Object of the Month – June
June is Pride Month, so our Object of the Month celebrates Pride and comes from our LGBTQ Collection. This Gay Pride Protest Flag was used during a protest in San Francisco in the 1980s. Learn more about the Gay Pride Protest Flag
Object of the Month – December
In a month that celebrates many holidays and religious traditions, December’s object of the month is a Torah Case. It features knotted carpet with silver borders of chased foliage and inscriptions, leaf-tip gallery, bells, fitted scroll and a top covered in damask. Learn more about the Torah Case
Object of the Month – October
October is National Country Music Month, so our object of the month honors Elvis Presley. His contributions shaped not only country music but our national culture as well. This suede shearling jacket (Western Outdoor wear, Sears) was owned and worn by Elvis at his Circle G Ranch in Tennessee. Learn
Meet the New Old Book Collectors
By chance, this morning I read an article in the New York Times about the new generation of book collectors titled “Meet the New Old Book Collectors: A growing cohort of young enthusiasts is helping to shape the future of an antique trade.” I found the article inspiring and have
Ani Hovannisian’s “The Hidden Map”
This special program about the Armenian Genocide and the traces of Armenian culture to still be found in present day Turkey will be on PBS tomorrow June 7th at 8:00 P.M. here in Phoenix, so check your local PBS station if you live elsewhere. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is
Roman Breviary
This large, 188 page manuscript in Latin, listing prayers for the feast days, was made expressly for clergy at the Liberian Basilica in Rome in the late 1600s. It just arrived to us after we won it at an auction of rare manuscripts and books held in New York City
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