Exhibitions

This exhibition presents the poignant and powerful voices of the Love Canal community—residents of Niagara Falls, NY whose lives were forever changed by one of the most infamous environmental disasters in American history.

TOXIC ARCHIVES: Voices from Love Canal features redacted interviews conducted in 1978-79, now accessible to the public for the first time. Through photographs, correspondence, and firsthand accounts, the exhibition highlights both the community’s struggle for justice and the archival responsibility to balance transparency with privacy.

Location: Silverman Library, 3rd floor, on display till July 2026

This Poetry Collection exhibition celebrates the life and work of longtime Buffalo poet Robert Creeley (1926-2005), one of America’s leading writers in the second half of the twentieth century, for the 100th anniversary of his birth. Drawing on materials from the Poetry Collection and University Archives, it focuses on Creeley’s poetry and poetics, publishing with Divers Press, editing of the Black Mountain Review and teaching at Black Mountain College, friendship with fellow poet Robert Duncan, and noteworthy moments from his 37 years in Buffalo teaching at UB.

Onward! A Centennial Celebration of Robert Creeley is part of a coordinated Buffalo-wide programming effort that includes the UB Poetics Program, UB Art Galleries, Just Buffalo Literary Center, Black Rock Arts, and Buffalo AKG Art Museum.

Location: Special Collections, 420 Capen Hall, on display through the end of 2026