July 14, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsOn the closing of Alice The closing of an exhibition is always bittersweet. The closing of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is particularly so for me. During the run of the exhibition we saw the galleries come alive with
February 13, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: “The Rectory Magazine” The man who became famous as Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1832. Dodgson, the third of 11 siblings, grew up in northern England surrounded by his brothers and sisters. Together they put on plays and created family publications like The Rectory Magazine, named for their home in… read more
February 21, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsTeacher workshops demonstrate value of primary source materials in Ransom Center’s collections to enhance learning In elementary school, my class took a field trip to the main branch of the Houston Public Library. We learned how to use the microfilm machines, and I was allowed to look up the front page of the newspaper from the day I was born. I still remember the “Ransom… read more
