Exhibition: Hawkeye Histories

Exhibition: Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories

Sep 13, 2024

All Day

University of Iowa Main Library, Main Library Gallery

125 West Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52242

A collage of Iowa athletes in black and white overlaid by text showing the exhibit title and noting that the exhibit is on in the Main Library Gallery until December 19th this fall.

From Nile Kinnick to Caitlin Clark and Duke Slater to Christine Grant, Hawkeyes have been breaking records, navigating barriers, and making sports history since the University of Iowa’s first teams emerged in the late 1800s.

Curated by Dr. Jennifer Sterling, the Main Library Gallery's fall 2024 exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, examines the role sports has played at Iowa throughout the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics. It explores Iowa’s first men’s and women’s teams at the turn of the 20th century, the emergence of big-time men’s sports in the mid-1900s, and the rise of women athletes from the 1970s onward.

MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY HOURS:

Monday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Thursday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Saturday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Admission is always FREE. The exhibition will be open Aug. 26 - Dec. 19, 2024.

Please note that the Main Library Gallery will be closed on the following University of Iowa holidays during the fall: Sept. 2 (Labor Day) and Nov. 28-29 (Thanksgiving).

Because the Main Library Gallery is an educational space on campus, there may occasionally be classes visiting during open hours.

The easiest way to access the Main Library Gallery is via the north entrance of the Main Library. Find parking options here: lib.uiowa.edu/locations/main/parking

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Exhibition: Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories