As the largest repository of documentary cultural heritage among university libraries in Korea, Seoul National University Central Library has established a viewing repository to make the valuable documents—collected from the forefront of Korean book culture to support the academic research of the SNU community—accessible not only to researchers but also to the general public. To commemorate this, the Inaugural Exhibition of the Visible Storage 〈SNU Library, The Library of Us All〉 aims to revive the “shared memories” contained within the Central Library’s cultural heritage collection. Using bookplates as a medium to evoke the past owners of these documents and imagine their personal libraries, the exhibition reconstructs the narrative of how the Central Library’s cultural heritage collection has been formed through the hands of countless people who have lived on the Korean Peninsula from the 15th century to the present. Of the total 214 documents formerly held by 21 institutions and 134 individuals from premodern, modern, and contemporary Korea, 94 are on display.

Seoul National University Central Library, as the largest repository of Western Rare Books in Korea, is hosting the exhibition "An Invitation to Western Rare Books: From Plato to Goethe" to showcase valuable Western classical works to a wide audience and share their significance. The exhibition will be held from February 10 to May 6, 2025, in front of the Kwanjeong Gallery on the first floor of the Kwanjeong Building. It is open to both SNU members and the general public. Notably, this exhibition is the first special exhibition exclusively dedicated to Western Rare Books at Seoul National University, making it a highly significant event.

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Yi Sang's Ogamdo (烏瞰圖), Seoul National University Central Library held an exhibition on rare books related to Yi Sang from December 9, 2024, to January 31, 2025. The exhibition, held in the Rare and Old Book Collection on the 6th floor of the Central Library’s main building, featured various materials showcasing different aspects of Yi Sang. These included his early poems written in Japanese, Joseon Art Exhibition Catalog (조선미술전람회도록) which highlights his artistic side, Joseon and Architecture (조선과 건축) for which he designed the cover, and Keijō High Technical School Yearbook (경성고등공업학교 일람) which provides insights into his high school years.

The year 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Simak Collection. In this meaningful year, Seoul National University Central Library is hosting "As High and Steadfast as a Mountain: Memorial Exhibition on the Eminent Korean Linguist, Lee Sung-nyong" to showcase the vastness and significance of the Simak Collection. The exhibition features over 120 carefully selected treasures, including rare books, handwritten manuscripts, maps, paintings, calligraphy, and wooden plaques. Notably, it includes the Lotus Sutra (묘법연화경), for which a national treasure designation has been requested this year. Through this exhibition, which highlights the essence of the Simak Collection, we aim to celebrate the academic traditions of Gwanak and share the beauty of the documentary heritage housed in the Central Library.

The year 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Individual Collections at the Seoul National University Central Library. In this meaningful year, the library received a donation of 1,654 volumes meticulously collected over a lifetime by Professor Kwon Young-min. To commemorate this occasion and to highlight the bibliographic significance of both the 70-year history of personal collections and the Kwon Young-min Collection, Seoul National University Central Library organized this exhibition.