Events at Wellesley

Excavating Antioch: The Archaeology of an Ancient City follows Antioch-on-the-Orontes, now Antakya, Türkiye, across two periods: the ancient city, from the Hellenistic period through the twelfth century C.E., and its excavation in the 1930s. Through artifacts and archival materials, the exhibition…

Shi, the Chinese character meaning "stone" or "rock," mimics a small stone falling from a high cliff. The word “shi” can be associated with three categories of material: rocks, minerals, and fossils. For at least one thousand years, the Chinese have collected and studied shi. They assort shi by…

This project examines how Mexican immigrant women in Chicago engage—or choose not to engage—with the welfare state while living under an anti-immigrant regime. Drawing on qualitative methods, the study identifies three ways women navigate these intersecting systems: (1) they justify seeking public…

Led by Dawn Shim ‘28, Student Guide, this tour will explore the Butch Heroes series at the Davis Museum.

Ria Brodell’s Butch Heroes books recover and celebrate queer subjects obscured or misrepresented within the dominant narratives of history. Join us for a presentation focused on Brodell's 2025 publication, More Butch Heroes, which presents 15 original paintings and biographies in the style of the…

At a moment when public education faces mounting political, economic, and ideological pressures, how do we move beyond simply defending what exists toward repairing, reclaiming, and strengthening one of our most important democratic institutions?Drawing on his Soil Repair framework, historian and…

Join Yuhua Ding, Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs, to celebrate the Chinese tradition of collecting stones. For over 1,000 years, Chinese people have transformed stones into art. Shi: Stories in Stone offers cross-disciplinary perspectives on nature, science, art, and…