dedicated their lives and talent to the creation of our modern dance heritage,” in 1992.
May 1998 – September 1998 | Langson Library | Exhibit Item List
Dances Divine and Demonic: Japan's Performing Arts
Fall 1997 | Langson Library
From Ranchos to Real Estate: Orange County's Early Years
Winter/Spring 1997 | Langson Library