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SENDAK IN SPRING

2008 Annual Festival featuring Wild Things Whirligig

Whirligig

May 17 & 18
Noon-4pm

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MUSEUM SHOP SPOTLIGHT


Sleep Sleep Beauty Bright
© Maurice Sendak, 1971.
All rights reserved.

Signed Sendak print of Sleep Sleep Beauty Bright, from Lullabies and Night Songs
Available only at the Rosenbach
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ROSENBACH BOOKS & CATALOGS

Available online through Diane Publishing Co.

Chosen catalogue

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CURRENT EXHIBITION

May 6, 2008 - May 3, 2009

A major retrospective exhibition of artist/author Maurice Sendak that will take you way beyond Where the Wild Things Are, showing how Sendak mixes difficult childhood emotions and haunting personal memories in stories with witty word play, brilliant drawings, and engaging characters. Visitors will enjoy self-guided tours, original interviews, rotating displays, and dynamic public programs.

Click here to enter the Sendak on Sendak website!


All exhibitions and programs take place at 2008-2010 DeLancey Place, unless otherwise noted. The main entrance is at the Maurice Sendak Building at 2008 DeLancey. The Rosenbach is accessible to persons with disabilities. Please call 215.732.1600 for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

GALLERY TALK
Monster's Ink: The Bogeymen in Sendak's Closet
Monthly Gallery talk, lead by Patrick Rodgers, curator of There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak. May 14, 6pm.
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BLOOMSDAY
RML's 16th Annual Bloomsday is coming!
The classic Rosenbach event will be June Monday, June 16th, but Bloomsday programs will be occuring all through June!
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A NEW HANDS-ON TOUR
The Wild West
Get up close and personal with portrait miniatures and a Thomas Sully portrait. Hands-On Tours are available Wednesdays at 3pm on a rotating schedule.
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WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Development, Visitors Services, Education, and Collections!
Now accepting applications to join the Rosenbach team on all fronts!
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RML RANKED '07 BEST OF PHILLY
Proclamation
Rosenbach dubbed Best Museum You've Never Been To.
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VISITOR FEEDBACK WANTED
Take our online survey!
Did you recently visit the Rosenbach? Take our online survey and tell us what you loved or what you wish you could have seen more of!
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GREAT DEALS
Joint ticket to RML & Mütter!
One ticket will now get you discounted admission to the Mütter Museum and the Rosenbach!
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NEW FEATURE!
Search the Collections Online
Check out Phase I of a long-term project enabling visitors to search and explore our vast collections online.
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The Rosenblog
Now live!
Did you know the Rosenbach has its very own blog? The Rosenblog contains a wide variety of posts and topics ranging from upcoming events to quirky, casual commentary. Feel free to post feedback and comments!
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ROSENBACH IN THE NEWS

Gridskipper
December 11 , 2007

Philadelphia City Paper
December 4 , 2007

Evening Bulletin
December 4 , 2007

Philadelphia Metro
November 29, 2007

MTV
November 28, 2007

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