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Coming Soon: Special Collections Spotlight

Tintype Portrait by Henry Racountre in a Haudenosaunee beaded frame Students in AMST 345: Theory and Practice of American Studies are taking part in an immersive, hands-on Special Collections unit…

A tintype portrait in a beaded frame

Learning from the Past, Illuminating the Future: Behnaz Karjoo and Contemporary Engagement with the Traditional Arts of Illumination, Islamic Geometry, and Calligraphy

Developed in conjunction with the exhibition currently on display at the Perlman Teaching Museum, Learning from the Past, Illuminating the Future features the work of artist Behnaz Karjoo alongside her…

An image of a painting by Behnaz Karjoo

Man-made Language: Prestige, (Mis)understanding, and Power

The exhibit Man-made Language: Prestige (Mis)understanding, and Power explores the invention of language, namely British and American English, and its roles as tool, weapon, barrier, and conduit. It features materials from Gould Library Special Collections and was curated by Zoe Roettger ’27.

A vibrant multimedia book cover, with a blurry face overlayed by the quote

Special Collections Spotlight: Armed Services Editions

The Council of Books in Wartime was founded in response to the book burnings that took place in Nazi Germany. With the motto “Books are Weapons in the War of…

A hand holds a small copy of the Great Gatsby.

Ceramic Arts of the Japanese Tea Ceremony

Gift of Stephen and Sophie Mathonnet-VanderWell Image Courtesy Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College This exhibit highlights a selection of ceramics from the Mathonnet-VanderWell Collection at Flaten Art Museum, St.…

Japanese Vase, Artist Unknown

Tales, Talismans, and Time Travel: Artist’s Books by Islam Aly

An exhibition of artist’s books from Gould Library Special Collections made by Egypt-based artist and educator Islam Aly Islam Aly is a book artist and lecturer of bookbinding at the…

A collage of patchwork fabric printed with cyanotype images and text

A Postcard from the Revolution

An exhibition curated by students enrolled in Dr. Mira Xenia Schwerda’s course Revolutionary Image Regimes: Curating Middle Eastern Photographs and Prints At the turn of the century novel social and…

An image of a postcard from the early 20th century showing a group of merchants

Sketching the South Pacific

Over the last thirty years, Carleton has offered a studio art focused off-campus studies program in the South Pacific. Since the retirement of program founder Professor Emeritus Fred Hagstrom, Professor…

An artist holds their sketchbook up showing the landscape and the watercolor they created of it

Envisioning the Spirit, Inscribing the Voice: Books in Byzantium

This exhibit highlights research conducted by the students enrolled in The Byzantine World & Its Neighbors (HIST 233), taught by Professor of History and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies…

An illustrated manuscript from the Byzantine Era depicting St. Luke in a finely drawn setting, against a shiny gold (gilded) background

The 39th Annual Off-Campus Studies Photo Contest Winners

Through Carleton’s extensive off-campus study programs, fellowships, and internships, students immerse themselves in new places and cultures, forge lifelong friendships, create lasting memories, and find inspiration in their studies and…

Two penguins with the setting sun behind them

Swamp Monotypes: New Prints by Ellie Weston ’24

Ellie Weston graduated from Carleton in June 2024 with a degree in studio art. The paintings she created for her comprehensive project in the major began as an investigation of…

An image of three monotype prints hanging on a wall

Seniors in Ceramics: recent work by five studio art majors

Visit the library entry and Athenaeum display cases to see work by Mariko Bolton, Raquel Santamaria Germani, Grace Malooly, Sofia Woodruff, and Sequoia Wyckoff. Their senior comprehensive projects will be…

Sequoia Wyckoff '25 with a display of her work in the library

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