Library Exhibits

MISSION:

The Gelman Library Exhibits Program was created to showcase and celebrate its strengths as a learning center, highlight its many local, national and international collections, and the research topics pursued by its individual departments. Exhibits are also displayed in conjunction with academic lectures, Library functions, collections receptions and related events.

PROPOSALS:

The Exhibits Program also seeks to establish, promote and strengthen the Gelman Library's community presence. To that end, we welcome any proposal for an exhibition. To propose an exhibit:

• Fill out the online Exhibit Proposal Form in its entirety, emailing the completed form to Gelman Library's Exhibits Committee.
• The Exhibits Committee will review each proposal and approve (or decline) the proposal within two weeks of submission.
• Approved exhibits will be developed in conjunction between the proposers and Exhibits Developer Phil Raino, raino@gelman.gwu.edu.

POLICY:

Gelman Library's Exhibits Policy provides information about the Exhibit Committee's selection process, roles and responsibilities in the exhibit process, and guiding rights and principles.

LOAN AGREEMENTS:

Used after an Exhibit Proposal is approved, the Library's Loan Agreement includes both a list of exhibited items and support materials to be temporarily used by the Library, and the agreement language that delineates the responsibilities and rights of both parties.

CURRENT EXHIBITS:

The following exhibits are currently being displayed in Gelman Library:

Presidential Presence in The Gelman Library: an Exhibit

A display of the many Special Collections documents and artifacts pertaining to United States Presidents, including correspondence, personal items and state documents.

Currently exhibited in Conference Room 207
Through September 24th, 2009

Hebrew Printing in Ukraine,1763-1940
An exhibition of rare books from the I. Edward Kiev Collection, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Collection's establishment in the Gelman Library.

Gelman Library, room 710

November 14th, 2008 - July 1st, 2009

Special Collections Research Center - 40th Anniversary
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Special Collections Department's founding.

Currently exhibited in Special Collections' hallway case, 7th Floor of the Gelman Library.

The David S. Brown Memorabilia Room
A collection of artifacts and documents illustrating the changing culture and identity of George Washington University.

The Memorabilia Room is located in the foyer of Gelman Library's first floor entrance.