See the Current Exhibit
For more information about exhibits held at the John Crerar Library, please contact Jennifer Hart at 773-702-7569 or hartj_at_uchicago.edu.
Ongoing Exhibits
- Paleontological Display (from Professor Paul Sereno)
- Crystara
Past Science Exhibits (no longer on display)
- Chicago Central: A History of Rails and Trains in the City: April 16-October 12, 2012
- Past, Present, Future: the Evolution of Medicine at the University of Chicago's Hospitals: October 25, 2011-March 30, 2012
- Sweet Home Chicago: October 11, 2010 - June 11, 2011
- The Science of Sustainability: April 5 - October 1, 2010
- Chicago Celebrates Darwin: October 19, 2009 - March 26, 2010
- Visions of Heaven: April 13 - October 4, 2009
- Sciences at the University of Chicago: October 20, 2008-March 31, 2009
- Origins of Color: April 16-November 2, 2007
- Something's Brewing. The Art, Science and Technology of Beer Brewing. January 8-March 31, 2007
- Enrico Fermi, the Life of a Scientist. Images and documents, including his Chicago years, April 6-September 8, 2006
- Under Your Feet. Chicago's water, freight, subway and storm tunnels. Highlights from the Library's collections, February 14-March 31, 2006
- From DNA to the Expanding Universe: The University of Chicago and the Nobel Prizes in the Sciences, November 2005-February 2006
- They Saw Stars: Art and Astronomy, June 22-November 1, 2005
- You Are What You Eat: Health and Nutrition, 2005
- African Americans in the Sciences: Selections from the Collection, 2005
- A History of Science in Antarctica, 2004
- Honest Jim, James D. Watson, the Writer, 2004
- Tickling Your Funny Bone: Science & Humor PART II, March-August 2003
- Tickling Your Funny Bone: Science & Humor, October 2002-March 2003
- Octave Chanute, Chicago. Aeronautical Pioneer, Engineer & Teacher, 2002
- The Great Lakes: Our Legacy, Our Future, March-October, 2001
- Enrico Fermi, 2001
Special Collections