Berea College

Here’s some of our past exhibitions.&nbsp; Click on a tile for more on that exhibit.&nbsp;

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Explore two significant events that affected the Berea College community during World War I.

Berea during the Great War

Berea student, and LJAC student employee, Ciara Felty selected five images that unpack some of her journey as an Appalachian.

Ciara’s Appalachia: Almost Heaven

A Journey Through Four Lands, photos by Libby Jones

Begin Beneath Your Feet

A reflection on Appalachian protagonists throughout children’s literature, featuring characters from more than six Appalachian states.

Librarians, Entrepreneurs, & Storekeepers

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Mail-order shopping in America

Before Amazon

Considering Kindred Lands presents two bilingual banner exhibitions originally prepared for the Appalachian-Carpathian International Conferences held in Ukraine in 2013 and 2017.

Ukrainian Carpathians and American Appalachia

The Places Between Photographs by Greta McDonough

Meeting Ukraine

All students at Berea College have worked in the Student Labor Program since its official beginning in 1906.

Berea Made, Berea Served

In underground coal mines, stickers on helmets, lunch pails, and equipment deliver messages, allow miners to personalize their environment, and increase safety.

The Mullins Family Coal Mining Sticker Collection

Seventeen tintype photographs of contemporary Appalachian folk musicians, primarily from Kentucky.

Modern Tintypes of Folk Musicians

Highlighting several recent additions to the Appalachian Studies Teaching Artifacts Collection that relate to dance, music, and sound.

Sounds of Song and Dance

Grow Appalachia staff show just how much food can be produced in a 3ft. by 7ft. raised bed garden.

Raised Bed Garden

Introducing eight interesting cryptids found in Appalachian and Kentucky folklore and literature.

Stories of Cryptids from Appalachia & Kentucky

Participants explored the southwest landscape of deserts, mountains, and canyons through photography and creative writing.

Photography and Writing: Tools for Conservation

Berea student Sarah Carr selected five images of places connected to her hometown, Sever County, Tenn.

Sarah’s Appalachia

Four Berea College students each created a poster about their chunk of the East Tennessee world

East Tennessee Poster Showcase

Exploring Appalachian material culture beyond the artifacts stereotypically associated with the region.

Past Exhibits