This exhibition features selected works from LSU Libraries' Special Collections that shed light on the centuries-old quest for "hidden wisdom."
Upcoming
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Exhibitions @ Hill
Exploring history and culture in the collections at LSU Libraries.
“A Grown Man Does That and Gets Paid For It”
An online/audio exhibition illustrating the life and career of LSU Professor Emeritus William Haag, based on the 2002 Haag Symposium presentation by T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History Assistant Director, Jennifer Abraham and Graduate Assistant Dominica Ramirez.
The Louisiana Purchase: A Heritage Explored
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 stands as the most significant event in the westward expansion of the United States and as an experiment to incorporate a substantially different culture. This LSU Libraries' Special Collections digital project emphasizes the diverse history of that pivotal event.
An Eye of Silver: The Life and Times of Andrew D. Lytle
Presents an expanded digital version of the physical exhibition held in Hill Memorial Library, 12 June through 01 September, 2000. Published on the Web, February 2003, this digital exhibition includes copies of photographs created by Andrew David Lytle and other materials related to his life and times in Baton Rouge.
Beyond Face Value
An online exhibition sponsored by the United States Civil War Center. Money, as an instrument of trade, represents the economic, social, and political environment in which it is produced and circulated. Currency is a document of culture, an artifact; it speaks to the identity of a people, a place, and a time.
Occult Science and Philosophy of the Renaissance
This exhibition features selected works from LSU Libraries’ Special Collections that shed light on the centuries-old quest for “hidden wisdom.”