Media Revolutions Then and Now: Martin Luther and the Making of Modern Communication

University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center Gallery, 1^st Floor January 5 through April 10, 2026

Media Revolutions Then and Now explores how the Protestant Reformation and innovations in printing technology coincided to catalyze a sweeping revolution that paved the way for media culture as we know it today. The exhibition upends traditional narratives that center on printing technology as the driving force of the Reformation and instead shows how essential religious thought and practice were for the emergence and success of modern media. The exhibition holds up a mirror to our contemporary media landscape, illuminating what the early modern reformation of media can teach us about today’s media culture and hint at what it might look like in the future.

Digital exhibit: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/collex/exhibits/media-revolutions-then-now-martin-luther-and-the-making-of-modern-communication

Information for Your Visit:
University of Chicago Regenstein Library
1100 E. 57^th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Special Collections (1^st floor): Weekdays 9am-4:45 pm

Free and open to all

For more information, contact: Patti Gibbons, pgibbons@uchicago.edu

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