From Village to Grounds: Architecture after Jefferson at the University of Virginia

By akl3b |

The University of Virginia has presented the same challenge to many eminent architects: how does one build on a masterpiece? As the University has grown, Jefferson's architectural ideals have been tried and tested, adapted and interpreted. This exhibition explores the wide range of solutions to the architectural and planning problems posed by adding to a growing university.

“Armar páginas, corregir pruebas”: Jorge Luis Borges as Author, Editor, and Promulgator

By akl3b |

After emerging on the international literary scene in the 1960s, Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) became Argentina’s best known writer and a cultural icon. Drawing from the UVA Library’s renowned holdings, this exhibition explores Borges’s little-known activities as translator, prologist, editor, and publisher to shed light on his crucial role in shaping Argentine literary canons.