1. Upcoming Events

Events Archive

2020

colored world map
Fellow's Talk

Between God and Darwin: Evading Disorder while Journeying Far from Home

2019

detail of cartouche of a map of northeastern North America
Lecture

Frames that Speak: An Introduction to Cartographic Cartouches

Detailed, colored manuscript plan of the city of Montevideo in present-day Uruguay
Workshop

Viewing Topography Across the Globe

two images, the first showing a view of Préfontaine's plantation in the Guianas, and the second an image showing a runaway enslaved man in a forest
Fellow's Talk

Presentations by Oliver Cussen and Greg O'Malley

two images, the first a title page showing Faith and Religion as pillars upholding the Spanish monarchy within a classical architectural element, and the second a map of the colony of Demerara
Fellow's Talk

Presentations by Angela Ballone and Catherine Peters

painting of Moctezuma
Roundtable

Mexico 1519: 5 centuries, 5 objects, 5 approaches

two images, one of the entrance to the Golden Kingdoms exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the second a wooden deity figure

Art and Archaeology of the Ancient and Early Modern Americas

classical musicians perform in front of a large audience in the Library's reading room
Concert

Bach and Friends

two images, the first showing a view of Charleston, South Carolina, and the second showing a view of Cartagena in present-day Colombia
Fellow's Talk

Presentations by Samuel Diener and Leonardo Moreno-Álvarez

photo of Herman Bennett
Lecture

Kings and Slaves: Diplomacy, Sovereignty, and Black Subjectivity in the Early Modern World

woodcut image of an Indigenous Brazilian man being treated for an illness
Fellow's Talk

What's in a Name?

engraved map of the northeastern part of North America
Fellow's Talk

Presentation by Maria Matilde Benzoni

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Fellow's Talk

Presentations by Kalle Kananoja and Catherine Popovici

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Fellow's Talk

Presentations by Arinn Amer and Sarah Kennedy

Fellow's Talk

Presentations by Hannah Anderson and Samuel Fullerton

two images, the first showing various kinds of Mexican armor for soldiers and the second showing three women representing Africa, Europe, and America
Fellow's Talk

Presentations by Stephanie Rohner and Kimberly Takahata