Exhibits
We display a variety of physical exhibits throughout the year as well as digital exhibits that are accessible year-round.
Current Physical Exhibits
Theoria Eclipsium: Curiosity, Captivation, Connection
UTA Libraries Special Collections is proud to present Theoria Eclipsium: Curiosity, Captivation, Connection, an exhibition featuring over 500 years of Eclipse History!
The exhibition features maps, rare books, and photographs from Special Collections and shows that regardless of time period or scientific knowledge, eclipses bring us together! This exhibition was produced in collaboration with students in Dr. Kim Breuer's Medieval Science and Technology class.
Opening on Tuesday, March 26, the exhibit will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., inside UTA Libraries Special Collections, on the sixth floor of Central Library.
Eclipse glasses and other giveaway items will be available for viewers of the exhibit, while supplies last.
Digital Exhibits
Go digital and explore our latest online exhibits. See also our digital collections.
Building A Barrier-Free Campus
Both a physical and digital exhibit, “Building a Barrier-Free Campus” explores how UTA began to become a model accessible campus for students with disabilities starting in the mid-1960s—a time when disabled students had no right to attend K-12 schools or college. The exhibit covers:
Howdy, Mr. President! - A Fort Worth Perspective of JFK
UT Arlington Library’s Special Collections exhibit “Howdy, Mr. President!” showcases over 80 intriguing photographs taken by Fort Worth Star-Telegram news photographers. The Star-Telegram JFK collection contains almost 3,000 photo negatives taken during the…
Ringside: Memories Of World Class Championship Wrestling
By day they are factory workers, retail clerks, stay-at-home mothers, and students. But once a week, enveloped in a funk of cigarettes, spilled beer, and french fries, they become a crush of thousands screaming for blood and cheering for Texas and the American Way. It’s Monday night in Fort…
The Shifting Shapes of Early Texas
UTA Libraries Special Collections presents what promises to be an exciting and provocative exhibit titled “The Shifting Shapes of Early Texas” which will feature some highlights from its extensive collections of maps, prints, and manuscripts. Beginning with the earliest European and Indigenous…
Time Frames Online
Since 2003 the materials of Special Collections have been highlighted in a weekly feature, first in the Arlington Star-Telegram and now the Fort Worth addition of the newspaper. Time Frames regularly spotlights a photograph, map, or document drawn from a broad spectrum of subjects in our…
¡Viva México! A Comic Book History of Mexico
More widely read in Mexico than any other form of cheap print, comics provide a window into the archetypes, stories, and cultural scripts that influenced generations of readers, rich and poor. This exhibit explores the spectacular rise of comic books in twentieth-century Mexico and how the…