Past Member Event Photos
New Member Reception and Open House
November 16, 2011
New and upgraded members of the Harry Ransom Center enjoyed an evening of insider access with tours, a conservation open house, screenprinting, and more.
Photos by Eric Pulsifer.
"Uncensored" Opening Celebration
September 9, 2011
Members of the Harry Ransom Center and guests enjoyed "Uncensored," the opening celebration for the exhibitions Banned, Burned, Seized, and Censored and The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door: A Portal to Bohemia, 1920-1925.
Photos by Callie Richmond, Kelsey Robinson, and Pete Smith.
Member Mixology Event
April 29, 2011
Harry Ransom Center members enjoyed a curator's tour of Becoming Tennessee Williams and cocktails inspired by the work and era of Tennessee Williams.
Photos by Pete Smith.
New Member Reception and Open House
April 6, 2011
New and upgraded members of the Harry Ransom Center enjoyed an evening of insider access with tours, screen-printing, readings, and more.
Curator's Tour of Culture Unbound: Collecting in the Twenty-First Century
February 22, 2011
Members at the Alliance, Guild, and Director's Circle levels enjoyed a private members-only tour and reception with Megan Barnard, Assistant Director for Acquisitions and Administration and exhibition curator.
"Wild at Heart" Reception
February 11, 2011
Members of the Harry Ransom Center and guests enjoyed "Wild at Heart," the opening celebration for the exhibitions Becoming Tennessee Williams and Culture Unbound: Collecting in the Twenty-First Century.
"Wild at Heart" Streetcar Photos
February 11, 2011
Members of the Harry Ransom Center and guests enjoyed "Wild at Heart," the opening celebration for the exhibitions Becoming Tennessee Williams and Culture Unbound: Collecting in the Twenty-First Century.
New Member Welcome Night
October 13, 2010
Insiders' open house and reception for new members.
A "Picture Perfect Evening"
September 10, 2010
Members of the Harry Ransom Center and guests enjoyed a "Picture Perfect Evening," the opening celebration for the fall exhibition, Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection.
The Thrill of the Chase
June 23, 2010
Members and their guests joined Director Tom Staley on June 23rd for a talk about the history of the Ransom Center, and tales of his adventures across Europe and the United States searching for manuscripts, archives, and books in the attics, basements, sheds, and leaky apartments of some of the greatest writers and artists of our time. A special exhibition case at the reception featured items mentioned in his talk.
Curator's Tour of Making Movies
April 1, 2010
Members at the Alliance, Guild, and Director's Circle levels enjoyed a private members-only tour and reception with Associate Curator of Film Steve Wilson.
Red Carpet Premiere for Making Movies
February 12, 2010
Red Carpet Premiere for Making Movies
February 12, 2010
Members Event
with the Ballet Austin Guild
November 18, 2009
Photos from reception and lecture for Guild and Director's Circle members of the Ransom Center and the Ballet Austin Guild. The evening included a talk about the Ballets Russes by Helen Adair, Associate Curator of Performing Arts at the Ransom Center, and a presentation on the history of ballet with Pei-San Brown, Community Education Director at Ballet Austin.
Opening Reception for
From Out That Shadow: The Life
and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe and
Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works
for members and guests of the Harry Ransom Center
September 14, 2009
Members Reception
Hayden Herrera Lecture
June 18, 2009
Fritz Henle / The Persian Sensation
Opening Reception
February 2, 2009
Special event celebrating
the original scroll manuscript
of Jack Kerouac's On the Road
April 5, 2008
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