page_title: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
section_title: Exhibitions
hierarchical_section_title: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library / Exhibitions
caption_attribution_description: Beinecke Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, 1960–1963, Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill (SOM), Yale University Hewitt Quadrangle (Beinecke Plaza), New Haven, Connecticut
context_page_description: The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. Situated on Yale University's Hewitt Quadrangle, the building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1963. Established by a gift of the Beinecke family and given its own endowment, the library is financially independent from the university and is co-governed by the University Library and Yale Corporation. It is one of the largest buildings in the world entirely dedicated to rare books and manuscripts.
  The library's iconic building reopened in September 2016 after an 18-month closure for major renovations, which included replacing the building's HVAC system and expanding teaching and exhibition capabilities.
context_section_description: In addition to items on permanent display such as the Gutenberg Bible, the Beinecke offers a year-round program of temporary exhibits drawn from its collections. For example, in 2006 the library presented Breaking the Binding: Printing and the Third Dimension, a show of flap books, pop-ups, perspective books, panoramas, and peep-shows in printed form. Display cases are located on the mezzanine level and at the ground floor entry level, and may be freely viewed by the general public whenever the library is open.
  The Library celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013. There were two full-year exhibitions that explored the library's architecture and people as well as a series of showcases of rarely seen manuscripts, printed works, and visual objects from across all curatorial areas.
caption: The climate-controlled central shelving stack of Beinecke Library is at right. The small illuminated display cases on the mezzanine level hold temporary exhibits.
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