Exhibitions & Events: Online exhibitions
Online exhibitions highlight selected materials from the Lilly Library collections. An online exhibition may represent a selection of materials from an exhibition held in one of the Lilly Library's galleries or it may be exclusively a web product. Email questions about online exhibitions on the Ask a question page.
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Conquest of the Skies: A History of Ballooning
An exhibition of books on ballooning, from its beginnings in the late eighteenth century to children's books of today. |
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The World Awheel: Early Cycling Books at the Lilly Library
Explore the cultural impact of bicycles through trade catalogs, touring guides, cycling fiction, and sheet music. |
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Ian Fleming and the World of James Bond
Explore the James Bond novels and Ian Fleming's manuscripts for them, and learn about Ian Fleming the book collector. |
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The Novel of the Century:
James Joyce's Ulysses on the Anniversary of Bloomsday
An online exhibition based on the Lilly Library exhibition of 2004, featuring a selection of its rich collection of Joycean materials, including first editions of all his major texts. |
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Bloomington by Gaslight:
Sherlock Holmes in the Lilly Library
An online exhibition based on the Lilly Library exhibition of 2000, featuring books and manuscripts relating to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. |
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Image & Sentiment:
Five Publishers of Victorian Holiday Cards
A selection of nineteenth century Christmas and New Year's cards. Send an electronic postcard featuring cards from this exhibit. |
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4000 Years of Miniature Books
Miniature books, most of which are less than three inches tall and some of which are smaller than a penny, have delighted readers for centuries. See a selection of the library's 16,000 miniatures, dating from 2000 B.C. to the present day. |
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A Flowering of Affection: Victorian Valentine Cards at the Lilly Library
A selection of nineteenth century Valentine cards, from the sentimental to the comic. Send an electronic postcard featuring cards from this exhibit. |
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With the compliments of the season
An online exhibition of Victorian holiday cards in the Lilly Library. |
![The Raggedy Man, with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts, Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, [1907]](images/thumbnails/1_ragmancov_thm.jpg) |
"...and touch the universal heart."
The Appeal of James Whitcomb Riley
On the 150th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition seeks to explore James Whitcomb Riley's impact on American society and 19th century literary world. |
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American History Documents
Images and transcriptions of documents including George Washington's letter accepting the presidency. |
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America in Caricature, 1765-1865
Political cartoons depicting times of turbulence in American history from the Revolutionary War to the presidential elections which brought Abraham Lincoln to the White House. |
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The Works Progress Administration in Indiana
Drawing from materials donated by John K. Jennings, Indiana's WPA administrator during the late 1930's and early 1940's, this exhibition highlights some of the projects undertaken by the WPA in Indiana. |
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The Fine Art of British Bookbinding
The British bookbindings featured in this online exhibition were commissioned in 1972 from twenty-three leading artists and craftspeople in Great Britain to show the impressive range of artistry in British bookbinding. |
