February 28, 2013, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNew websites for the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph The Ransom Center launched updated websites for its two permanent exhibitions, the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph. The websites contain information, interactive components, and content geared toward children related to each exhibition. The Gutenberg Bible is the first substantial book printed from movable type on a printing press. It… read more
June 26, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyFirst Photograph to travel to Europe for first time in 50 years The First Photograph will be loaned, along with 119 other images and photography-related items from the Harry Ransom Center’s Gernsheim collection, to the Reiss Englehorn Museum in Mannheim, Germany, for the exhibition “The Birth of Photography-Highlights of the Helmut Gernsheim Collection.” The exhibition runs from September 9 through January 6,… read more
February 29, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, PhotographySpecial offer celebrates recognition of "The Gernsheim Collection" Just last week, The Gernsheim Collection, co-published by the Harry Ransom Center and the University of Texas Press, received an Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, which honors a distinguished catalog in the history of art published during the past year. To celebrate this recognition, the Ransom Center is offering editor-signed… read more
