Exhibitions Archive
Wed, 12/15/2010 - Sun, 07/17/2011
The Rosenbach kicks off its commemoration of Civil War 150 with this exhibition focusing on the war’s causes and earliest days, from the pre-war wrangling over abolition and states’ rights to the bombing of Fort Sumter and the first pitched battles. More
Wed, 11/10/2010 - Mon, 01/31/2011
Fried Veal and Mutton Kidneys; Fish Balls; Smoked Tongue; Calf’s Head, en Tortue; Omelette with Kidneys, or Pigeon Transmogrified. More
Wed, 09/08/2010 - Sun, 10/31/2010
Even dead (or un-dead), Dracula has had a long and eventful life. Dracula was originally published in 1897 and has never gone out of print. The Rosenbach preserves Stoker’s extensive notes for the novel; this year's Dracula installation will highlight a selection of these notes along with examples of later works that have drawn inspiration from the notes and from Stoker’s classic tale of terror. More
Wed, 08/04/2010 - Sun, 11/28/2010
The West looms large in the American imagination. A place of limitless possibility, the West was an always-available stage for reinvention and new beginnings. This exhibition draws from across the Rosenbach collections to examine the history and mythos of the West and its cast of characters More
Fri, 07/02/2010 - Sun, 11/07/2010
For nearly two hundred years, the brothers Grimm have been associated with classic folktales. Maurice Sendak has been an admirer of those stories all his life. From his 1973 illustrations for The Juniper Tree to his costume designs for Hansel and Gretel in 1996, Sendak has grappled with the mix of funny, cruel, and ancient elements that mingle in stories by the Grimms. More
Wed, 06/02/2010 - Sun, 06/27/2010
Don’t miss this year’s Bloomsday exhibition! A Taste for Ulysses celebrates centrality of food, feasting, and fine (and unfine) dining in Ulysses. More
Wed, 02/10/2010 - Mon, 06/21/2010
Maurice Sendak once praised Ruth Krauss as one of the “grand, inspired, towering women who invented the American children’s book from scratch.” "For Ruthie" is the first exhibition of its kind to explore their working relationship and its influence on Sendak’s subsequent work. More
Wed, 11/11/2009 - Sun, 07/11/2010
"Friend or Faux: Imitation and Invention from Innocent to Fraudulent" explores the notion of authenticity across a range of periods and media, looking at objects ranging from innocent copies made as family mementos to illegal forgeries intended to deceive.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - Sun, 10/25/2009
Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are has enchanted tens of millions of people since it was first published in 1963. This exhibition presents Sendak’s original watercolors, preliminary drawings, and manuscripts for the book along with posters, advertisements, and toys that show the continued impact of Max and the Wild Things on pop culture, and prove that Sendak’s story is still hot after almost half a century. More
Wed, 09/23/2009 - Sun, 01/17/2010
Dig in to this exhibition all about food, eating, and being eaten in the illustrations of Maurice Sendak. It presents original artwork from 20 Sendak books that show how food brings families together, helps kids forge new friendships, and nourishes us emotionally and intellectually. More