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Exhibitions in Calisphere

Take a deep dive into a topic or era. Exhibitions are groups of items curated and interpreted by librarians, historians, and other experts. Join a civil rights protest. Marvel at the engineering of an early car. Get a glimpse of what life was like for people throughout history.

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Hispanic Americans: Spanish Colonization and Californios, 1769-1800s
The Gold Rush Era, 1848-1865
6 exhibitions
African Americans: Civil Rights and Social Reform, 1950s-1970s
African Americans: Gold Rush Era to 1900
California Cultures: Native Americans
4 exhibitions
The Changing Workplace
Popular Culture in Early-20th Century California
Native Americans: Pre-Columbian California to 18th Century
The Great Depression: Help and a New Deal
The Rise of Technology
The LGBT Pride Parade
The Civil Rights Movement
"They Were Really Us": The UCSF Community’s Early Response to AIDS
Social Reform, 1950s-1970s
6 exhibitions
Early Advertising in California
African Americans: The Struggle for Economic Equality, 1900-1950s
Chinese Exclusion Act
Preservation of the American West
San Francisco General Strike
JARDA: Everyday Life
The Great Depression: Everyday Life in Hard Times
Everyday Life and People in the Gold Rush Era
World War II, 1939-1945
8 exhibitions
Hispanic Americans: Migrant Workers and Braceros, 1930s-1964
The Great Depression, 1929-1939
6 exhibitions
Rich Resources in California, 1780-1880
Everyday Life During World War II
The Transcontinental Railroad
Civic Buildings in California History
JARDA: People
Environmental Impact in the Gold Rush Era
The Gold Rush Era: Diversity in the Changing State
Hispanic Americans: Racial Tensions During World War II
City Scenes in California History
The Growth of Cities in the Gold Rush Era
African Americans: Politics and Community, 1970s-Present
Struggles for Social Justice
The Letters of John Muir
Closing of the American Frontier, 1870-1900
6 exhibitions
California and the Postwar Suburban Home
The Bracero Program
Hispanic Americans: Barrios, 1930s-1960s
Emerging Industrial Order, 1900-1940s
6 exhibitions
The Great Depression: Hard Times
Native Americans: The 19th Century
Murder and Mayhem in the Gold Rush Era
Hispanic Americans: Politics and Community, 1970s-present
JARDA: Personal Experiences
Hispanic Americans: Everyday Life
Everyday Life from Postwar to Protest
Californio Society
African Americans: Community Life, 1950s-1980s
Hispanic Americans: Cultural Traditions and the People, 1930s-1960s
Early California Exploration and Settlement
Women in the Workforce during World War II
California Cultures: Asian Americans
5 exhibitions
Asian Americans: Early 20th Century
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team
California in Transition, 1780-1880
5 exhibitions
Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive (JARDA)
4 exhibitions
Richmond Shipyards
Building Bridges, Dams, and Power Plants
Asian Americans: New Communities, 1960s-Present
Asian Americans: World War II
Disasters in California History
California Missions
California Cultures: Hispanic Americans
7 exhibitions
The Watts Rebellion
Native Americans: The 20th Century and Today
Everyday Life in California, 1850s-1890s
Life on the Home Front during World War II
Growing Ethnic Diversity in Early-20th Century California
Disasters in the Gold Rush Era
Everyday Life and People in the Early 20th Century
Native Americans: Arts and Traditions in Everyday Life
Native Americans and Contact
Dust Bowl Migration
JARDA: Places
Everyday Life in California History
Asian Americans: Everyday Life and Cultural Traditions,1860s-1980s
Transportation in California History
California Cultures: African Americans
5 exhibitions
After-lives of the Vietnam War: The Art of Southeast Asian Refugees
Japanese American Internment
The Free Speech Movement
Everyday Life and People in Late-19th Century California
Asian Americans: Gold Rush Era to 1890s