Exhibitions@WURLibrary

Welcome to Exhibitions@WUR Library

Special Collections of Wageningen University & Research – Library is a great source of visual documentation on a wide array of subjects. Main subjects are agriculture, botany, livestock farming and garden and landscape designs. We organise exhibitions on the edge of science and heritage.

The exhibitions show highlights from the Special Collections, Image Collections or other WUR Library collections.

"Science meets heritage"

Special Collections

Online exhibitions

Chef's Special: A Taste of the Collections

‘Chef’s Special’ is an exhibition with highlights from the specialised and beautiful collection of Wageningen University & Research – Library.

Open Exhibition

John Bergmans, garden architect and botanist

John Bergmans was a garden architect who grew into a botanist, grower and author of books on the world of plants.

Open Exhibition

Art on Wageningen Campus

Wageningen University & Research has always been interested in and committed to the visual arts. Art and science can reinforce one another by inspiring new discoveries and allowing for a meaningful dialogue on the implications of these discoveries.

Open Exhibition

What RAF-pilots saw during the liberation

In 34 aerial photographs the story of the liberation of the Netherlands, 75 years ago in 2020, is told.

Open Exhibition

About us

Special Collections, a department of WUR Library, offers collections of rare, old and vulnerable documents that need particular care and attention, in management, conservation and user accessibility. The collections include garden and landscape designs, nursery catalogues, aerial photographs and academic heritage. A large part is digitally available through the WUR Image Collections.