June 29, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmFilm curator discusses "Making Movies" exhibition Associate Curator of Film Steve Wilson elaborates about Making Movies, an exhibition that focuses on the artistic collaboration that is unique to the medium. Wilson shares how the Ransom Center’s holdings document the history of the motion picture industry to illustrate the highly collaborative nature of the movie-making process.
May 20, 2010, Filed Under: Research + TeachingMore than 60 research fellowships awarded The Ransom Center has awarded more than 60 research fellowships for 2010–11. The fellowships support research projects in the humanities that require substantial use of the Center’s collections of manuscripts, rare books, film, photography, art and performing arts materials. The scholars, almost half of whom will be coming from abroad,… read more
April 13, 2010, Filed Under: Conservation$1 million gift supports conservation and preservation programs The Ransom Center has received a $1 million gift from the Booth Heritage Foundation to support and enrich its conservation and preservation programs. The gift to Campaign for Texas, the university’s capital campaign, will support a five-year initiative to enhance the Ransom Center’s conservation and preservation programs for physical materials… read more
