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
Remembering those who served. 🇺🇸 #MemorialDay #veterans #Army #AirForce #Marines #Navy #CoastGuard #soldiers #CA #USA #America #WWII #history
The Mapel Orientation Gallery has a fantastic film on loop that details the Huntington story. You’ll be greeted by friendly docents and staff who will answer any questions about the site. We recommend you plan on visiting the site for at least several hours to see the spectacular galleries and gardens. The Rose Garden is… Read More Huntington Library & Gardens
Happy Mother’s Day! We celebrate your love and enduring support. You are remarkable! “Touched to the heart, Mrs. March could only stretch out her arms, as if to gather children and grandchildren to herself, and say, with face and voice full of motherly love, gratitude, and humility–‘Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I… Read More Little Women
Incredible night celebrating the @LagunaPlayhouse Gala honoring 50 years of the Moulton Theater. Nellie Gail Moulton was a #teacher, #artist, and #philanthropist who supported the Laguna Beach art community and beyond. We are excited to #preserve her lasting memory and impact in our community. #FashionIsland @fashionislandhotel #NewportBeach #CA #Moulton #history #artists #play #theatre #actors #performance… Read More Laguna Playhouse Gala
Tonight Jennifer shared her vision to use #technology in the historical field at @ucimerage. #Metadata should be structured according to #DACS principles, but we can be #innovative in our ways of developing our content management systems. #UCI #history #Irvine #archive #preserve #exhibit #70Degrees #cms #data #computersystems #computer #art #museum #CA #humanities #science #business
May is dedicated to Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It is an opportunity to celebrate “Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau,… Read More Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The Connecting to Collections Care Online Community helps smaller cultural institutions to provide well-informed care for their valuable collections. All content in the C2C Care Community, with the exception of special courses, is provided for FREE. This service is a program of the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Artistic and Historic Works… Read More Connecting to Collections Care
“Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed.” -Francis Bacon, 1884 #PreservationWeek @americanlibraryassociation @pollaklibrary #libraries #library #books #read #quoteoftheday #quote #FrancisBacon #catalog #history #book
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