Exhibitions

​​​Collections featured ​at ​Bienes Museum of the Modern Book​ located at Main Library.​​

Each item includes exhibit title, dates and curator.

  • The Feminine Mystique: Easter Lily Gates, Trailblazing Broward Pioneer, March 7 – March 31, 2022, Rochelle T. Pienn
  • The Broward Sheriff’s Office: A Century of Progress in Public Safety, February 1 ​– April 30, 2022, Joseph Williams
  • Natural Legacy: The Civilian Conservation Corps, October 4 – December 31, 2021, Rochelle T. Pienn
  • Pride and printing: A Pop-Up of Cutting Edge Covers. Selections from the Alan Bell Collection, June 21 – July 15, 2021, Rochelle T. Pienn
  • Juneteenth: From Bondage to Jubilee. A Selection of Significant Imprints from Slavery to Civil Rights from the African American Research Library & Cultural Center, June 11 – August 11, 2021, Rochelle T. Pienn
  • Tails & Tales: A Selection of Special Imprints from the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, June 7 – August 31, 2021, Rochelle T. Pienn​
  • The Art of the Book: An Exhibit of Medieval Manuscripts Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Bienes Book Donation, March 7–May 29, 2019, Erin Purdy
  • Black Voices: Africa-American Narrative in Word and Action, November 28, 2018–February 28, 2019, Erin Purdy & Loree Jackson
  • Posters for the People: Selections from the WPA Poster collection in the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, August 22–November 24, 2018, Loree Jackson
  • The Rainy Season: The Everglades and Broward County, May 7–August 20, 2018, Erin Purdy & Loree Jackson
  • Les Marionettes de Monde: Puppets of the World from the Pellone/Barrett puppet collection, February 1–April 25, 2018, Loree Jackson & the Puppet Guild of South Florida
  • Vacationland: Broward County's Freaky, Funky, Midcentury Tourist Boom, November 9, 2017–January 30, 2018, Erin Purdy & Loree Jackson
  • Sew and Tell: A Collection of Sewing Memorabilia, August 3–November 4, 2017, Loree Jackson
  • A Book by its Cover: A Collection of Publishers' Cloth Book Covers, March 6-July 28, 2017, Loree Jackson
  • Warmly Remembering: A selection of Vintage Holiday Cards, Books, and objects from the Jorn and Anna M. Sann collection, October 5, 2016–February 28, 2017, Loree Jackson
  • V is for Victory: The World War II Home Front and Military Memories, May 2–September 30, 2016, Lillian Perricone & Denyse Cunningham
  • Back to School with the WPA Museum Extension Project, 1935-1943: An exhibit of Visual Teaching Aids, October 2, 2015–March 31, 2016, Lillian Perricone
  • 2015 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, July 8-September 18, 2015, Lillian Perricone
  • The Tropical Splendor of Florida Birds: A Selection of Books, Prints and Objects from the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, March 16–June 13, 2015, Lillian Perricone
  • 2013 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, May 1-July 7, 2014, Lillian Perricone
  • The Great Days of Rail Travel on the Florida East Coast, October 1–March 31, 2014, Guest curator Seth H. Bramson and Lillian Perricone
  • Great Books: Printed Treasures from the Bienes Museum, July 1–September 17, 2013, Lillian Perricone
  • 2012 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, April 24–June 17, 2013, Lillian Perricone
  • Around the World with the WPA: Books and Artifacts from Government-Funded Projects during the FDR Era, July 2012, Lillian Perricone
  • 2011 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, April 13–June 29, 2012, Lillian Perricone
  • Bountiful Broward: Eating in South Florida, 1880s-1980s, December 7, 2011–March 31, 2012, Lillian Perricone & Denyse Cunningham
  • Sun, Sand, and Suspense: Mystery and Crime Fiction in Florida: 1895-2011, July 6–November 18, 2011, Lillian Perricone
  • 2010 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, April 1–June 17, 2011
  • A is for Animals: The Alphabet in Books and Realia, December 15, 2010–March 18, 2011
  • WPA Handicraft Projects, 1935-1943: hand-bound books, block printed textiles, wall hangings, prints, toys, and other crafts from the collections of the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, July 1-September 24, 2010, Jim Findlay
  • 2009 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, March 24–June 19, 2010, Jim Findlay
  • Japan and the Art of War, 1983-1945: Japanese Military Art and Artifacts from the Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Study Centre, November 9, 2009–March 15, 2010, Lea Nickless, Philip Gebauer, and James A. Findlay
  • Line Paper and Wood (Linea, Papel Y Madera): Liliana Gerardi, An exhibit in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15–October 15, 2009, Jim Findlay
  • Pop Phenomena: A Comic Book Exhibition, June 30–September 20, 2009, Jim Findlay
  • 2008 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, March 25–June 19, 2009, Jim Findlay
  • WPA children's books by the Pennsylvania Writers' Project, the New York City New Reading Materials Program, and the Milwaukee Handicraft Project, October 13, 2008–March 13, 2009, Jim Findlay
  • So This Is Florida: An Exhibition of Decorative Book Bindings and Book Jackets, 1873–1999, June 21–October 6, 2008, Jim Findlay
  • 2007 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, March 20–June 20, 2008, Jim Findlay
  • Series Americana: An Exhibition of Selected Post Depression-Era Regional Literature from the Collection of Carol Fitzgerald, October 25, 2007–January 8, 2008, Jim Findlay
  • The Game of War: Books, Toys, and Propaganda from the Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Study Centre, September 12, 2006–January 8, 2007, Jim Findlay
  • 2005 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, May 9–August 28, 2006, Jim Findlay
  • 2004 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, May 9–September 12, 2005, Jim Findlay
  • Modernism for the Masses: Artist-designed Postcards from the Collection of Anthony Guneratne, March 20–July 20, 2005, Jim Findlay
  • Pop-ups, Illustrated Books, and Graphic Designs of Czech Artist and Paper Engineer, Vojtěch Kubašta (1914-1992), January 25–April 30, 2005, Jim Findlay
  • The Inspired Moustache: an Exhibition of Diverse Expressions of Salvador Dali through Books and Memorabilia from the Collection of Rik Pavlescak, September 20, 2004-January 15, 2005, Jim Findlay
  • 2003 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, March 18–June 7, 2004, Jim Findlay
  • Paper Engineering: The Pop-up Book Structures of Vojtěch Kubašta, Robert Sabuda, and Andrew Binder, January 16-March 12, 2004, Jim Findlay
  • Turning Pages Celebrating South Florida Artist-Made Books, January 14–February 29, 2004, Jim Findlay
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: An Exhibition of Books, Artifacts, and Art from the Collection of Donald Singer, September 10, 2003–January 12, 2004, Jim Findlay
  • 2002 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, March 20–June 19, 2003, Jim Findlay
  • Big Little Books: An Exhibition of Big Little Books published by the Whitman Company, June 21–September 20, 2002, Jim Findlay
  • 2001 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, March 15–June 10, 2002, Jim Findlay
  • Florida, The Making of a State: A Cartographic Adventure, January 17–March 28, 2002, Robert David, Lorette David & Jim Findlay
  • Reefs, Wrecks, and Rascals: The Legacy of the Spanish Main, September 15, 2001–January 6, 2002, Arthur Dunkelman & Jim Findlay
  • Pop-Up: An Exhibition of Movable Books and Ephemera from the Collection of Geraldine Roberts Lebowitz, May 4–September 15, 2001, Jim Findlay
  • 2000 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, February 15–March 19, 2001, Jim Findlay
  • Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995): Afro-American Librarian & Bibliophile, February 1–March 16, 2001, Jim Findlay
  • ABC Books and Related Materials: Selections from the Nyr Indictor Collection of the Alphabet, October 15, 2000–January 15, 2001, Jim Findlay
  • Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom An Exhibition of 18th-, 19th- and Early 20th-Century Material Culture of the African Experience in the Americas from the Collection of Derrick Joshua Beard, February 1–April 15, 2000, Jim Findlay
  • 1999 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, February 15–April 1, 2000, Jim Findlay
  • The Architecture of Donald Singer, 1964-1999, June 29–Sept. 29, 1999, Jim Findlay
  • Miami City Ballet: An Exhibition, April 8–June 13, 1999, Jim Findlay
  • 1998 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, March 4–March 29, 1999, Jim Findlay
  • The WPA: An Exhibition of Works Progress Administration (WPA) Literature and Art from the Collections of the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts, October 6–December 31, 1998, Jim Findlay and Margaret Bing
  • Forward! March! An Exhibition of Toy Soldiers, Books, and Art Works from the Collection of Frank Steffens, June 4–September 27, 1998, Jim Findlay
  • Shell Books (1684-1912) and Shells: An Exhibition from the Collection of Wayne Harland, March 19–May 25, 1998, Jim Findlay
  • 1997 Florida Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, February 12–March 15, 1998, Jim Findlay
  • Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word, January 16–February 9, 1998, Jim Findlay
  • Duane Hanson: An Exhibition of Sculpture, Tools and Accessories, Printed Materials, Models, and Memorabilia from the Collection of Mrs. Duane (Wesla) Hanson, December 11, 1997–January 11, 1998, Laurence Pamer and Jim Findlay
  • The Rivers of America: A Selected Exhibition of Books from the Collection of Carol Fitzgerald, September 26–December 5, 1997, Jim Findlay
  • Bound to Please: An Exhibition of Fine Leather Bindings from the University of Miami Library, July 14–September 19, 1997, Bill Brown, Nora Quinlin & Pedro Figueredo
  • ZYX: An Exhibition of Selected Books from the Jean Trebbi Collection, April 3–May 19, 1997, Jim Findlay
  • Modern Rare Books: An Exhibition of Selections from the Mata and Arthur Jaffe Collection, February 21–March 31, 1997, Jim Findlay
  • Pictorial Covers: An Exhibition of American Book Jackets, 1920-1950, January 17–February 17, 1997, Jim Findlay
  • Ars Libri: Selections from the Dianne & Michael Bienes Book Donation, December 4, 1996–January 13, 1997, Jim Findlay