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The work of Bernard Maybeck, one of the most respected and creative Bay Area architects, is on display in the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library from February 24 to June 6. The exhibit features original drawings that Maybeck created for his colleague Julia Morgan’s Western Hills cemetery project. Though never built, the drawings stand as a monument to Maybeck’s imagination and artistry. The works from the private collection of Foster Goldstrom, as well as documents, photographs, and books from the GTU archives and other Bay Area collections, will be exhibited to honor the unique contribution of...

Robert McAfee Brown: Glimpses of What Life is Meant to Be will be on display in the library from October 1, 2010 to January 15, 2011.

Robert McAfee Brown was a Christian theologian, ethicist, teacher, author, preacher, and advocate for peace and justice in social, economic, and gender issues. He taught theology and religious studies at Macalister College (St. Paul),  Union Theological Seminary (NY), Stanford University, and  Pacific School of Religion (PSR).

He emerged in the early sixties as one of  America's foremost theologians while also becoming an influential activist for peace and...

Art For Change is on display at the Graduate Theological Union Library from March 15 to June 15, 2012.

The exhibition features prints, paintings, posters and mixed media created to inspire or promote social, political and economic change. Selections from the social justice collections of the GTU Archives are shown together with works by select artists over the past 50 years. Artists include Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Shephard Fairey, Matt Gonzalez, Joel Isaacson, Richard Kamler, Corita Kent, Earl Newman, Rigo, Lizabeth Eva Rossof, Favianna Rodriguez and others.

An opening reception and lecture...

Opening event, February 15, 2017, 6-7 pm

To commemorate 500 years of the Reformation, the library is exhibiting historical works by Martin Luther and his contemporaries, along with the ways Protestant anniversaries have been celebrated through the years. The exhibit cases will include a Luther Bible (1535 with hand colored prints) as well as early editions of works by Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Jean Calvin, Johann Eck and others. The exhibit will run from February 13 through May 2017.

German sculptor Ottmar Hörl, has graciously lent two Martin Luther statues based on the sculpture in...

The GTU Library presents a new photographic exhibition by Blaine Ellis, "Technicians of the Sacred." The exhibit runs from February 15 – May 31, 2019. The opening reception with the artist  will be held in the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library from 6-8:00 pm on Thursday, March 21.

The exhibition features striking black and white photographs of sacred spaces throughout the world. Ellis observes:

In the tradition of sacred architecture, light has been a symbol of the transcendent, a metaphor for the unknowable. Sacred space becomes a visual theology, a sculpture in light, which I then reinterpret...

The Graduate Theological Union Library invites you to an exhibition of visual and textual expressions that characterize religious beliefs. Titled Imaging Religion: An Exhibition in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Graduate Theological Union, the exhibition runs from October 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013.

Included in the display are Orthodox icons; Catholic paintings, prints, and vestments; Protestant prints; Islamic and Buddhist calligraphy; Jewish scrolls; and printed material, statues and objects from these and other traditions.

Of special note are works by contemporary artists Haji...

In celebration of our 10th year anniversary, the Center for Islamic Studies is delighted to present an exhibition at the GTU library from September 19, 2017, through January 26, 2018, on the themes of knowledge and diversity. The exhibition highlights students, graduates, faculty, and visiting scholars works in Islamic Studies, along with art works and public programs.

An opening reception will take place on September 19, from 5:30 - 7:30pm in the newly renovated Collaborative Learning Space in the library. For more information, please contact Rania Shah, CIS program coordinator: cis@gtu.edu....

An exhibition of Tibetan art and artifacts from the Sacred World Art Collection, the Northern California Tibetan Community, and the Graduate Theological Union Special Collections. The exhibition also includes a full Tibetan Shrine, unique Tibetan objects, and Thankas on loan from Jamyang Lama of the Tibetan Culture House.  Several activities are scheduled to coincide with the exhibition:

Thursday, February 26 at 3 pm,Venerable Thepo Rinpoche, the 8th Thepo Tulku, will give a short talk on the exhibit.  The talk will be followed by Tibetan New Year Auspicious music by well-known Tibetan Music...