The Main Library Gallery now has new walk-in hours for Summer 2021 and beyond! Guests from the general public and the University community are welcome to stop by the Gallery any time during open hours. The Main Library no longer requires an Iowa One Card for building entry. No appointments are needed. Please wear aContinue reading “New Hours: Main Library Gallery”
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2023-2024 Main Library Gallery Exhibit Proposals Open
The University of Iowa Libraries’ Main Library Gallery is now seeking exhibition proposals for Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Fall 2024. University of Iowa faculty and staff are invited to submit statements of interest between May 28 and July 16, 2021. Proposals from across campus are welcome. Read on to learn more about curating exhibitionsContinue reading “2023-2024 Main Library Gallery Exhibit Proposals Open”
‘Building Our Own Community’ Exhibit Extended Through July 23
2021 is a milestone year for the Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC), which has served as a home away from home for Latinx and Native American students at the University of Iowa since 1971. Anniversary festivities will continue throughout the calendar year as the campus community and alumni celebrate 50 years of the LNACC.Continue reading “‘Building Our Own Community’ Exhibit Extended Through July 23”
UI Libraries Friends Event: Trivia with Andrew’s Bar Exam
The University of Iowa Libraries invites you to online trivia, emcee’d by Andrew’s Bar Exam. Join for eight rounds of general knowledge questions and see if your team triumphs! Form a team with your family, friends, or colleagues to compete, or compete individually. (Please arrange a secondary method for your team members to communicate outsideContinue reading “UI Libraries Friends Event: Trivia with Andrew’s Bar Exam”
‘Building Our Own Community’ Exhibit Virtual Tour Launched
For those distant to campus, or who would like to experience the latest Main Library Gallery exhibition from home, a virtual tour of Building Our Own Community: 50 Years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center, Founded by Chicano and American Indian Students in 1971 is now available online. Click here to visit the virtual BuildingContinue reading “‘Building Our Own Community’ Exhibit Virtual Tour Launched”
The Mural: Controversial Change
A mural in the Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) has both a celebrated and a controversial past. In their Main Library Gallery exhibition, Building Our Own Community: 50 Years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center, Founded by Chicano and American Indian Students in 1971, co-curators Rachel Garza Carreón and Christopher Ortega have placed theContinue reading “The Mural: Controversial Change”
El Teatro Zapatista in the University Archives
Curated by Rachel Garza Carreón and Christopher Ortega, Building Our Own Community: 50 Years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center, Founded by Chicano and American Indian Students in 1971 is an exhibition celebrating the many ways in which the Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) is important. In one section of this MainContinue reading “El Teatro Zapatista in the University Archives”
‘It Is Home’: Q&A with Exhibit Curators Rachel Garza Carreón and Christopher Ortega
A brand new exhibition opened on February 8 in the Main Library Gallery. Building Our Own Community: 50 Years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center, Founded by Chicano and American Indian Students in 1971 was curated with care by Rachel Garza Carreón and Christopher Ortega. Their work honors the past, present, and future of theContinue reading “‘It Is Home’: Q&A with Exhibit Curators Rachel Garza Carreón and Christopher Ortega”
Building Our Own Community: Exhibit Celebrates UI’s Latino Native American Cultural Center
In 1971, three University of Iowa students, Nancy “Rusty” Barceló, Ruth Pushetonequa, and Antonio Zavala, established what is now the Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) on campus. In 2021, the LNACC is celebrating 50 years of creating community and a home-away-from-home for Latinx and Native American students at the University of Iowa. An exhibitionContinue reading “Building Our Own Community: Exhibit Celebrates UI’s Latino Native American Cultural Center”
Sackner Archive Exhibit Virtual Tour Launched
For those who did not get a chance to visit the Sackner Archive exhibition in the Main Library Gallery during the Fall 2020 semester, you’re in luck! The virtual tour of the exhibit is now ready to view. The tour features 360° photos of the Main Library Gallery, which allow the viewer to move fromContinue reading “Sackner Archive Exhibit Virtual Tour Launched”