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Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh Hillman Library Artist Open House
Welcome Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh Participants!
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Artists and community members from the University of Pittsburgh and beyond are invited to visit the University of Pittsburgh Library System’s Hillman Library to see rare collections from Archives & Special Collections and the Frick Fine Arts Library, learn about our current exhibits, and participate in creative activities at the library’s makerspaces (collaborations with the Center for Creativity and the University Center for Teaching and Learning). Join us to find support and inspiration as you explore this year’s Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh theme of “home”!
No library, archives, or makerspace experience required! This event is free and open to all!
At the open house, you will be able to:
View collections from the University of Pittsburgh Library System’s Archives & Special Collections and Frick Fine Arts Library connected to the theme of "home." (3rd Floor)View exhibits in the Hyland Gallery on Pittsburgh photographers, horror literature, August Wilson, and more! (3rd Floor)Try your hand at letterpress printmaking and collage as you create postcards to and from home. (Note: the Text & conText Lab will only be open until 6 pm) (3rd Floor)Make buttons in the library’s Open Lab. (1st Floor)Interested in learning more about these resources?
Archives & Special Collections
Archives & Special Collections is the archives, manuscripts, and rare books department of the University of Pittsburgh Library System. Our mission is to collect, describe, and preserve our ever-growing collections in order to make them available and accessible to the Pitt community and beyond. In our collections, you’ll find historic documents, photographs, maps, rare books, newspapers, audio and video recordings, and much more. Learn more about Archives & Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh Library System: https://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Frick Fine Arts Library
The Henry Cla
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