Current Exhibitions
Second Saturdays
The Exhibition Galleries of the Library will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month, beginning February 12, 2011. The Second Saturday openings will allow the public an opportunity to take a second look or provide a chance to view the Library's exhibitions for the first time.
The Library's William N. Deramus, III Cosmology Theater will also be open. Normal Library reference services such as research and circulation will not be available on the Saturdays the Library is open. Admission is free.
The Saturday openings for 2011 are as follows:
| February 12 March 12 | April 9 May 14 June 11 | July 9 August 13 September 10 | October 9 November 12 December 10 |
This Time It's Personal: Innovation in Your Home
September 28, 2011 - March 9, 2012
Visitors to the second innovation exhibit will be surprised to discover the influence of technology in every aspect of their lives. From the mundane - such as the fabric in a sofa - to the laser light in a television remote, visitors will realize that a walk through their home is a walk through modern innovation.
Exhibition galleries will represent rooms in a contemporary family home. Featured rooms will include a kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, and garage. The curators will highlight items that people interact with daily and illustrate how these items are the result of decades - and sometimes centuries - of technological innovations.
The exhibition will present journal articles, rare books, and patents from the Library collection that demonstrate the pathway of innovation for these household items.
This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Harry Portman Charitable Trust, UMB, n.a., Trustee; Husch Blackwell LLP; and the Linda Hall Library Annual Fund.
To order printed catalogs of any of these exhibitions, follow
this link to Exhibition Catalogs. Women's Work: Portraits of 12 Scientific Illustrators from the 17th to the 21st Century The William N. Deramus III Cosmology Theater features ViewSpace, a program of the Space Telescope
Science Institute, on a 114-inch display screen with a 1080i High Definition projection system.The theater currently features the ViewSpace program of the Space Telescope Science Institute.
ViewSpace presents a series of educational features on topics related to space and space-based research. Most presentations are of ten minutes duration.
Other segments showcase scientific discoveries related to our planet and its environment. These show spectacular views of Earth events such as hurricanes, floods, and forest fires.
Also available are segments which provide information on where to look in the night sky to see planets, constellations, meteor showers and other events visible during the current month. Regular coverage is given to the latest discoveries made with the Hubble Space Telescope and other
astronomical resources from around and above the world. ViewSpace presents a series of educational and inspiring short features (most ten minutes or less)Online Exhibitions
William N. Deramus III Cosmology Theater
ViewSpace
