Exhibits
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October 15, 2025 – February 28, 2026
Location: Asia Collection
Tattoos, Resistance, and 1500s Philippine Colonial Maps Discover how Filipinos have long marked memory and resisted erasure through traditional tattoos, archival materials, and rare 1500s Philippine maps—stories preserved in Hamilton Library’s…
August 18, 2025 – September 30, 2025
Location: Asia Collection
In appreciation of the continued support of ICHIKAWA Monnosuke VIII, a well-known kabuki actor from Japan, a combination of exhibits has been launched in cooperation with Dept. of Theatre and…
February 10, 2025 – June 30, 2025
Location: Asia Collection
Tōyama Kyūzō, the visionary responsible for sending the first group of Okinawans to Hawaiʻi, once said, "Our home is the five continents." Since the early 20th century, with Hawaiʻi being the first…
September 3, 2024 – January 10, 2025
Location: Asia Collection
繪筆傳神：敦煌佛教壁畫之美 Situated at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, Dunhuang is renowned for its extraordinary Buddhist art that flourished from the 4th to the 14th century. The vibrant and intricate…
June 1, 2024 – August 2, 2024
Location: Asia Collection
Korean War, conflict between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. The…
February 1, 2024 – May 20, 2024
Location: Asia Collection
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Ethnomusicology Program in the Music Department, and the Hamilton Library Asia Collection present an exhibit entitled, “Sounding the Earth: Bamboo, Metal, and Wood…
July 15, 2023 – December 29, 2023
Location: Asia Collection
To welcome and celebrate his 100th birthday this past April, the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) and Asia Collection showcases the life and contributions of Sen Sōshitsu, the 15th grand…
July 1, 2023 – December 29, 2023
Location: Asia Collection
In collaboration with the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS), Asia Collection features our long and rich history of Japan Studies, introducing dignitary Japan & Okinawan Studies scholars as well as…
April 14, 2023 – May 1, 2023
Location: Asia Collection
This exhibit showcases the library’s collection of the creative, scholarly and critical works of two keynote speakers – renowned author Amitav Ghosh and architect Kazi K. Ashraf – at the…
January 13, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Location: Asia Collection
Contemporary Korean society can be described as "in rapid transformation." Generation after generation, young adults in Korea have experienced different phases of economic development and a diverse spectrum of views…
