Museums & Libraries

Historic Gorgas House Furniture Gets New Life

Historic Gorgas House Furniture Gets New Life

The Gorgas family didn’t move to Tuscaloosa with just their good name and character. They brought furniture, some of which has remained intact – with help – in the Gorgas House since the 1800s.

University Libraries Allows Online Renewals

University Libraries Allows Online Renewals

Due to the Gorgas Library renovation project, UA Libraries will be allowing some online renewals.

Stressed? Final Paper Due? Get Relief at The Great Campus Write-In!

Stressed? Final Paper Due? Get Relief at The Great Campus Write-In!

On April 8, UA Libraries and the English department’s Writing Center will host the third annual “Great Campus Write-In” from 1-4 p.m. at 205 Gorgas Library.

A man flint knapping an antler

Knap-In to Spotlight Native American Stone Tools, Culture

The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park invites the West Alabama community to learn the Native American skill of flintknapping at the 19th annual Knap-In March 8-9.

Go Back in Time at Family Night at the Museum

Go Back in Time at Family Night at the Museum

The University of Alabama invites the campus and West Alabama communities to travel back to prehistoric times when dinosaurs roamed the Earth at the ninth annual Family Night at the Museum Feb. 9.

Paul W. Bryant Museum to Close for Renovations

Paul W. Bryant Museum to Close for Renovations

The Paul W. Bryant Museum will temporarily close for renovations beginning Feb. 1.

Gorgas Library on the Quad during a blue-skied day

VOTE! Gorgas Library Seeks Input on Renovations

The historic Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, built in 1939 upon the ashes of the University’s first library, Rotunda, which was destroyed in the Civil War, is getting a much needed, massive, multi-phased renovation.

Alabama’s Indigenous Past Focus of New UA Program

Alabama’s Indigenous Past Focus of New UA Program

A new initiative launched by a team of University of Alabama cultural and research centers aims to showcase some of the most visible remains of the state of Alabama’s indigenous heritage.

Digitorium Offers Speakers, Workshops on Digital Humanities

Digitorium Offers Speakers, Workshops on Digital Humanities

University Libraries, the Hudson Strode Program, the departments of religious studies and history and the Summersell Center for the Study of the South are hosting a three-day Digital Humanities Conference Oct. 4-6.

UA’s Moundville Park Celebrates 30th Native American Festival Oct. 3-6

UA’s Moundville Park Celebrates 30th Native American Festival Oct. 3-6

The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host the 30th annual Moundville Native American Festival Oct. 3-6.