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Out of the Box - an autumn term exhibition featuring stories from across the Library’s Heritage Collections
What do Richard Attenborough, Agatha Christie and Virginia Woolf have in common? Which Sussex alum became President of South Africa? Did 1960s students really win a fire engine in a competition...and what happened to it?
Answers to all these questions can be found in our new Out of the Box exhibition. It shows how the lives and experiences of a diverse group of people can be told through the Heritage Collections managed by the Library.
The exhibition includes materials on Sussex on Film, Global Sussex, James Henry and Devil's Dyke, LGBTQ+, Protest at Sussex, Student Life, Agatha Christie and Virginia Woolf. It also highlights notable alumni and presents first editions from Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë.
Our Heritage Collections consist of the archives and rare books we hold at The Keep, along with our artworks and documents & ephemera. These are unique or distinct items which provide a valuable resource for teaching and research at Sussex.
Exhibition dates: 21 September - 16 October
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 12pm - 4pm
Location: The Gallery, University of Sussex Library [https://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/using-the-library/floorplans/ground]
Contact: library.collections@sussex.ac.uk
Also occurs on
- Saturday 3 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Sunday 4 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Monday 5 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Tuesday 6 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Wednesday 7 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Thursday 8 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Saturday 10 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Sunday 11 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Monday 12 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Tuesday 13 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Wednesday 14 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Thursday 15 October, 2026 at 12:00
- Friday 16 October, 2026 at 12:00
Propose an exhibition or event
We welcome proposals from University of Sussex colleagues to co-produce exhibitions and/or events in designated spaces in our buildings. If you wish to propose or design an exhibition for spaces within the Library and any associated digital or event activities that accompany an exhibition, please complete the Exhibition and events application form and submit to us by uploading below.
Applications should be submitted with at least six months’ notice for exhibitions and three months' notice for events in advance of the proposed start date and require relevant sign-off at Associate Dean, Executive Dean or Director of Professional Services level. This application should be completed in conjunction with the Exhibition and Events process document.