About Our Exhibits

• Handmade: Sculpture from Wake Forest Art Collections (Special Collections & Archives) — Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021 7:30 am — Please come and see the newest SCA exhibit! Handmade: Sculpture from Wake Forest Art Collections connects seemingly disparate objects through various three-dimensional mediums. This exhibition features works across Wake Forest’s nine different collections which were collectively executed over several decades. With a shortage of dedicated space to display art on campus, this exhibition is a […]

• Paper Trails on the Silk Road — Friday, Mar 8, 2019 3:05 pm — The Silk Road – the term coined in the 19th century for the network of Central Asian trade routes that flourished between roughly 200 B.C.E. and 1400 C.E. – today conjures up images of camel caravans carrying exotic luxury goods like silks, spices, porcelain, and perfumes. But the most important trade good on the Silk […]

• Exhibit Commemorates World War I — Tuesday, Oct 3, 2017 11:29 am — In 1917, the United States Congress approved a resolution declaring war on the German empire, and Americans suddenly became active participants in the Great War raging in Europe. The First World War was a watershed event in American and world history, and ZSR Special Collections & Archives commemorates the war’s 100th anniversary with an exhibit […]

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