The Crystal Palace is a temporary exhibition space composed of cabinets made from the postal boxes that were formerly located in the basement of Sibley. It is inspired by the cabinets of curiosities (Wunderkammer) of the 16th century — precursors to museums — and by the Crystal Palace that housed the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851, a precursor to World Expos.

Despite their fraught relationship to colonialism and empire, these are some of the roots of our current ideas of exhibitions. They emphasized group participation; representation through images, objects, and artifacts; and the exchange of ideas. Formally, they also favored transparency and the use of glass.

This inaugural two-part exhibition at the Crystal Palace begins with the work of faculty and staff from the Art Department who responded to an open call. For the second part of the show, each exhibitor invites someone from AAP to take over their space. Each space has its own key, which will be passed from person to person.

Part 2: February 13 to March 20, 2026

Anastasia Kondratenko
Andre Hafner
Arden Sherman
Jolene Rickard
Anastasia Sargent
Anson Wigner
Neba Neba
Marissa Cote
Cristhian Varela
Carla Rangel Garcia
Laura Robert
A/D
Alix and Georg Hoffstaetter de Torquat
Keiaria Williams
Tina DuBois
Sandy Wang
Onome Olotu
Faye Pamintuan
Eric Harvey
Nate Jackson
Lilian Shtereva

Part 1: January 22 to February 12, 2026

Kyle Bellucci Johanson
Matt Bollinger
Mark Anthony Brown, Jr.
Oscar Rene Cornejo
Eric Hibit
Jen de los Reyes
Lou Fuchs
Julianne Hunter
Devon Jenkins and Eli Bressler
Carla Liesching
Joanna Malinowska
Leeza Meksin
Elisabeth Meyer
Cora Moss
Keith Obadike
Carl Ostendarp
Maria Park
Paul Ramírez Jonas
Jackie Riccio
Paulina Velázquez Solís