PMA Library and Archives

We’re currently working with our curatorial staff to create or enhance Wikidata records for African American artists represented in the PMA’s collections. By adding more metadata to this resource, we hope to make Black artistslike Samella Lewis, who made this lithograph entitled Boy on Benchmore discoverable to researchers at all levels.

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch will discuss the future of their institutions and how they remain accessible and relevant during a period of global pandemic coupled with nationwide protests against injustice. Friday June 5th at 7pm live stream, and recording will be available on their sites afterwards. https://www.loc.gov/item/event-399200/?loclr=eaue

Some crossword fun for Philly art fans https://crosswordhobbyist.com/787880

While the Philadelphia Museum of Art and its Library and Archives may be physically closed to the public during the COVID-19 crisis, we are dedicated to sharing as many of our resources as we can with you digitally. Our new remote research guide aims to gather relevant links, announcements, and information to help facilitate remote research and access to the arts and art history.

In an effort to take extra precautions given the spread of COVID-19 and the shared nature of our reading room and office spaces, we have decided to close the library and archives reading room March 16-April 5 and we will continue to monitor the situation and may reassess our plans for future appointments as more information is available. We regret the inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding as we navigate how to handle our spaces and commitments amid this evolving situation. We look forward to scheduling your visit for a later date, and in the meantime, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Help us expand the story of art history. Bring your laptop and join us on Feb 29, at 1:00 p.m. in the Perelman Building for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries about women, trans men, nonbinary, and gender-fluid people in art and design. . #librariesofinstagram #wikipedia #editathon

Art Information Commons invites you to a conversation about collaboration around new initiatives, tools, and strategies that have impacted the cultural heritage community. Speakers are: Carissa Dougherty, Head of Knowledge Management, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois People + Process + Technology: Approaching Collaboration and Change from a Knowledge Management Perspective... Christopher J. Nygren, Assistant Professor & Director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh A Role-Based Model for Successful Collaboration in Digital Art History Dot Porter, Curator of Digital Research Services, Penn Libraries Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis: A Philadelphia-Area Collaboration RSVP here: https://bit.ly/38XkDoE Can’t make it? We will post a recording to our site (https://artinformationcommons.github.io/) following the event.

We are deeply saddened to learn Andrew Lins, the respected Philadelphia conservationist, has passed. Mr. Lins dedicated his life to preserving artwork. He was 7...4. Andrew Lins was known as an approachable authority on preservation topics and often volunteered his knowledge and expertise to the City of Philadelphia for various public restoration projects. Mr. Lins' passion brought him to the top of City Hall when he supervised the William Penn statue restoration in 2007. We are grateful to Mr. Lins for his hard work. We will not soon forget his exemplary life of service. https://www.inquirer.com//andrew-lins-art-conservator-phil

Join the PMA Library and Archives and Temple University Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio for a fellowship in Digital Curation and Scholarship to develop and surface new understandings of our African American collections. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/2Pdj6nh #clirpostdocs #CLIRjobs #DLFjobs #libraryjobs

Nearly 30 students from the Community College of Philadelphia came to our reading room today for a deep dive into the avant garde! #accessiblearchives #studentlearning

Skeletons in the library? Take a look at the eerily beautiful "Calendrier Magique" published in Paris for the 1896 year in magic. Text by Austin de Croze, illustrations by Manuel Orazie. Rare Books Folio BF1612 .O73 1895 #CalendrierMagique #Spookybooks #DarkArtsNouveau #LibrarySpells

Stop by the Free Library of Philadelphia tonight for Design in the Archives, an Archives Month Philly event!

Come see us here next week!