November 28, 2023, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsThe Long Lives of First Folios Four hundred years ago, on December 5, 1623, Sir Edward Dering spent nearly £4.50 as he went about London throughout the day. The 25-year-old bought a number of household items, sent a letter to Cambridge, and saw a play. He also went to see a bookbinder, paying to have a… read more
February 10, 2023, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Featured1, FilmFilms represented in the Drawing the Motion Picture exhibition Many Hollywood classics are featured in the Ransom Center’s Drawing the Motion Picture: Production Art and Storyboards exhibition. Produced by Robert De Niro Curator of Film Steve Wilson, the exhibition reveals behind-the-scenes stories of some of the biggest films in more than 100 years of cinema history through the artworks… read more
December 31, 2022, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Featured1, FilmCelebrate with us in 2023 In 2022, friends of the Ransom Center, along with Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, and Leonard Maltin, celebrated our 65th anniversary, establishing an endowment to fund the Robert De Niro Curator of Film position and advancing understanding of the humanities through the Center’s extraordinary film collection.
