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Thu. Feb. 2nd, 2012 4:42pm
Each year, hundreds of on- and off-site researchers make use of the Rosenbach Museum & Library’s collections.The exhibition Inquiring Minds: Rosenbach Researchers Report Back explores a cross-section of researchers’ projects from concept to completion. Open now through March 25, 2012, the exhibition uncovers the work of a variety of researchers with sometimes surprising interests – not only scholars and professors, but musicians, fashion designers and even a cheesemonger. More
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Thu. Jun. 16th, 2011 3:20pm
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Fri. May. 13th, 2011 9:12am
James Joyce (1882-1941), author of the prolific landmark novel Ulysses, has been called the greatest 20th-century novelist writing in English. On Thursday, June 16 from Noon – 7pm, the Rosenbach Museum & Library will celebrate the Irish author and Joycean tradition with its 19th annual Bloomsday, an open-air festival featuring dramatic readings from Ulysses by some of Philadelphia’s most interesting business, creative, and media personalities from the steps of the museum. This Bloomsday, the Rosenbach welcomes H.E. Michael Collins, a native of Dublin and Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, who will kick-off the Bloomsday festivities as the first reader. More
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Wed. Jan. 19th, 2011 4:46pm
At its quarterly meeting on October 26, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia voted unanimously to deaccession thirteen paintings by the British artist Walter Greaves (1846-1930). Deaccessioning is the term museums use to describe the permanent removal, by sale or by gift, of items from their collections. There are two essential parts of deaccessioning: making the decision in the first place, and then allocating the proceeds. The following text – prepared by Derick Dreher, Director, Rosenbach Museum & Library – will address the best standards and practices for both issues, and explain in detail the entire process the Rosenbach followed. More