Exhibits & Events
The Watkinson creates both physical and digital exhibitions. Our physical exhibition spaces include:
- J. Hammond Trumbull Exhibition Area
- Level A Exhibit Gallery
- Scheuch Atrium
- Joslin Family 1823 Room
- Long Walk Lobby
- Gates Quad Entrance
- Exhibit Case on Level 2
- Exhibit Case on Level 3
- Peter B’s Espresso Bar
- Watkinson Library Exhibit Hall
Our virtual museum houses our digital exhibitions and they can be seen here: https://watkinsonlibrary.omeka.net/
In addition, the Watkinson hosts several workshops and lectures throughout the year, as well as the weekly event, “Flipping the Bird.” Every Wednesday at noon, Watkinson Library staff turn the next page in John James Audubon’s Birds of America, on display in the John M. K. Davis Reading Room. Past recordings can be viewed on the library’s Instagram (@trincoll_library) and Facebook pages.