The National Archives recognizes the month of October as American #ArchivesMonth. You can join the conversation via Twitter on Wednesday, October 3, for #AskAnArchivist Day. The nation will use this online, communal space to discuss what it entails to be an archivist. Learn more about the nation’s heritage by reading Stories about National Archives history in… Read More National Archives Month
Opening Reception remarks from UCI Provost Enrique Lavernia took place on September 29, 2018. The First Glimpse: Introducing The Buck Collection exhibit runs until January 5, 2019. Stephen Barker, dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, is executive director of IMCA. The show was curated by Stephen Barker, Dean of the Claire Trevor School… Read More The UCI Institute and Museum for California Art
The Craft & Folk Art Museum has been located in Los Angeles’ Museum Row since 1965. CAFAM exhibited Bamboo and Katherine Gray: As Clear as the Experience from May 27 – September 9, 2018. Visit www.cafam.org/exhibitions for their next series of collaborations. These include Merion Estes: Unnatural Disasters, Sherin Guirguis: of Thorns and Love, and Daydreaming… Read More Craft & Folk Art Museum
Lee Bevilacqua shared in her oral history, “Well…went into war, I felt that I should contribute something. So, I decided to join the Marine Corps. It seemed like a smaller unit. That’s why I joined it. And I worked with…in Quantico with the commandant there, doing various jobs. One of my last jobs I liked… Read More Oral History
Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 “Forms in Space,” 1985, by Roy #Lichtenstein at the @philamuseum. Geography: Made in United States, North and Central America Date: 1985 Medium: Color screenprint Dimensions: Image: 31 1/8 × 42 1/2 inches (79.1 × 108 cm) Sheet: 35 3/4 x 52 inches (90.8 x 132.1 cm) Curatorial Department: Prints, Drawings,… Read More 4th of July
Happy First Day of Summer! We are excited for our weekend plans. 🏖🌞 #summer #1stdayofsummer #CA #California #SoCal #NewportBeach #beach #ocean #sand #illustration#design #spf #sun #towel #Pacific #sunny #sea #shell
Mission San Juan Capistrano offers a glimpse into California’s past. This historic site is a distinctive destination and is protected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It “was first founded by Father Lasuen, on October 30th. But just a few weeks after the party of padres and soldiers arrived, they received word of the revolt… Read More Mission San Juan Capistrano
We celebrate International Archives Day to recognize collections and archivists that manage these records. The theme of the International Council on Archives Conference 2018 is “Archives: Governance, Memory and Heritage” which will take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon from November 26-28, 2018. Share your participation on social media with @ICArchiv using hashtag #IAD18. Register for the AchivesSpace SoCal Regional Forum on June… Read More International Archives Day
Oskar Fischinger: Paintings from the Permanent Collection at Laguna Art Museum May 31 – June 17, 2018 “The German-born Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967) was an abstract artist working in both painting and film. Based in Berlin from 1927, he was acclaimed for his technically innovative art films, in which he animated forms and colors and synchronized… Read More Oskar Fischinger
It’s incredible listening to a 90 year old share her life #story. Joan has experienced 70 years of #marriage to a man who has an uncanny resemblance to Clark Gable. Her oral history explains her experiences as an Orange County resident and transformations of the community. These memories are archived and help us understand the… Read More Oral History
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