TOMORROW · 9:00am
Grounded Relations and Repair Exhibit
The Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library
TODAY · 9:00am
Campus Life: 150 Years of Human and More-Than-Human Relationships at CU Boulder Exhibition
Thursday, October 29 at The Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library, Boulder
About this event
Campus Life explores the shared history of humans and more-than-human inhabitants over the 150 years of CU Boulder, documenting their evolving relationship. The works exhibited illustrate how different forms of life coexist on campus through a diverse collection of visual media including historical maps, photographs, original watercolors and modern cartography that tracks current and past human-wildlife interactions. As part of the exhibition, the curators are collecting oral stories from peoples' experiences with the more-than-human on and around campus. Contribute your personal experience to the project. Visitors are also invited to enter the Campus Life Trivia Contest while exploring the exhibit to be eligible for a prize drawing. Follow the gingko leaves and respond to the questions to win a photo or a $50 dollar Amazon gift card. Campus Life is a collaboration with NEST Studio for the Arts, the Museum of Natural History and Facilities Management. The exhibition is on view until December 2026. Please check the Univeristy Libraries hours page for any exceptions. This project was partially funded through a grant from the 150th Initiative Fund.
What to expect
The show mixes historical site maps, photographs, original watercolors, and modern cartography tracking past and present human-wildlife encounters. It also includes preserved regional animals and plants from the CU Museum of Natural History. Highlights include the 1970s student protest over the campus prairie dog colony and the long tradition of tree planting. A mirror ringed with photos of campus animals, lichen and plants hangs in the stairwell.
Why go
The exhibition is participatory. Curators are collecting oral stories about encounters with wildlife and nature on and around campus, to be kept by the library. A trivia contest sends you along a trail of ginkgo leaves, with a prize drawing for a photo or a $50 gift card. The exhibit is a collaboration with NEST Studio for the Arts, the Museum of Natural History and Facilities Management, and it is a quiet way to see the campus differently. It stays up through December 2026.
Where
The Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library · 2200 Colorado Avenue · Boulder CODirections
