Past Exhibits
Learn about Exhibits from the Past
![Exhibit panels](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2023/08/Words-Music-Memory-SQ.jpg)
Words, Music, Memory: Re(presenting) Voices of the Holocaust
May 12, 2023 – March 2, 2024
![Chinese Bride's Cup](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2023/03/Tea-Exhibit-2-SQ-Thumb-170x170.jpg)
Take Time: Tea and Mindfulness
May 12, 2023 – March 2, 2024
![Painting by Rayner Mikiri](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2023/08/MINE-3-Rayner-Mikiri-SQ.jpeg)
MINE: What is Ours in the Wake of Extraction
September 7 – December 8, 2023
![Skulls](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2017/09/Human-Evolution-Square-web-thumb.jpg)
Human Evolution: Hot Topics in Paleoanthropology
February 21 – December 8, 2023
![Dalit musical instrument](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2023/01/Dalit-Exhibit-SQ-thumb.jpg)
Dalit Rights and Dignity: Past, Present and Future
March 21 – August 23, 2023
![huipil](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2023/01/NATL-Oaxaca-Huipil-1-thumb.jpg)
New at the Lam: Recent Acquisitions
January 31 – August 19, 2023
![flower offerings](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/06/Balinese-SQ-thumb.jpg)
Balinese Offerings
August 23, 2022 – April 22, 2023
![Hex Li](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/01/Hex-SQ-170x170.jpg)
Guī Shù Gǎn: Belonging and Isolation in the WFU Chinese Community
May 10, 2022 – March 3, 2023
![Hopi pot](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/01/Hopi-Pot-SQ-edit-1024x1024.jpg)
Living Arts of the Hopi
February 15, 2022 – January 28, 2023
![necklace](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2021/07/CAS-necklace-sq-web-thumb.jpg)
Culture at Stake
August 24, 2021 – August 6, 2022
![Moche and Inca ceramics](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/01/LA-Colonialism2-web-170x170.jpg)
Experiences of Colonialism in Latin America
January 18 – July 23, 2022
![Comanche Hide Robe](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2020/11/Hide-Thumb.jpg)
Animal Origin: Tokens and Tools from Faunal Remains
April 1, 2021 – April 16, 2022
![oil lamps](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2021/02/Oil-Lamps-Edit-Sq-web-thumb.jpg)
The Private Lives of Pots
April 1 – December 10, 2021
![Boar's Tusk Necklace](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/Melanesia-2-web-edited-170x170.jpg)
Exchange in Melanesia
April 1 – December 10, 2021
![Virus](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2019/11/Outbreak-1sq-170x170.jpg)
Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World
January 14 – March 16, 2020
![](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2020/01/CCC-4sq-web-170x170.jpg)
Cultures, Contexts, & Collectors
January 28 – March 16, 2020
![Greek head sculpture](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2019/08/UnWriting-History-Sq-web.jpg)
Un-Writing World History
November 21, 2019 – March 16, 2020
![Changsha stoneware](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2019/01/Stoneware-on-the-Silk-Roads-web-thumb.jpg)
Stoneware on the Silk Roads: Ceramics from the Changsha Kilns
March 12, 2019 – March 16, 2020
![Hinduism Exhibit](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2019/01/Faith-Hinduism-web-thumb.jpg)
Faith: Five World Religions
Long-term, closed March 16, 2020
![Papua New Guinea Mask](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2019/01/Masks-2019-web-thumb.jpg)
Masks of the World
Long-term, closed March 16, 2020
![Baule Wooden Door](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2017/08/AOTM-Horse-Door-web-home-170x170.jpg)
Horses and the Human Experience
January 22, 2019 – December 6, 2019
![Bethabara Palisade](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2019/06/House-Divided-2-web-thumb-.jpg)
A House Divided: Tri-Racial Tensions at Historic Bethabara
June 18 – November 9, 2019
![Dog tooth necklace](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2017/08/AOTM-Dog-Tooth-Necklace-Web-Home-170x170.jpg)
Objects of Power: The Material Culture of Contested Memory
November 13, 2018 – August 24, 2019
![Japanese Emperor Figure](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2019/01/Childrens-Holidays-Japan-2-web-170x170.jpg)
Children’s Holidays in Japan
February 26 – June 1, 2019
![Necklace](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/56-Hanes-Necklace-200-170x170.jpg)
Afro Pop!
September 18, 2018 – February 16, 2019
![Skulls](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2017/09/Human-Evolution-Square-web-thumb.jpg)
Human Evolution: Hot Topics in Paleoanthropology
January 9, 2018 – February 2, 2019
![Hideo Haga Photo](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2017/09/Japan-Photography-web-thumb.jpg)
Japan through the Photographer’s Lens
January 23 – October 20, 2018
![West Mexican Bowl](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2018/05/WMST-Bowl-Sq-web-thumb.jpg)
West Mexican Shaft Tomb Ceramics
May 19 – August 31, 2018
![Shoowa Cloth](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2017/08/2-Escape-the-Museum-1-170x170.jpg)
Escape the Museum: Central Africa
May 13, 2017 – August 18, 2018
![Cloth Doll](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/1-Childhood-1-edited-170x170.jpg)
Childhood: Exploring Youth Culture Around the World
Long-term, closed July 28, 2018
![Mother Goddess Figure](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2017/09/Mother-Goddess-Exhibit-web-thumb.jpg)
Mother Goddess: Fertility Figures of the Ancient Mediterranean
February 6 – May 13, 2018
![Vienna Map](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2017/08/3-Vienna-1-170x170.jpg)
Vienna: A City of Culture and Contrast
June 20 – December 8, 2017
![Professor Deacon](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/88/2017/08/Professor-Deacon-web-170x170.jpg)
Professor Deacon’s Cultural Cabinet
January 31 – July 29, 2017
![Yadkin Valley Exhibit](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/exhibit-Yadkin-Valley.700x300-edited-170x170.jpg)
How Do They Know? The Science of Archaeology in the Yadkin River Valley
Long-term, closed July 29, 2017
![Moroccan Plate](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/5-Incredible-Journeys-1-LARGE1-edited-170x170.jpg)
Incredible Journeys: The Life Histories of Museum Objects
April 19, 2016 – May 26, 2017
![Ancient Knife](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/6-Warfare-1-edited-170x170.jpg)
Warfare & Violent Conflict
March 14 – May 26, 2017
![Face and Map Art](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/8-Visions-of-Home-1-edited-170x170.jpg)
Visions of Home: A Celebration of Gullah Art & Culture
August 30, 2016 – April 22, 2017
![Netsuke figure](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/Playing-with-Spirits-170x170.jpg)
Playing with Spirits: Pokémon and Shintoism
January 24 – March 4, 2017
![Kora](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/10-Resonance-2-edited-170x170.jpg)
Resonance: Musical Instruments in the African Diaspora
October 11 – December 9, 2016
![Shirt](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/African-Cloth-170x170.jpg)
The Many Meanings of African Cloth
June 7 – September 17, 2016
![Children playing instrument](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/Musical-Narratives-1024x1024.jpg)
Musical Narratives of the Southwest Pacific Rim
March 15 – August 26, 2016
![Crown](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/13-Death-at-the-Crossroads-1-edited-170x170.jpg)
Death at the Crossroads: A Dramatic Reading of Yoruba Art
January 19 – August 6, 2016
![Doll](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/14-Hina-Matsuri-1-edited-170x170.jpg)
Hina Matsuri: Doll’s Day in Japan
February 16 – May 27, 2016
![Ngaady mask](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/Glimpse-of-Africa2-170x170.jpg)
A Glimpse of Africa: Five Cultures from the Continent
Long-term, closed March 24, 2016
![Mummy Casing](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/UnWriting-History-2-edited-170x170.jpg)
MOA’s Cabinet of Curiosities
June 16, 2015 – February 20, 2016
![Lakota moccasins](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/Home-on-the-Plains-170x170.jpg)
At Home on the Plains
February 3, 2015 – February 6, 2016
![Saddle Rug](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/Weaving2-170x170.jpg)
Weaving Along the Silk Road: Amazing Asian Saddle Rugs
Long-term, closed September 2015
![Tang dynasty ceramics](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/Chinese-ceramics-170x170.jpg)
Chinese Ceramics from the Changsha Kilns
Long-term, closed July 2015
![Cherokee Sculpture](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/417/2022/03/17-Understanding-Our-Past-edited-170x170.jpg)
Understanding Our Past- Shaping Our Future
February 17 – May 29, 2015