Information about current exhibits and selected past exhibits is provided below, including exhibits on display in the Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery on the University of Florida campus.
Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery
Are We Next? Fear and Social Roles in World War II
Living in the Canal Zone and surrounding area was a unique experience as the threat of war increased. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, war saturated everyday life. Many were surprised that Pearl Harbor was attacked before the Canal, yet it made potential threats even more a reality. Fear shaped expectations of what it meant to be a patriot; be it a soldier, a civilian, a person of color, or a gendered ideal. Currently on display in the Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery from March 2020 to February 2022.

ALBERT H. NAHMAD PANAMA CANAL GALLERY
An American Canal in Panama
The Panama Canal and its surroundings were historically the source of tension between the United States and Panama. This exhibition looks at the sources of tension and examines events that led to the transfer of the Canal in 1999. Displayed in the Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery from March 2019 to February 2020.

ALBERT H. NAHMAD PANAMA CANAL GALLERY
Served in the Zone
An exhibition of food and community identity during the American Era of the Panama Canal Zone. The exhibition features photographs, artifacts, and ephemera paired with memories from former Canal Zone residents to illustrate their impact. Displayed in the Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery from March 2018 to February 2019.

ALBERT H. NAHMAD PANAMA CANAL GALLERY
Between Two Oceans
An overview of the first 100 years of the Panama Canal as collected by those who devoted their livelihoods to this waterway. Displayed as the inaugural exhibition in the Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery from April 2017 to February 2018.

Smathers Library Building
Camping in the Jungle: Scouting Stories from the Panama Canal Zone
An exhibition that explores the role of scouting in the lives of Panama Canal Zone residents as told in their own words. Displayed in the Smathers Library Building lobby.

Centennial EXHIBITION
Panama Canal Centennial Exhibition
This online exhibition is based on the Panama Canal Centennial exhibitions that were organized by the George A. Smathers Libraries to celebrate the centennial of the opening of the Panama Canal. The series of exhibitions were presented across the University of Florida campus, including the Fisher School of Accounting, Florida Museum of Natural History, Legal Information Center, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, and Smathers Libraries.

CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
Panama Canal Trail
The Panama Canal Trail is marked across the UF campus by seven commemorative signs that explain the history, construction and inner workings of this massive engineering feat. It represents a 1/100th scale transit of the Canal (about 1/2 mile). Presented in collaboration with Frank C. Townsend, Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, UF.

Centennial Exhibition
Documenting Presence
Features photographs from the Panama Canal Museum Collection that were taken primarily during the construction era and demonstrate the emerging popularity of photography as a documentary art form. Displayed at the Tampa International Airport March 20, 2015 – August 2015.

Centennial Exhibition
Patterns Past and Present: Arts of Panama
Juxtaposes ancient and modern art forms that illustrate common visual themes as well as innovation. Displayed at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art August 12, 2014 – June 7, 2015.

Centennial Exhibition
Voices from the Panama Canal
This exhibition is an effort to represent the different voices that make up the history of the Panama Canal; a history rich because of its diversity, but also dynamic and conflictive. Displayed in the Smathers Library Exhibit Gallery August-October 2014.

Online Exhibition
Immediate Aftermath: Operation Just Cause
This online exhibition is based on the exhibition of the same name that was presented at the Panama Canal Society Reunion, July 4 – 6, 2019, at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, Florida. The exhibition features photographs depicting the U.S. military invasion of the Republic of Panama in late 1989 and early 1990.

Sponsoring Exhibits
The goal of the Panama Canal Museum Collection exhibition program is to educate and raise awareness about the American era of the Panama Canal. Exhibition sponsorship provides a unique opportunity to support this goal.
Through gallery, online, and traveling exhibitions, we share the memories and stories preserved in the PCMC, and introduce audiences to the treasure trove of distinctive and historically significant objects. Exhibitions are curated in the Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery on the University of Florida campus and at the Panama Canal Society Annual Reunion. Online exhibitions are accessible freely at any time to a worldwide audience, and traveling exhibitions enable education in diverse locations.
We invite individuals, groups, and corporations to sponsor PCMC exhibitions. All sponsors receive acknowledgment in exhibition materials, including: invitations, programs, exhibition catalogues, signage, flyers, press releases, the UF PCMC website and e-mails sent to Friends members. Complimentary curator tours are also provided for sponsors and their guests. If you are interested in sponsoring an exhibition or would like more information, please contact John Nemmers, jnemmers@ufl.edu, 353-273-2766.