Exhibitions

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From left to right, three-quarters view of a woman, young man with a Yale College nametag,  and an older man, standing and posing for a photograph.
May 15, 2026
A part-time Yale Library job earned Giacomo Sotti ’27 a deeper knowledge of Japanese history, transferable research skills, an appearance in a Japanese television documentary—and, most recently, a special award.
Woman with dark hair at podium gestures looking at large monitor displaying a lavender orchid with stalk of fern behind it
April 28, 2026
Curator Nithya Guthikonda ’26 tells the layered story in the exhibition “ Tracing the Rosebud Orchid: Botanical Illustration and Ecological Awareness in 18th- to 21st-Century America ,” on view through Oct. 25.
open illustrated book pages with calligraphy and illustrations of vegetables and two animals on left page and illustration of leafy carrot and red-flowering greenery at right
February 10, 2026
Five significant medical guides and video commentary by the curator are featured in the Yale News review of “The Roots of Healing: Six Centuries of Medical Herbals”—on view at the Hanke Gallery in Sterling Memorial Library through March 22.
5 women and 1 man pose smiling in front of leaded glass windows and paneling
December 15, 2025
Four alumni returned to campus to share stories about their experiences in the library’s Student Exhibition Program and offer their advice to undergraduates.
Triptych showing male student looking through box of materials, two women and man reviewing papers spread on long table, women placing book in glass wall case
November 21, 2025
Nearly 50 students have participated in the Yale Library Student Exhibition Program, acquiring experiences and skills that have shaped them and their careers.
November 18, 2025
“Textured Stories: The Chirimen Books of Modern Japan” is on view at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library through May 3.
Two women viewing four open large-size books with historical etchings
November 12, 2025
“ Caricatures, Campagna, and Connoisseurs: Thomas Patch and the British Grand Tour in Eighteenth-Century Italy ” is on view in the exhibition gallery at the Lewis Walpole Library, through Dec. 15, Wednesdays from 2 to 4:30 pm.