News related to our Downtown New York, Food & Cookery, and Riot Grrrl Collections, with occasional treats from our archives and rare books.

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Join us, @APAInstitute , and the Colloquium for Unpopular Culture tomorrow evening for a conversation with @Qidurian and @lim_eugene
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Camila Aguirre reflects on a semester spent re-housing and re-describing complex mail art objects from the Mark Bloch Postal Art Network Archive: wp.nyu.edu/specialcollection…

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Martha Wilson joins us this evening for an artist talk on her journals, selections of which were recently printed by @mfcmicheldidier micheledidier.com/en/oeuvre/…

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Now open for the NYU community -- Portable Devices, 1574-1998: Notebooks from NYU Special Collections: nyu.edu/about/news-publicati…

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Folks who can't see the exhibition in person can join us at any of the associated events, including talks with Downtown luminary Martha Wilson, exhibition curator @JulieLong18thC, and @MuseStudiesNYU professor @eayers0! eventbrite.com/cc/portable-d…

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Today! 2pm EDT
TOMORROW 4/5 at 2:00 p.m. EDT: Join A/P/A, @FalesLibrary & @Primary_Info for a virtual conversation on the origins of Godzilla, Asian American Arts Network and the role of collaborative archival initiatives in preserving the legacies of arts collectives. #APAarchives
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Join us tomorrow, December 1st, at 5pm for a panel that brings together a range of different perspectives from across the food and beverage spectrum to discuss the restaurant industry’s future: eventbrite.com/e/recalibrati…

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On 6/3, we join forces with @BAVC for a unique online screening event, “From Video Activism to Early Immersive Media.” Hear from early video pioneers Howard Gutstadt and Ben Levine and learn from folks @BAVCpreserve and @NYULibraries. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/from-video-…
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It's #MayDay. In honor of those who fought to make working conditions safe and secure @NYUPreservation has posted a film every day of the week from the labor union archives in @TamimentLibrary. Check out their YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCzqpZhF…

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A stunning set of 35mm films taken in NYC in the 1950s were scanned and made accessible by @NYUPreservation. Read about their journey in this blog written by the preservationist who worked on them. Some of our faves are posted in-thread: wp.nyu.edu/specialcollection…

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