Lobby and Top Shelf Gallery Exhibits at Mann Library
Nursery rice and transplants, Karen State, Burma (Photo by Naomi Duguid)
April 2013
Reforms in Myanmar are creating new opportunities for exploring a country that has long remained shrouded by geopolitical isolation. This photography exhibit at Mann Library takes place in conjunction with an outreach initiative highlighting how change and classic traditions are together shaping the “new Burma” that is emerging today. Award-winning author Naomi Duguid and photojournalist Amanda Schwengel are the featured photographers. Ms. Duguid’s work specializes in food and agriculture and food as an aspect of culture, and her most recent book, "BURMA: Rivers of Flavor," explores the culinary traditions of Burma in recipes, stories, and photographs. Photojournalist Amanda Schwengel, whose work strives to focus on the conservation of culture in everyday environments, has selected photos that capture the intense engagement of a group of Burmese men playing a quintessentially Southeast Asian sport, known in Myanmar as “chinlone."
A special outreach event, featuring a Burmese cuisine demo and a screening of the film "Mystic Ball," showcasing the fantastically acrobatic sport of chinlone, will take place at Mann Library on April 3, 2013, 6:30-8:30pm. Event and exhibit sponsored by Mann Library, the Cornell Southeast Asia Program, and the Residential Student Congress.
February 2013
Black Is....
A display in celebration of Black History Month, created by Black Students United at Cornell (display in Mann Lobby and Top Shelf Gallery)
October 2012
New Books From Cornell University Press
Come see what's new at Cornell University Press! An October display in the Mann Lobby shows a selection of new books published by one of the oldest university presses in the U.S. Cornell University Press was established in 1869, giving it the distinction of being the first American university press, although it was inactive for several decades between 1890 and 1930. From that beginning, the Press has grown to be a major scholarly publisher, offering 120 new titles a year in many disciplines. All books that carry Cornell’s imprints have been approved by a Board of Editors, which consists of members of the Cornell University faculty.
June 8 - October 31, 2012 (new date)
Of Tropical Fish and Mermaids: Louis Renard's "Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes"
First published in 1718, when little was known about East Indian ocean life, Louis Renard’s book presented to his readers a fantastic array of sea creatures thought to be found in the region, some representing completely imagined forms, but most drawn from actual specimens with surprising scientific accuracy. Highlighting a treasure from the Jay ('77) and Eileen ('76, '78) Walker's private Library of the History of Human Imagination, the select illustrations in this display provide colorful insight into the history of human perceptions and representations of nature. (Top Shelf Gallery, 1st floor of Mann Library)
June - September 2012
Beyond the Garden Wall: Wild Foods from Page to Plate
From locusts and nettles to truffles and fiddleheads, throughout human history wild foods have sustained the hungry and delighted the connoisseur. Featuring historical illustrations, beautiful photography, and texts—both old and new—from Mann's collections, this exhibit celebrates the lore and the natural history of the edible wild. (Mann Library Lobby).
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Collecting Imagination: Treasures from the Jay Walker '77 Library of the History of Human Imagination” on display in the Rare and Manuscript Collection Division of Cornell University Library.
May 8 - June 11, 2012
The L. H. Bailey Conservatory: A Showcase of Biodiversity and Research in Plant Science
The L. H. Bailey Conservatory at Cornell supports the study of comparative biology as well as active research in fields that transcend the plant sciences. A late spring exhibit in the Mann Gallery features select plant treasures from the Conservatory’s collection—one of the most outstanding of its kind in the world—along with highlights from the Conservatory’s history in promoting a better understanding of global plant biodiversity and public appreciation for art and science. For select highlights, see online slideshow.
Presented by the Dead Plants Society with funding support from the Department of Plant Biology.
February 15, 2012 - April 30, 2012
Portraits of Ground-Breaking Black Cornell Students
Opening in February 2012 in celebration of Black History Month, a display in the Mann Library Lobby highlights the college and post-graduate careers of 5 ground-breaking African-American students at Cornell: Sara Winifred Brown (BSc Biology, 1897); Nathanial Allison Murray (BSc Agriculture, 1911); Owen M. Waller Jr. (DVM, 1918); Flemmie P. Kittrell (PhD Home Economics, 1936); and Jerome H. Holland (BSc Agriculture 1939; MA Sociology 1941). For a selection of exhibit images, see the online slideshow.
Presented by Black Students United and Mann Library.
January 16, 2012 - May 7, 2012
The Other Side of What? Adventures in Fungal Wonderland
In October of 2011, Mann Library invited members of the community to send us their photographs of the season’s fungal splendor and received many wonderful responses. Some were taken with impressive cameras, some with pocket point-and-shoots. The photographers included children and adults, hikers, birders, professional mycologists, gastronomes, and pedestrian commuters who looked down and were moved by the beauty at their feet. On display in Mann’s Top Shelf Gallery through April 2012, “The Other Side of What?” is an exhibition that captures some of what they saw, offering an astonishing array of mushroom shapes, colors and settings. Visitors exploring this fungal wonderland are warmly invited to help us find fitting common names for a few of the most intriguing species it features—and be entered into a raffle for a mushroom guidebook that will likely serve them well as the Spring mushroom season begins to unfold later this semester.
An opening reception, hosted by Cornell professors of mycology Kathie Hodge and George Hudler, will take place on Thursday, January 26, 4:30-5:30pm, in the Top Shelf Gallery space on the first floor of Mann Library. Free and open to the public.
For a virtual view of the exhibit, please visit our online slideshow.
Mann Library gratefully acknowledges the collaboration of Cornell professor of mycology Kathie Hodge in the conceptualization and production of this exhibit. Photography contributions were made by members of the Cornell Mushroom Club, the Cornell Nature Photographers, and the Cayugabirds listserv. “The Other Side of What?: Adventures in Fungal Wonderland” is generously supported by the Elizabeth (Betty) L. Rowley Fund at Mann Library.
October 20, 2011 - January 28, 2012
The Chronicles of Human Ecology: Academics, Research and Outreach
In an exhibit opening at Mann Library on October 20, 2011, design and environmental analysis student Gilad Meron ’12 chronicles the paths that College of Human Ecology faculty and students have forged over the past century. Highlighted are the people and principles that have established the College—from its earliest beginnings to the present day—as a world leader in research, teaching and science-based extension. For highlights, see online slideshow.
September 20 - October 7th, 2011
Cornell University Press: Through Books to Knowledge
Cornell University Press was established in 1869, giving it the distinction of being the first university press to be established in the United States. From that beginning, the Press has grown to be a major scholarly publisher, offering 120 new titles a year in many disciplines. All books that carry Cornell’s imprints have been approved by a Board of Editors, which consists of members of the Cornell University faculty. A display in the Mann Library lobby through October 7th shows newest titles released by the Cornell University Press across a variety of fields, from agriculture to history and the humanities. For more information about new publications, please visit www.cornellpress.cornell.edu.
April 16 - September 19, 2011
Rainbows and Plunge Pools: An Angler's Alphabet
Come get hooked! Mann's summer exhibit in the library lobby explores our age-old fascination with fish and fishing through the double lenses of science and literature. Featured are beautiful images from Mann Library's extensive collection on fish, fish ecology and the sport fishing art. The webcast of the June 10th talk, "Fly-fishing in the Finger Lakes," presented by Michael Lenetsky (Trout Unlimited) is now available; see mannlib.cornell.edu/podcasts/fly-fishing-finger-lakes.
March 18 - April 15, 2011
Cornell Cooperative Extension at 100
An early spring display in the Mann Library lobby presents highlights of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 100 year anniversary celebration. CCE invites you to enjoy a glimpse of its historical roots and current programs bringing the fruits of cutting-edge agricultural research to the farmers, youth, and citizens of New York State. For more information about the CCE Centennial, please visit http://www.cce100.com/cce-at-100/
October 29 - February 2011
Dreaming of Electric Sheep: New Frontiers in Fiber Science
Featuring a look at some of the most dazzling--and most promising--innovations being pursued on the frontier of fiber technology by faculty from the College of Human Ecology's Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design.
October 18 - October 29, 2010
Rice around the World and at Cornell
This display explores global rice consumption and production, with emphasis on Southeast Asia where rice is the main staple in every part of this geographically and ethnically diverse region. Local representations of rice production and objects related to rice production and consumption illustrate the rich cultural dimensions of rice. Cornell, historically a world leader in rice research and Southeast Asian studies, is involved in several important projects which cross-cut numerous disciplines. Efforts to understand and preserve rice diversity are made tangible through the colorful array of rice samples included in the display. This display was arranged by the Cornell Southeast Asia Program in conjunction with the Oct. 21 SEAP Brown Bag Seminar: "Rice, Cornell and the World."
August 17 - September 8, 2010
DesignConnect @ Cornell
A new display in the Mann Library lobby through September 2010 highlights the work of DesignConnect, an interdisciplinary effort by Cornell planning and design students to reach out to local communities in a new way. The display showcases projects completed in Elmira, Cooperstown, Caroline and Binghamton. For more information, please visit the DesignConnect news item on the Mann news page or contact info@designconnectcornell.com.
May 2010 - October 15, 2010
Glass Past: Cornell's Historic Greenhouses
"Glass Past" looks at the presence of greenhouses and growing spaces in the history of the built environment on the Cornell University campus (view slideshow).
