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Posts Tagged ‘Curiouser’

  • January 24, 2018
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A wall of inspiration

When visitors walk into the Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library exhibition they can’t miss the 9-foot tall “cloud” made from more than 700 colorful notes dangling near the entrance. This is the Inspiration Wall. The exhibition team … Read more →

  • Posted in: Exhibitions, Rakow Library
  • December 15, 2017
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The curious history of glass coins

Have you ever thought about all the metal in your piggy bank? The United States Mint certainly has. When the United States joined World War II in December 1941, the government worried about strategic reserves of metal, knowing that it … Read more →

  • Posted in: Exhibitions, Rakow Library
  • November 17, 2017
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Myth busted: scandal in the glasshouse

Mystery. Scandal. Fraud. Like any other cultural institution, the collections within the Rakow Research Library are not immune from tales of secrets long-buried – unsurprising, really, for a library that includes nearly 200 archival collections. For years, I’d heard tell … Read more →

  • Posted in: Exhibitions, Rakow Library
  • October 20, 2017
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Glass and death

In honor of the impending season of Halloween, All Souls Day, and Day of the Dead, let us dwell for a moment on the peculiar and interesting topic of death and glass. In the Rakow Research Library of The Corning … Read more →

  • Posted in: Exhibitions, Rakow Library
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