Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery
An Illustrated Manuscript Recounting Ten Years of Adventure at Sea
Japanese American National Museum - Los Angeles, CA
October 11, 2003 - January 04, 2004

Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery chronicles the adventures of Manjiro, a Japanese boy who in 1841 was shipwrecked with four companions off the coast of Japan and unwittingly played a significant role in cultural understanding between the United States and Japan. (Original exhibition on view at the Rosenbach October 1999 - February 2000)

Ulysses in Hand: The Rosenbach Manuscript
An Illustrated Manuscript Recounting Ten Years of Adventure at Sea
Chester Beatty Library - Dublin, Ireland
June 13 - September 20, 2000

Ulysses in Hand features a selection from the 837 pages of the manuscript, as well as letters to and from Joyce that emphasize the importance of this early draft in the composition of the novel. It also uses artifacts and photographs to connect the writing of the novel with the wildly fluctuating circumstances of Joyce's life. The story of how Joyce's manuscript came to reside in Philadelphia as one of the prized possessions of Dr. Rosenbach is told through the objects from the Rosenbach archive. In addition, a small selection of remarkable works on loan from The University at Buffalo and the National Library of Ireland will complement the exhibition. (Exhibition on view at the Rosenbach May - August 2002)