Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities

New acquisitions, unique documents, and visual and textual curiosities from the collections.
  • The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

    Façade (troisième partie)

    August 13, 2012

    More portraiture by Pierre et Gilles, of an artfully made up Iggy Pop, an assortment of club-goers - and a characteristic shot of Karl Lagerfeld.
  • The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

    Façade (deuxième partie)

    August 10, 2012

    More images from Façade - five glam shots for an article titled “Are You Bionic” styled and shot by Pierre et Gilles!
  • The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

    Façade (première partie)

    August 8, 2012

    Pages from Façade, a magazine published approximately twice yearly in Paris between 1976 - 1983. Taking inspiration from Interview Magazine, Façade covered...

  • Georgia O'Keeffe -- New Acquisitions

    July 31, 2012

    Beinecke acquisitions offer insights into public and private life of Georgia O’Keeffe Recent acquisitions by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library shed light on the life and work of artist Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

  • Avilude

    July 30, 2012

    Avilude, or Game of Birds, (Worcester, West & Lee, 1873) - a complete game of the card game, including the original box, and play intructions.
  • The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

    The Seven Wonders of The World

    July 20, 2012

    … and a sale on China, Glass and Linen Goods. Postcards given away by Arnstein & Bonn, a dry goods merchant at 3rd Avenue and 56th Street...
  • The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

    Now We Are Five . . .

    July 18, 2012

    Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Cabinet of Curiosities. Thanks to all of our readers, supporters, commentors, detractors, correctors, oglers, ogres,...

  • New Research in Beinecke Collections

    July 13, 2012

    Beinecke Library archivist Matthew Mason has identified the photographer of an important photograph documenting Sigmund Freud’s 1909 visit to Clark...

  • Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell Papers

    July 5, 2012

    A new guide to the Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell Papers is now available online: Guide to the Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell Papers (YCAL MSS 424) ; a...