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Exhibitions
An exhibition is a selection of items that are interpreted and presented as a visual and narrative experienceElemental: Crafting Books from Nature
The interplay between natural elements and human craftsmanship

Learning to Sail, Living at Sea: Vernaculars of Transatlantic Knowledge

Boundaries of Enlightenment: Exploring Authority and Enquiry in Spanish America

1846: Inventing Americana at the John Carter Brown Library (2023)
Curated by José Montelongo, 2025
Highlighted projects
Projects include different types of aggregated materials, including catalogs from past exhibitsStudent-Led Project, 2022-2024

The Book in the Americas (JCB Exhibition Catalogue)

Textual Afterlives: Generating Editions and Editing Generations of Americana (Digital Catalogue, 2019)

Printer's Devils :: Printer's Delights (Digital Catalogue, 2015)
