Photograph of Who Built Bryn Mawr? 2024 exhibition, titled Disoriented: The First Asian Students

Exhibitions and Events

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

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Title ReWritings above an array of words for types of rewritings.

ReWritings

We rewrite classic and canonical stories in many ways. Retellings and adaptations; prequels and sequels; parody, abridgement, and imitation; mashup, gender swapping, and alternate universes. Published-in-print and fanfiction authors are telling new storie
1912 Gallery, Special Collections 1st Floor of Canaday Library
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History Underfoot: Henry Chapman Mercer's Tiles for the New Library at Bryn Mawr College (1905) with tiled floor

History Underfoot

This exhibition asks us to look down and consider the historic tile floors of Old Library. Designed by Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), founder of the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works, these beautiful floors demonstrate an Americanist ideology that was comm
Lower level, East Hallway Old Library
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Students in Class of 1902 pose for class picture

Disoriented: The First Asian Students, 1893-1924

This exhibition, organized by Grace Foresman (BMC '24) and Yihan Liu (BMC '23) as the newest contribution to the Who Built Bryn Mawr? project, explores the early history of Japanese and Chinese students at Bryn Mawr, a history colored by prevailing stereo
Coombe Suite Gallery Canaday Library, 2nd Floor
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detail of work by artist Bethany Collins. Zoomed in to reveal erasure of text and remaining text "“but he continued to grieve for his native land, dragging his steps up and down along the shore of the sounding sea in great distress.”

Bethany Collins, The Odyssey

Two works exhibited in Bethany Collins: Tempest (1912 Gallery, Spring 2023) have been added to Special Collections. One of those, The Odyssey: 1990/1851/1980/2002/2000 (2022), is on view longterm on the lower level of Carpenter Library. 
Lower Level Carpenter Library
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Exhibition Calendar

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Past Exhibitions

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Exhibition Poster for Bauhaus at Bryn Mawr
Past Exhibition

Bauhaus at Bryn Mawr: Marcel Breuer’s Furniture for Rhoads

Coombe Suite Display Case
2nd Floor, Canaday Library

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detail of work by artist Bethany Collins. Zoomed in to reveal erasure of text and remaining text "“but he continued to grieve for his native land, dragging his steps up and down along the shore of the sounding sea in great distress.”
Past Exhibition

Bethany Collins: Tempest

1912 Gallery
Special Collections, Bryn Mawr College
1st floor of Canaday Library

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Self Portrait of Artist wearing blue and red floral make-up as camouflage with wallpaper behind her
Past Exhibition

Not ~ At Home: Cecilia Paredes

1912 Gallery
Special Collections, Bryn Mawr College
1st floor of Canaday Library

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