Organized by Assoc. Professor of Architecture William Williams, this traveling exhibition at the University of Virginia Art Museum features display trunks designed by architects from around the country, each of which tells a story of a place of refuge in an era of segregation. The sites, all of which are located in a city served by the Southern Crescent Line, range from a hotel to a train station to a Negro League baseball park. Assoc. Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Craig Barton, is one of the eleven designers, as is Williams.

Williams will give a gallery talk on Saturday, November 3rd at 2pm in the museum. The exhibit will run through December 23, 2007.

Sponsors include National Endowment for the Arts, the Graham Foundation, Amtrak, and the Arts Enhancement Fund.