This student-curated exhibition honors the life and work of Alberta Hirshheimer Burke '28, the extraordinary woman responsible for the founding of the Jane Austen Collection at Goucher College. This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of her bequest as well as Jane Austen’s 250th birthday.
This exhibit is part of The Hallowed Ground Project, a college initiative that examines the legacies of social injustice on campus lands from colonization through today.
Exhibition curated by Lilia Gestson (Goucher College Class of ’23)
“Emma Across Media,” a Goucher College student exhibition, showcases Jane Austen’s Emma and various related media students explored throughout spring 2023’s LIT 266: Austen, Adaptations, & Archives course. Dr. Juliette Wells and the seven dedicated students used Special Collections resources and Dr. Wells’ personal teaching collection to unveil all things Emma.
Goucher College is pleased to present We Care: Works by Corita Kent, on view in Silber Gallery from September 10 through December 16, 2022.
A highlight of Goucher College's leading role as an institution of scientific learning, the women who benefited from Goucher to make a lasting impression on the medical world, and one of the leading female professors of health and hygiene at Goucher College.
“Goucher Wunderkammer for the 21st century,” explores the power of specimens, artifacts, and art to tell stories of change.