Exhibits

Exhibits listed here are either currently or recently on view in Tisch Library. In addition to our exhibits in the library, you can explore Tisch Library's online exhibits in our dedicated Online Exhibit space and Tufts Libraries Omeka.

If you're interested in exhibiting at Tisch, please review our exhibit policies and email the Director's Office for more information.

G. B. Piranesi, Anfiteatro Flavio detto Colosseo

Sat, Mar 14th 2026 - Sun, May 17th 2026

Antiquity in Ruin

Location of exhibit:

Tisch Room 103

Laëtitia Maybank, A'26

Some structures outlast the civilizations that raised them. The Parthenon and the Colosseum have endured for millennia. Both survive today as… Read more about Antiquity in Ruin

Cover of Poe's The Raven, illustrated by Gustav Doré

Wed, Jan 21st 2026 - Fri, Mar 13th 2026

The Art of Doré

Location of exhibit:

Special Collections, Tisch Room 103

Clara Kolker A26

Gustave Doré (1832-1883) was a French illustrator and artist. Beginning as a caricature artist at age fifteen, Doré is best known for his… Read more about The Art of Doré

A printed illustration from the front page of Athanasius Kircher's "Musurgia universalis" with a butterfly atop a lyre.

Wed, Oct 29th 2025 - Sat, Dec 20th 2025

From A (Athanasius) to Z (Zarlino): Changes in Printing Technologies and their Impact on Music Notation (12th-19th c.)

Location of exhibit:

Special Collections, Rm. 103, Tisch Library

Patrick Quinn and Anna Kijas with support from Elettra Conoly and Christopher Barbour. Woodblock plates for activity were designed and created on laser cutter by Miles Donovan.

Image Birds and their songs in music notation. Kircher, Athanasius. Musurgia universalis (1650… Read more about From A (Athanasius) to Z (Zarlino): Changes in Printing Technologies and their Impact on Music Notation (12th-19th c.)