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Historias: Latino Arts and Activisms Collections at RBML
The latest installment in the Curatorial Shorts event series will highlight the Latino Arts and Activisms collection, which stewards the archives of Latinos and Latino organizations in New York and other regions, including Dominican-American writer Josefina Báez.
New Life for an Old Friend: Ming Dynasty Sculpture on View at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A cheerful Chinese sculpture of a child that dates to the Ming dynasty in 1641, held by Avery Library, is now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the current exhibition, "Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900."
ElfQuest Creators Wendy and Richard Pini Create Landmark Endowment for Future Comics, Collections, and More
ComicBook.com chats with ElfQuest creators Richard and Wendy Pini who established a "landmark endowment for future comics, collections, and more" with the Libraries' Comics and Cartoons collection.
A Revolutionary Friendship: Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama
A panel discussion at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, hosted in collaboration with the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, commemorated the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X and celebrated his friendship with activist Yuri Kochiyama.
ElfQuest Creators Donate $500,000 To Columbia University Comics Archive
Forbes reports that "Wendy and Richard Pini, the couple behind the long-running ElfQuest independent comics series, are donating $500,000 to Columbia University to endow and conserve the school library’s growing collection of comics, graphic novels, and related prose works."
Looking to the Stars: "Celestial Navigation" Exhibit Opens in Butler
"Looking to the stars: 'Celestial Navigation' exhibit opens in Butler Library. Graduate students showcased new works alongside archival navigational and astronomical pieces in the new exhibit," as highlighted by the Columbia Spectator.
Music Technology Workshops and Office Hours: Spring 2025
The Music & Arts Library, in collaboration with the Digital Scholarship team, offers a series of music technology workshops for Spring 2025, designed and conducted by Sound Art MFA graduate students and current Digital Music Interns Ása Ólafsdóttir and Miles Scharff.
Inscriptions Unbound: Edward Said’s Library, An Exhibit in Butler Library
An exhibition in Butler Library, "Inscriptions Unbound: Edward Said’s Library," curated by Joy Al-Nemri, a Columbia alum and scholar in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African studies, showcases works from Said's personal book collection.
Hybrid History Happy Hour
The Burke Library partnered with the Department of History to host the inaugural "History Happy Hour," facilitated by professors Julie Lillis and Simran Jeet Singh and intended to create a space for in-person and online participants to engage with a given subject matter.











