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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Katie Risseeuw shows and explains an exhibit item to three people.

How NU’s conservation lab battles the test of time to preserve historic archives

May 6, 2024

In the basement of Main Library, Northwestern’s conservation lab remains hidden in plain sight, tucked away in the corner of the basement.  Among old book presses, brushes and fume hoods, a series...

A television screen of a virtual reality dimension shows a fan in a cabinet. Below the television lies a virtual reality headset on a pedestal.

VR museum ‘Augmented Curiosities’ encourages visitors to explore African artifacts in immersive ways

May 17, 2023

On Main Library’s fifth floor, visitors can grab a virtual reality headset and be virtually immersed in material culture from an African collection. The exhibition, called “Augmented Curiosities:...

Figurines depicting Nelson Mandela are shown on display in University Library. April 27 marked the 20th anniversary of Mandela’s election as South Africa’s first black president.

Library launches exhibit on South African apartheid

May 4, 2014

Northwestern is marking the 20th anniversary of democracy in South Africa with a University and Deering libraries exhibit drawing on multiple platforms to portray both the international struggle and NU’s...

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