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The LA Art Book Fair opens this week on May 15 at a new location across two buildings on ArtCenter College of Design's South Campus.
An installation of works by Frédéric Chopin opens today at the The Morgan Library & Museum.
As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the National Archives is launching Opening the Vault, a new exhibition series that will display the most historically valuable and iconic artifacts in American history for the first time in many…
This week's focus is on the Horae beatae marie secundum usum curie romane better known as the Black Book of Hours which has been awarded conservation funding from the the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund and Bank of America’s Art Conservation Project.
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Jenna Silver, Processing Coordinator Archivist with the University of Iowa.What is your role at your institution?I am the Processing Coordinator Archivist for Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa.How did you get started…
Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) Board of Directors has announced that Executive Director Elysa Voshell will step down from her position in September 2025 after six years of leadership. Voshell will be relocating to Los Angeles to join her wife and to focus on her personal artistic practice.…
To mark the exact 155th anniversary of Charles Dickens's death and the opening of the Charles Dickens Museum in London will be free of charge to all visitors on June 9 when it will also be guest-stewarded by members of the writer's family.Among the members of the Dickens family welcoming visitors…
Book collectors will probably already be familiar with the address of Boston's new book shop Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books at 607 Boylston Street since it occupies second floor space where the well known Bromer Booksellers ran its shop for decades.
With exactly one month to go before this year's June 8 deadline, the organisers of the David Ruggles Prize - the international book collecting prize that encourages and supports young collectors of color - are encouraging people to apply now.
Highlights from Daniel Crouch Rare Books selection of beautifully engraved 18th century maps that chart the design and purpose of some of London’s most iconic gardens offered at this year's Firsts London (May 15–18) include:
