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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

DateMonday, July 14, 2025. 9:00am - Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 5:00pm
Location
Building 500, Archaeology Center
488 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

Textiles are intimate creations, worn on our bodies or otherwise integrated into daily life.

DateThursday, March 6, 2025. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 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…

DateTuesday, March 4, 2025. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 4:00pm
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

A Story in Pieces: Ceramic Production Techniques in Korea, curated by Leo Baek (Archaeology and Art History, Class of 2025), focuses on a variety of objects related to Korean ceramic…

DateWednesday, December 4, 2024. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 4:00pm
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

African Iron: Bridging Sacred and Secular, curated by Eva Middleton (PhD student, Anthropology, Archaeology track) features African objects housed at SUAC that highlight the history of…

DateTuesday, December 3, 2024. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 4:00pm
Location
Stanford University Archaeology Collections Classroom
450 Jane Stanford Way
Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460), Room 020

Dolls Around the World, curated by Ellie Luchini (History and Archaeology, Class of 2025), showcases dolls from the Stanford University Archaeology Collections.

Virtual Exhibitions

Past Exhibitions

Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 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…

Date
Tuesday, March 4, 2025. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 4:00pm

A Story in Pieces: Ceramic Production Techniques in Korea, curated by Leo Baek (Archaeology and Art History, Class of 2025), focuses on a variety of objects related to Korean ceramic…

Date
Wednesday, December 4, 2024. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 4:00pm

African Iron: Bridging Sacred and Secular, curated by Eva Middleton (PhD student, Anthropology, Archaeology track) features African objects housed at SUAC that highlight the history of…

Date
Tuesday, December 3, 2024. 9:00am - Monday, March 2, 2026. 4:00pm

Dolls Around the World, curated by Ellie Luchini (History and Archaeology, Class of 2025), showcases dolls from the Stanford University Archaeology Collections.

Date
Wednesday, March 27, 2024. 9:00am - Wednesday, December 31, 2025. 4:00pm

Many objects in the Stanford University Archaeology Collections have gaps in their documentation. Some important questions are often left unanswered: