Exhibitions Archive
Wed, 02/15/2012 - Sun, 06/24/2012
Among the 1,500 passengers who died when the Titanic sank beneath the waves on April 15, 1912, was young, Philadelphia bibliophile Harry Widener. Titanic: The Rise of Rosenbach tells the intertwined story of the Wideners and the Rosenbachs and the fateful voyage, along with other Titanic book-tales. More
Tue, 01/24/2012 - Sun, 07/15/2012
This exhibition follows the lives of three picture books by Maurice Sendak: The Sign on Rosie’s Door (1960), Outside Over There (1981), and Brundibar (2003). Spanning more than 40 years, each of these books was inspired and produced in radically different ways by Sendak and his collaborators. More
Wed, 11/23/2011 - Sun, 03/25/2012
Each year, hundreds of on- and off-site researchers make use of the Rosenbach’s collections. Inquiring Minds is the first of its kind: an exhibition that shows a cross-section of our researchers’ projects from concept to completion. More
Wed, 09/21/2011 - Sun, 11/06/2011
Dracula, one of the most famous literary characters ever created, first appeared in an 1897 novel written by an Irish theatre manager, Bram Stoker. This exhibit presents a selection of Stoker’s research notes, as well as a selection of “friends”—other literature about the supernatural from across the Rosenbach’s collections. More
Wed, 09/21/2011 - Sun, 01/22/2012
Explore some of the most stunning natural history illustrations in the Rosenbach collections, along with historical documents and decorative arts that document the history of natural history in America. More
Wed, 08/24/2011 - Sun, 01/08/2012
From common pets to mythical beasts, nearly all of Maurice Sendak's book illustrations include animals. This exhibition showcases the domestic things and, well, Wild Things among Sendak’s many illustrated creatures. More
Wed, 08/10/2011 - Sun, 12/11/2011
This exhibition looks at books and art that endured censorship, self-censorship, and episodes of natural and human destruction and survived to and tell us stories of the past. More
Wed, 04/06/2011 - Sun, 08/07/2011
This multimedia exhibition uses thirty objects from the Rosenbach’s Maurice Sendak collection to reflect the range of musical influences on the author’s work and invites visitors to make connections of their own. More
Sun, 04/03/2011 - Sun, 07/31/2011
This companion exhibition in the Drawing Room gallery allows a behind-the-music look at some of the objects which inpired Hallman, combined with commentary drawn from a series of interviews with the composer. From Rita Lydig’s designer Yantorny shoes to a sensual poem by Isadora Duncan to a birthday card from the Stravinskys, visitors will be able to encounter the Acosta material for themselves and draw their own inspiration More
Wed, 02/23/2011 - Sun, 08/28/2011
This multimedia exhibition illustrates two entwined stories: Joyce during his Paris years and Paris during its Joyce years. How did Joyce—an Irish exile, a devoted family man, a sequestered literary genius—influence the cosmopolitan avant-garde of the Left Bank? More