Past Exhibits
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Songs of Solidarity: The 1985 Farm Aid Concert Dates: 8/29/2025–1/11/2026- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Kogei: Traditional Arts and Crafts of Fukushima, Japan Dates: 4/10/2025–11/30/2025- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Workman Gallery of Asian Cultures
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Fractured Geometry: Lasting Legacies of Colonialism through the Displacement of Hindu Temples Dates: 3/24/2025–10/19/2025- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive! Dates: 2/1/2025–4/27/2025- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Beauty and Adornment in the Sahara: Tuareg and Wodaabe Dates: 10/15/2024–3/16/2025- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives: Red Regalia Project Dates: 5/10/2024–12/1/2024- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Laubin Gallery of American Indian Cultures
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Latinx Congratulatory Dates: 3/19/2024–9/30/2024- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Juxtapositioned III by Durango Mendoza Dates: 3/26/2024–4/28/2024- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Hundley Central Core
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Crafting Ancestral Stories: Mah Meri Spirit Carvings Dates: 10/17/2023–3/17/2024- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Selections from the Greater Community AIDS Project collection of AIDS quilt panels Dates: 11/28/2023–12/6/2023- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Hundley Central Core
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Recent Acquisitions from Latin America Dates: 9/15/2022–3/6/2023- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Quinceañeras: Celebration, Joy, and Ethnic Pride Dates: 9/24/2022–12/4/2022- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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AIDS Quilt Panels from the Greater Community AIDS Projects of East Central Illinois Dates: 11/29/2022–12/4/2022- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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European Folk Costume Dolls Dates: 8/7/2022–9/4/2022- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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A Tribute to Ukraine: Folk Arts and Crafts Dates: 4/26/2022–7/10/2022- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois Dates: 11/2/2021–7/10/2022- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Great ARTdoors at the Spurlock Dates: 3/2/2021–11/28/2021- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Debates, Decisions, Demands: Objects of Campaigns and Activism Dates: 10/16/2020–9/19/2021- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery ;Hundley Central Core
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Celebrating Sculpted Stories Dates: 1/28/2020–4/14/2022- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Blues Dancing and Its African American Roots Dates: 3/6/2020–5/31/2022- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Laubin Gallery of American Indian Cultures
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In Her Closet–How to Make a Drag Queen Dates: 9/15/2019–8/2/2020- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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National Treasure—The Art of Joža Uprka from the George Drost Collection Dates: 11/5/2019–12/1/2019- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Simonds Pyatt Gallery of European Cultures
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REES 200 - Object Biographies from the Spurlock Museum Dates: 5/2/2019–8/24/2019- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Fall to Pieces: Ingenious Mechanical Puzzles from Around the World Dates: 6/4/2019–7/21/2019- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Chess: Gymnasium of the Mind Dates: 4/4/2019–7/7/2019- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Hundley Central Core
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From the Subcontinent to the Prairie: Stories of Immigration and Identity Dates: 1/26/2019–5/19/2019- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Breaking the Silence: Mad Creative Dates: 1/29/2019–5/12/2019- Type:Temporary
- Gallery:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Women Artists of the W. Dale and Jeanne C. Compton Collection of Native American Art Dates: 5/29/2018–1/28/2019- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Hundley Central Core
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Knowledge at Work: 150 Years of the University of Illinois Dates: 9/12/2017–12/21/2018- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Past Time Pastimes: Vintage Board Games Dates: 4/5/2018–7/8/2018- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Hundley Central Core
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Cahokia's Religion: The Art of Red Goddesses, Black Drink, and the Underworld Dates: 1/30/2018–5/20/2018- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Beauty and Function: Gold Weights of the Akan Dates: 9/19/2017–12/31/2017- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Beadwork: An American Indian Art with Global Roots Dates: 6/27/2017–7/30/2017- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Skills and Celebrations: Recent Donations from Ecuador Dates: 5/23/2017–9/17/2017- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Symbols of Identity and Diversity: Judaica from the Permanent Collection of the Spurlock Museum Dates: 1/31/2017–4/30/2017- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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The Cooking Pot That Changed the World Dates: 7/29/2013–4/2/2017- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Simonds Pyatt Gallery
of European Cultures
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The Modern Olympics and the Avery Brundage Collection Dates: 9/27/2016–1/23/2017- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Medieval Irish Masterpieces in Modern Reproduction Dates: 9/13/2016–4/2/2017- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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Recent Donations: Brazil and Bolivia Dates: 5/16/2016–9/18/2016- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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The Witalis Collection of Liberian Objects Dates: 1/12/2016–5/8/2016- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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North of the Northern Lights: Exploring the Crocker Land Arctic Expedition 1913–1917 Dates: 10/6/2015–7/31/2016- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Campbell Gallery
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The Mike and Lynn Noel Africana Collection Dates: 9/15/2015–1/3/2016 -
Highlights from the Fred A. Freund Collection Dates: 6/2/2015–9/6/2015- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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South Asian Seams: Quilts from India, Pakistan & Bangladesh Dates: 2/17/2015–8/1/2015 -
East Meets Midwest: The Dawn of the China-Illinois Educational Exchange Dates: 1/20/2015–6/21/2015 -
Daily Life, Religion, and Theater in Myanmar Dates: 1/6/2015–5/31/2015- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Artists of the Loom: Maya Weavers of Guatemala Dates: 9/16/2014–1/25/2015 -
The University of Illinois Ambulance Unit in World War I Dates: 9/16/2014–12/7/2014 -
Textile Manufacturing and Tools of Female Independence Dates: 5/6/2014–9/14/2014- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Sacred Symbols in Sequins: Haitian Vodou Flags Dates: 4/6/2014–8/10/2014 -
Highlights from the Helmholz Collection Dates: 1/7/2014–5/4/2014- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Folk Art of Latin America: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies 50th Anniversary Dates: 9/10/2013–1/5/2014 -
Inspired By... Dates: 8/20/2013–3/9/2014 -
Suffrage and Campaign Memorabilia Dates: 5/14/2013–9/8/2013- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Unconventional Bond: The Strange Life of Casino Royale on Film Dates: 4/16/2013–6/16/2013 -
From Protest to Peace Dates: 3/5/2013–6/16/2013 -
The Robb Donation of Clothing from South Korea Dates: 1/8/2013–5/12/2013- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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The Robert E. Brown Estate Collection Dates: 9/11/2012–1/6/2013- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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A World of Shoes Dates: 9/4/2012–2/10/2013 -
The Sherry Walsh Collection of Objects from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Dates: 5/8/2012–9/9/2012- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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¡Carnaval! Dates: 4/6/2012–8/11/2012 -
The W. Dale and Jeanne C. Compton Collection of Native American Art Dates: 1/10/2012–5/6/2012- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Historic Firearms Collection Dates: 9/12/2011–1/8/2012- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Warriors, Guardians, and Demons Dates: 6/28/2011–2/26/2012 -
Jobin Collection of Micronesian Artifacts Dates: 5/2/2011–9/11/2011- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Collecting and Connecting: One Hundred Years at the Spurlock Museum Dates: 2/20/2011–2/26/2012 -
The Kieffer–Lopez Collection of Ethnographic Materials Dates: 1/18/2011–5/1/2011- Duration:Temporary
- Location:Whitten Featured Object Case
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Siyazama: Traditional Arts, Education, and AIDS in South Africa Dates: 8/17/2010–1/9/2011 -
Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World Dates: 2/2/2010–7/11/2010 -
The Transforming Arts of Papua New Guinea Dates: 9/1/2009–1/1/2010 -
Children Just Like Me Dates: 9/27/2008–5/3/2009 -
Calypso Music in Postwar America: Photographs and Illustrations, 1945-1960 Dates: 3/25/2008–8/10/2008 -
Qak'aslem, Qakem: Kaqchikel Maya Weavings Dates: 3/25/2008–6/8/2008 -
Ancient Egypt: The Origins Dates: 9/25/2007–2/24/2008 -
Uncovering Life's Third Domain: The Discovery of Archaea Dates: 11/1/2007–1/27/2008 -
Why Knot? Dates: 3/27/2007–8/26/2007 -
Where Animals Dance Dates: 9/14/2006–3/4/2007 -
Rainforest Visions Dates: 2/28/2006–8/20/2006 -
Visions of the Unseen: Picturing Balinese Ceremony and Myth Dates: 9/13/2005–2/4/2006 -
Digging Barbarians Dates: 3/8/2005–8/1/2005 -
Following the Paper Trail from China to the World Dates: 1/18/2005–7/30/2005 -
A Celebration of Souls: Day of the Dead in Southern Mexico Dates: 9/18/2004–12/30/2004 -
Illinois: An Epic Landscape Dates: 7/10/2004–8/28/2004 -
The American Indian Center of Chicago Celebrates 50 Years of Powwow Dates: 1/27/2004–6/26/2004 -
Korean Dolls: A Celebration of Life Dates: 11/12/2003–3/31/2004 -
Luxurious Layers: Kimonos of the Heian Court Dates: 9/27/2003–12/15/2003 -
Beethoven and the Creative Process Dates: 3/29/2003–5/4/2003 -
Trading in the Bronze Age Dates: 1/21/2003–9/10/2003 -
Spurlock Museum—Natural History Wing Dates: 9/26/2002–12/30/2004 -
The Horowitz Collection of Memorial Brass Rubbings Dates: 9/26/2002–12/20/2002
