Bicentennial Exhibitions
This Incomparable Site: From College Edifice to College HillLocation: Lass Gallery, Skillman Library
Dates: August 12, 2025 – December 18, 2026
Hours: Skillman Library
In the first volume of The Biography of a College, historian David Bishop Skillman characterizes College Hill as “…this incomparable site. No American college can boast a better one.” This exhibition features early engravings, maps, and photographs from the Lafayette College Archives and documents the evolution of the built environment on campus throughout the 19th century.
We’ll Gather by the Twilight’s Glow: 200 Years of Community at Lafayette CollegeLocation: Reference Area, Skillman Library
Dates: August 12, 2025 – December 18, 2026
Hours: Skillman Library
Historic panoramic and group photographs illustrate the growth of the Lafayette College community from its early years to the present. See our student, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustee populations transform as they gather in Convocation, Commencement, Reunion, and athletic and club photographs over the last three centuries.
Lafayette 200: A Bicentennial History of Lafayette CollegeLocation: Simon Room, Skillman Library
Dates: August 12, 2025 – December 18, 2026
Hours: Skillman Library
Take a step back in time and learn about the founding of Lafayette College, the evolution of our curriculum, the birth of athletics and student organizations, our resilience in the face of wars and financial crises, the impacts of the civil rights movement and coeducation, and more. Key documents, images, and artifacts from the Lafayette College Archives trace historic events that contributed to the development of one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the nation.