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Exhibitions

SUAC presents original, rotating exhibits of objects from our cultural heritage collections, spanning disciplines, periods, and global cultures.

Scroll down to learn more about current & upcoming, virtual, and past exhibitions. 

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

DateTuesday, March 10, 2026 - Wednesday, December 15, 2027. All day
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

Embodied Provenance, curated by Alana Joy Okonkwo (Archaeology and Black Studies, Class of 2026), investigates the archival silences that show up in objects’ records through words like “…

DateTuesday, March 10, 2026 - Wednesday, December 15, 2027. All day
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

Examining Worth: Shells and the Making of Value, curated by Yasmine Toubassy (Classics and Art History, Class of 2028) addresses the concept that there is no one definition for value, nor…

DateWednesday, December 3, 2025 - Tuesday, March 2, 2027. All day
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

Narratives: Never Set in Stone, curated by Garion Nicdao (Archaeology, Class of 2026) addresses how people interact with thousands of things every day, and many objects come in contact…

DateMonday, December 1, 2025 - Tuesday, March 2, 2027. All day
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

Combing the World, curated by Yiyi Gu (M.A. Student in East Asian Studies), showcases combs from SUAC's collections.

DateThursday, March 6, 2025. 9:00am - Tuesday, March 2, 2027. 4:00pm
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

Woven by Women: Micronesian Art After World War II, curated by Alana Joy Okonkwo (Archaeology and Black Studies, Class of 2026), examines several Micronesian objects collected between…

Virtual Exhibitions

Past Exhibitions

Date
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - Wednesday, December 15, 2027. All day

Embodied Provenance, curated by Alana Joy Okonkwo (Archaeology and Black Studies, Class of 2026), investigates the archival silences that show up in objects’ records through words like “…

Date
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - Wednesday, December 15, 2027. All day

Examining Worth: Shells and the Making of Value, curated by Yasmine Toubassy (Classics and Art History, Class of 2028) addresses the concept that there is no one definition for value, nor…

Date
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - Tuesday, March 2, 2027. All day

Narratives: Never Set in Stone, curated by Garion Nicdao (Archaeology, Class of 2026) addresses how people interact with thousands of things every day, and many objects come in contact…

Date
Monday, December 1, 2025 - Tuesday, March 2, 2027. All day

Combing the World, curated by Yiyi Gu (M.A. Student in East Asian Studies), showcases combs from SUAC's collections.

Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025. 9:00am - Tuesday, March 2, 2027. 4:00pm

Woven by Women: Micronesian Art After World War II, curated by Alana Joy Okonkwo (Archaeology and Black Studies, Class of 2026), examines several Micronesian objects collected between…