Exhibitions

Archives and Special Collections hosts exhibitions each year in the Loyola Notre Dame Library. We welcome faculty and students to collaborate with us on exhibitions utilizing materials from our collections.

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Plays through Playbill: Snapshots of Broadway Theatre History, 1947-2011

Ferguson Gallery, First Floor, November 2022-March 2023

Curated by students in Loyola's Fall 2022 Introduction to Theatre History course, this exhibit shares highlights of Broadway history through the extensive playbill collections in Archives and Special Collections. From The Iceman Cometh to In the Heights, learn what made these landmark theatrical productions so significant and how their legacies endure today.

Three playbills on a red curtain backdrop, with the title 'Plays through Playbill: Snapshots of Broadway Theatre History, 1947-2011' and subtitle 'Curators: Students of Introduction to Theatre History (DR-250) - Fall 2022, Instructor: Dr. Natka Bianchini, Theatre Area Head, Loyola University Maryland Department of Visual and Performing Arts'

Father Talbot and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

Archives Reading Room, Third Floor, 2022-2023

How did a collection of artifacts from a 17th century Jesuit mission among the Huron Wendat (Wyandot) people come to be housed in our library? What is the collection’s connection to Loyola University Maryland’s history and present-day built environment? This exhibit, curated by Loyola student Frederick Bradbury V, shares Wyandot and Jesuit artifacts, rare books and maps, and historical research that shed light on the link between Loyola and a site of engagement and conflict between French Jesuits and indigenous communities in North America.

A photo of exhibit materials including a historic map, an axe head, and a newspaper article titled 'Loyola Head Off On Indian Study'

Past Exhibitions

Father John J. Griffin: A Life Through Photography

Archives Reading Room, Third Floor, 2021-2022

Digital Exhibition

This exhibit, curated by Loyola University Maryland students Christopher Linfante and Joseph Seminara, explores the life and legacy of John J. Griffin, a Jesuit priest, Notre Dame of Maryland chemistry professor, boys' summer camp founder, and photographer.

Father John J. Griffin with camera in a field

Celebrating 50 Years of Women at Loyola

Ferguson Gallery, First Floor, January-October 2022

In 1971, after nearly 120 years as an all-male college, Loyola merged with Mount Saint Agnes College, a women’s Catholic institution run by the Sisters of Mercy. Since then, Loyola has made an effort to keep the memory of “The Mount” alive and to prioritize the expansion of educational opportunities to include all groups. As we approach the anniversary of 50 years of women and their contributions to the Evergreen campus, this exhibit looks back at Loyola before, during, and after this momentous change.

Logo that reads '50 Years Celebrating Women at Loyola'

September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World

Ferguson Gallery, First Floor, August-November 2021

This exhibit presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. It includes posters curated by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, as well as materials from the library's Archives and Special Collections that reflect the effects of 9/11 on the Baltimore, Loyola, and Notre Dame communities.

Skyline of Lower Manhattan with exhibit title 'September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World' at the bottom