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Exhibition Opening: The Atlas Imagined: A Collaborative Project Exhibition
Dates: April 10 - June 6, 2015 Opening
Reception: Friday, April 10, 2015, 5:00-7:00pm Free. RSVP to events@philaathenaeum.org
or 215-925-2688. Lecture: Joan DeJean, How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of
the Modern City. Athenaeum Annual Stockholders Meeting (Invitation Only) Socrates Cafe Discussion Group Athenaeum Genealogy Group Lecture: Mary Bergstein, In Looking Back One Learns to See: Marcel
Proust and Photography.
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Members of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers made
an edition of maps of a place, real or imagined. Meeting in September
2014, participating members exchanged maps to make into an individual
book or house in a unique box. This exhibition will reveal the range of
artistic creation brought to this collaborative effort. The Delaware
Valley Chapter – one of 10 regional chapters of the Guild of Book
Workers – is located in the the tri-state area with activities
centered in Philadelphia. The GBW promotes interest in and awareness of
the tradition of the book and paper arts. Its diverse membership
includes book artists, book conservators, fine binders, calligraphers,
librarians, paper marblers, teachers, photographers, printmakers, and
graphic designers.
Mark
your calendars for the next episode of Philadelphia: The Great
Experiment, the Emmy Award-winning television documentary series
produced by civic entrepreneur Sam Katz. In this latest installment,
airing at 7:30 PM on Thursday, April 2nd on 6abc, we find the city at war
with itself. The struggle for American independence has divided
Philadelphians, who must fight to protect themselves, and the city, from
the destruction of the Revolutionary War. Discover the real stories of
characters like Betsy Ross, Thomas Paine, and the other Philadelphians who
helped create the nation.
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