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Harry Ransom Center

Harry Ransom Center, TX

hrc.utexas.edu
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The Harry Ransom Center is an archive, library and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and … See more

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The Ransom Center houses 30 million literary manuscripts

Two of the museum's highest-profile treasures are the Gutenberg Bible and the first photograph

There are important paintings by Mexican artists Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Rufino Tamayo

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Jul 9, 2022
hey, it was free and air conditioned. It was really small and had a few interesting pieces highlighting their featured exhibit. It was not laid out great and you were not sure what to read first. Lik… Full review by Laura D
Mar 15, 2022
The statements that "The Ransom Center acquired the self-portrait in 1965 as one of a large collection of artworks assembled by photographer Nickolas Muray (American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965), who purc… Full review by ashuk
Dec 27, 2021
I used to live in NYC, saw the Gutenberg Bible at Morgan Library, but that would have cost $40 with two kids. I got to show it to them for free. Plus the Niépce Heliograph and Frida Kahlo self portr… Full review by s k
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Some Amazing Material
The Harry Ransom Center has ruffled a few feathers over the years – Britons have accused the archive of poaching their national treasures – but there's just no arguing with the scope of the HRC's stunning holdings. The collection includes some 36m manuscripts, making unlikely neighbours of Lord Byron, Isaac Bashevis Singer, David Mamet and Robert De Niro. The first-floor gallery rotates materials from the archive – recent shows include a retrospective on futurist Norman Bel Geddes and a photographic history of basketball – while permanent exhibits include a complete Gutenberg Bible, the first-ever photograph, a chronicle of the Center's first 50 years, and a regularly updated showcase of books based on HRC research materials.• 300 W 21st St, University of Texas campus, +1 512 471 8944, hrc.utexas.edu, free. Open Tue, Wed, Fri, 10am-5pm; Thu, 10am-7pm; Sat-Sun noon-5pm
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State-Of-The-Art Illumination
The mission statement of this humanities research library and museum located at the heart of UT Campus reads: “encourages discovery, inspires creativity, and advances understanding of the humanities for a broad and diverse audience through the preservation and sharing of its extraordinary collections.” It's a mission that has been handily achieved since opening in 1957 via 36 million literary manuscripts, 1 million rare books, 5 million photographs and more than 100,000 artistic works. A simpler way of putting that mission: the free institution is dedicated to keeping Austin weird by promoting arts of all sorts. Permanent exhibitions include the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph, and past showings comprised pieces ranging from the whimsical artwork of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to photographer Eli Reed’s intense The Lost Boys of Sudan. Fair warning: the galleries will be temporarily closed through August 14, 2016 to upgrade the lighting system. In other words, don’t miss these works looking more brilliant than ever before under state-of-the-art illumination in the near future.
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