Online Exhibitions

Beautifully Situated on the River Schuylkill: Views of the U.S. Naval Asylum and Hospital in PACSCL Collections

Online Exhibition
October 9, 2009 (9:30 am)
PACSCL
The site of the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia has had a long and varied history, from a country seat… view complete listing>>

PACSCL library online exhibitions from the old website

Online Exhibition
May 12, 2008 (8:15 pm)
PACSCL
Still available! The old PACSCL list of online exhibitions from the archived website. view complete listing>>

"Agents Wanted": Subscription Publishing in America

Online Exhibition
University of Pennsylvania
Nineteenth-century America saw the rise of a new kind of subscription publishing and a new approach to marketing. Once a relatively… view complete listing>>

Chaos Unveiled: New Exhibit on the Nativitist Riots in Philadelphia in 1844

Online Exhibition
Villanova University
Villanova University is proud to announce a new, all online exhibit featuring Philadelphia history and the origins of the University.… view complete listing>>

Reading Pictures: Sixteenth-Century European Illustrated Books

Online Exhibition
University of Pennsylvania
This exhibition surveys European book illustration during the sixteenth century. Examples include the very best—but also the most typical—and all… view complete listing>>

Leaves of Gold: Treasures of Manuscript Illumination from Philadelphia Area Collections

Online Exhibition
PACSCL
Online version of the 2001-2002 Leaves of Gold exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Frist Gallery (Tennessee),… view complete listing>>

Finding Franklin

Online Exhibition
National Archives - Mid Atlantic Region
This exhibit uses the records of NARA's Mid Atlantic Region to uncover Benjamin Franklin's legacy with regard to the creation… view complete listing>>

Marian Anderson: A Life in Song

Online Exhibition
University of Pennsylvania
This exhibition celebrates the artistic development and musical career of Marian Anderson. Renowned throughout the world for her extraordinary contralto… view complete listing>>

The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918

Online Exhibition
National Archives - Mid Atlantic Region
World War I claimed an estimated 16 million lives. The influenza epidemic that swept the world in 1918 killed an… view complete listing>>

Octavius V. Catto on the Web

Online Exhibition
PACSCL
  "Set against the backdrop of nineteenth century Philadelphia's flourishing activist African American community, Octavius V. Catto made a mark both… view complete listing>>