2013 - 2014
Thank You: Gifts to the Map Collections of the University of Michigan Library
October 16, 2014
We celebrate the opening of a new exhibit in the Clark Library, Thank You: Gifts to the Map Collections of the University of Michigan Library. Many of our most important maps have come to us as gifts. We will have several of these on display, including Dutch maps of the world and southeastern North America (1597), the Kremlin (1662), Kyoto (1730), and many more.
A Community For Victory: Ann Arbor in World War II
May 15, 2014
Join us for another Third Thursday event in the Stephen S. Clark Library. View the exhibits A Community for Victory: Ann Arbor in World War II and Place: Ann Arbor, plus additional Ann Arbor maps and atlases from the collection.
The U-M Himalayan Exhibition
March 20, 2014
Please join us for a special Third Thursday open house today. As part of the India in the World theme semester we are excited to host Carla Sinopoli, U of M Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Asian Archaeology at the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. She will be speaking about her recent book, The Himalayan Journey of Walter Normal Koelz: The University of Michigan Himalayan Expedition, 1932-34. Koelz was a fascinating character and has been described as the “last of the Victorian adventurers”. He was part of the MacMillan-Byrd Arctic Expedition, collected tens of thousands of botanical and zoological specimens as well as artistic and craft goods, and helped to establish the 20,000 acre Waterloo Recreation Area here in SE Michigan.
Celebration and Opening of Exhibit: Maps and Mapmaking in India
January 16, 2014
Please join us for a celebration and opening of our exhibit, "Maps and Mapmaking in India". The exhibit is part of the LSA Theme Semester "India in the World" and runs through April 22nd. We'll also have many of our other maps and atlases of India and South Asia on display.
Highlights of the Collection & Exhibit: Ukraine, Kyoto, and Art Show
September 19, 2013
We currently have three exhibits: Ukraine - Land of Many Borders, Describing Space - Materials From a Creative trip in Kyoto, and a Fall Art Show. We'll also have highlights from our collection, maps of Ukraine, and recent acquisitions on display.
Treasures of the Collection
March 21, 2013
We're featuring highlights from the Clark Library map collection including the recently acquired atlas Britannia (1637) by William Camden and a new and more accurate facsimile of the Hereford Mappa Mundi (ca.1285).
World Cities
February 21, 2013
We’ll have city maps, plans and views on exhibit that date from the 16th century, some very detailed Sanborn fire insurance maps of Detroit, as well as rare maps of Moscow, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Cairo and many other cities.
The Geography of Colorants
January 17, 2013
Please join us this Thursday for the opening celebration for our exhibit "The Geography of Colorants: An exhibit based on and inspired by the thesis The Geography of Significant Colorants: Antiquity to the Twentieth Century by Melissa Zagorski and maps from the Stephen S. Clark Library Map Collection." This is an especially interesting exhibit which explores the use of color in antique maps and the origins of the colorants used to make them. For example, Tyrian purple is made from the secretions of certain sea snails and was at times more valuable than gold. The exhibit runs through May 3rd. We'll also have on display many colorful and vibrant maps from our collection as examples.