Exhibit | Stamps of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
“The DPRK is an independent socialist state representing the interests of all the Korean people. The Republic is the Juche-oriented socialist state which embodies the idea and leadership of Comrade...
View ArticleExhibit | Japanese Ceremonial and Other Vehicles, 1890
Matsuoka Japan: Unknown, 1890 Brown University Library, Special Collections Selected 19th Century prints with captions from a collection of 28 double-page wood engravings of two-wheeled ceremonial and...
View ArticleExhibit | Works from Contemporary Architecture: A Course with Dietrich Neumann
Model in the image: Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. Architect: Kisho Kurokawa, 1968-1972 Model by Mimi Sanford ’21 Dates: July 24 – December 1, 2018 Time: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library Hours...
View ArticleExhibit | Victory Won Pro-Life Bumper Stickers (1991–5)
Explore bumper stickers from the Hall-Hoag Collection produced by Victory Won from 1991-5, in support of the anti-abortion/pro-life/right-to-life movement. The movement in general terms seeks to...
View ArticleJournals A-Z software update
The Library rolled out an update to the Journals A-Z page on Thursday, 8/2, that is causing lingering service interruptions for some users. Please clear your browser cache and refresh the page to load...
View ArticleExhibit | Chew on This! Early Dental History & Library Collections
Chew on This! Early Dental History and Library Collections Whether functional or cosmetic, concern for and care of teeth have long been a part of the human condition. Written accounts of dental...
View ArticleExhibit | Mail carried by Murier, an enslaved person
Letter from Christopher Scott to Nathan Nield, December 31, 1792 Brown University Library, Special Collections This piece of paper, sent from Christopher Scott of Petersburg to Nathan Nield of Mercer...
View ArticleEvent | East Asian Collection Open House
Candi-avalokitesvara, Qing Dynasty, from Gems of Paintings for Water-and-Land Service of the Ming and Qing Dynasties In celebration of Family Weekend, the East Asian Collection will host an Open House...
View ArticleEvent | Whiteness, Indigeneity, and Power in Amazonia with Michael Cepek
On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Michael Cepek will give a talk entitled, “Whiteness, Indigeneity, and Power in Amazonia.” Sponsored by...
View ArticleExhibit | Prayer (1934) by Princess Red Wing of Seven Crescents
Prayer, World Day of Prayer for Peace, February 16, 1934 Princess Red Wing of Seven Crescents Brown University Library, Special Collections Exhibit The item on display is a written prayer delivered at...
View ArticleExhibit | Blooming in the Noise of the Whirlwind & Puerto Rico en mi corazón
Blooming in the Noise of the Whirlwind & Puerto Rico en mi corazón on view at John Hay Library, exhibition gallery. Blooming in the Noise of the Whirlwind This exhibition focuses on a small...
View ArticleEvents | Pizza Nights
What’s that smell? Books? Stress? No, it’s pizza! Brought to you by the Brown University Library and Campus Life, Pizza Nights will be there for you when you need them most–during finals. At 9 p.m. on...
View ArticleExhibit | Japanese Ceremonial and Other Vehicles, 1890
Matsuoka Japan: Unknown, 1890 Brown University Library, Special Collections Selected 19th Century prints with captions from a collection of 28 double-page wood engravings of two-wheeled ceremonial and...
View ArticledSalon | A Digital Interface for 17th Century Texts in the Aymara Language of...
Join the Center for Digital Scholarship on Wednesday, January 23, 2018 at 2 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library for a dSalon discussion on “A digital interface for 17th...
View ArticleExhibit | Stamps of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
“The DPRK is an independent socialist state representing the interests of all the Korean people. The Republic is the Juche-oriented socialist state which embodies the idea and leadership of Comrade...
View ArticleExhibit | Japanese Ceremonial and Other Vehicles, 1890
Matsuoka Japan: Unknown, 1890 Brown University Library, Special Collections Selected 19th Century prints with captions from a collection of 28 double-page wood engravings of two-wheeled ceremonial and...
View ArticleExhibit | Transcultural by Design: Iranian Ceramics
Transcultural by Design: Iranian Ceramics from the Minassian Collection Curated by Rhodes Scholar Rhea Stark ‘18.5. From where exactly do the Islamic arts originate is the question at the center of...
View ArticleExhibit | Entwined: Botany, Art and the Lost Cat Swamp Habitat
The exhibit showcases the rich history of art and science in Providence and provokes you to consider the consequences of environmental change on local biodiversity. Premiering original watercolors of...
View ArticleExhibit | Works from “A Global History of Art & Architecture”
A course with Professors Sheila Bonde and Lindsay Caplan Examine models and artwork created by students in Sheila Bonde’s and Lindsay Caplan’s lecture course, “A Global History of Art and...
View ArticleExhibit | Music Publishers Association (MPA) Paul Revere Award exhibit
The Orwig Music Library is hosting a traveling exhibit: Winners of the Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence, awarded by the Music Publishers Association of the United States. The MPA gives prizes...
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