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Exhibit Spaces

The Penn Libraries Exhibitions Program manages small and large displays across multiple library locations. To propose an exhibit for one of these spaces, refer to our exhibit proposal process. For floor plans or more details, please contact Brittany Merriam. Or see what exhibits are currently on view and plan your visit to the Libraries!

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Our main library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, is home to several exhibit spaces.

Goldstein Gallery

  • 6th Floor
  • ~855 sq. ft.
  • 13 configurable display cases
  • Best for special collections
Tour of revolution at Penn exhibit

Kamin Gallery

  • 1st Floor hallway outside the Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx)
  • Case-by-case review only
Two standing glass display cases with wooden frames

Lobby Cases

  • 1st Floor near Circulation
  • 2 table cases
  • Not suited for some special collections
Two standing glass display cases are filled with books and other items. Text and images are displayed on the wall behind them.

Albrecht Music Library: Ormandy Music Gallery

  • 4th floor
  • Multiple fixed cases
  • Not suitable for special collections
Wenxin Tu poses next to small portraits of Marian Anderson and Florence Price and a display case with handwritten documents

Additional Library Spaces

Exhibit spaces are also available at some other library locations across campus.

Fisher Fine Arts Library

  • ~837 sq. ft.
  • 2 fixed cases (special collections reviewed case-by-case)
  • 8 Mila Wall panels (not for special collections)
Three white panels displaying ornate vintage wallpaper samples

Penn Museum Library

  • 3rd Floor, Penn Museum
  • 2 fixed cases
  • Special collections reviewed case-by-case
Standing glass display case with books and other materials on display

Holman Biotech Commons (Main Level)

  • 4 large built-in cases
  • Special collections reviewed case-by-case
Two glass shelves displaying artwork

Chemistry Library

  • 2 fixed cases
  • Not suitable for special collections
A person stands in a room beside a glass display case containing various items. On the wall behind, there are colorful cut-out illustrations of science-related items such as beakers, test tubes, and a microscope, along with posters that include text. One poster says ‘Science ROCKSTARS’ and another appears to be an educational or informational poster.

Levy Dental Medicine Library (2nd Level)

  • 1 fixed case
  • Not suitable for most special collections
Tall standing glass display case with multiple shelves; books and other materials are displayed inside

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