Medieval Matters 2: An Evening at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Medieval Matters 2: An Evening at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Join us for a visual feast, when we welcome Dr. Steven Galbraith, Curator of the Cary Collection, to share some of the Cary’s collections across the Middle Ages. Nods will be made to familiar friends such as Otto Ege’s accessible collections of sheets from a number of “broken” books; Asian material (two early scrolls); early printing type, as well as printed books from the incunabula period.

At the end of the viewing session, Juilee Decker, Professor of Museum Studies and David Messinger, Professor and the Xerox Chair in Imaging Science will share an update on the advancements of their NEH-funded multispectral imaging system, called MISHA.

The event will conclude with brief refreshments and an overview of the new, permanent exhibition in the Cary, Milestones in Printing. All are welcome!

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This evening at the Cary is the second in a series of Medieval-focused events organized by the Museum Studies at RIT in conjunction with collaborators. Last year's event was the week-long session featuring Dr. Will Noel, Princeton University. https://www.rit.edu/events/keynote-address-dr-will-noel-princeton-university.

This year's event is organized in partnership with the University of Rochester, Syracuse University, and the Cary Graphic Arts Collection. Funding provided by the Central New York Humanities Corridor by supporting working group HF8.

HF8: Curating the Middle Ages is organized by Juilee Decker, Rochester Institute of Technology; Irina Savinetskaya of Syracuse University; Anna Siebach-Larsen of University of Rochester. https://www.cnycorridor.net/groups/hf8-curating-the-middle-ages/.

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