Canaday Center

Virtual Exhibitions

Since the University of Toledo went online in the mid-1990s, the Canaday Center has developed virtual representations of most of their annual exhibitions. Virtual exhibitions are made available after the physical exhibition has closed.  Those currently available to view are listed below in reverse chronological order.  

The Heart of Any University: 50 Years of the William S. Carlson Library,  November 16, 2023 - January 20, 2024


Faith, Vision and Hard Work: The University of Toledo, 1872-2022, October 12, 2022 - August 1, 2023


Protest: Activism and Social Change, 1845-2015, 2018-2019


Preserving Yesterday for Tomorrow: The Best of the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, November 2017 - July 2018 


House and Home: The Intersection of Domestic Architecture and Social History, 1870-1970, October 19, 2016 - May 5, 2017


Greater Toledo: The City in the World, September 24, 2015 - May 6, 2016


Letters of Luminaries: Notable Correspondences in the Collections of the Ward M. Canaday Center, October 21, 2013 - July 31, 2014 (new virtual exhibition coming soon). Currently available:

Exhibit Catalog

Historical Timemap (Timeline Only / Map Only)


Medicine on the Maumee: A History of Health Care in Northwest Ohio, March 1 - December 28, 2012


Wholly Toledo: The Business and Industry that Shaped the City, November 17, 2010 - August 12, 2011


Margaret Papp Perry Memorial Hungarian Book Collection, May 2011


University of Toledo 2010 Authors and Artists Exhibit, March 29 - April 30, 2010 


 Black History Month : Images from the Rare Books Collections, February 2010


From Institutions to Independence: A History of People with Disabilities in Northwest Ohio, September 23, 2008 - February 27, 2009


Best of the Canaday Center 2007,  September 12 - December 31, 2007 


Time in a Bottle:  A History of Owens-Illinois, Inc., September 20 - December 29, 2006


Ideals, Courage, and Hope: The Experience of Soldiers in America's Wars, April 13 - August 31, 2005


University of Toledo 2004 Authors and Artists Exhibit, November 18 - December 30, 2004


Till Death Us Do Part: Courtship, Marriage & Family in 19th Century America, March 29 - August 27, 2004


Faces of Steel: The People and History of the Acklin Stamping Company, April 2000


A Hundred Years of Womanhood: Celebrating Women's History Month, March 2000


The Noble Craftsmen We Promote: The Arts and Crafts Movement in the American Midwest, March 1999


The Books of Wall Street: Selections From the Hess Collection, February 1999  


The Tower's Lengthening Shadow: 125 Years of The University of Toledo, an exhibit tracing UT's history, 1997


A Walking Tour Guide to The University of Toledo Architecture, 1997 


From Quackery to Bacteriology: The Emergence of Modern Medicine in 19th Century America, 1994 

Last Updated: 9/10/24