The Warburg Library was founded by Aby Warburg and is known for its unique classification and the collection which reflects who Aby Warburg had been. Most libraries have a systematic order – they’re organized thematically or alphabetically — but the Warburg Library is different. “Warburg’s system was closer to that of poetic composition,” remarks Alberti Manguel… Read More »
As I was reading for this week, I thought about how books were placed in this house I am living now. The novel I am currently reading is right next to my bed. There are books that are owned by my host sister. Most of her books are in a bookshelf. Some are used to… Read More »
Today I will be talking about the famed Columbian DIY library, the BiblioBurro. Get ready for delivery books by donkey.
Taken individually, none of the objects at the Mmuseum in Chinatown would be of much significance. Set up in an defunct elevator shaft, the museum’s tiny shelves are lined with an odd collection of everyday artifacts including toothpaste bottles from around the world, moss specimens, peep show coins and an assortment of plastic spoons. As… Read More »
http://prezi.com/n5jesgnyo0mi/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share AnneSullivan_JohnSoaneMuseum Sir John Soane’s Museum: The House Museum as Library This past week, we were assigned an essay on the future of the Warburg Library, a public institution which started off as the personal collection of Aby Warburg. In her essay Reconceiving the Warburg Library as a Working Museum of the Mind, Barbara M.… Read More »
The Warburg Library was founded by Aby Warburg and it has unique classificatory scheme. It was his collection which reflect who he is and who he has been; the library was his memory. Most of library has its systematic order such as by themes or alphabetical, but the library is different, “Warburg’s system was closer… Read More »
Tomorrow in class I am going to be presenting on the Soane Museum, which is a fascinating personal collection, research library and house museum in London. I am interesting in discussing the connection between personal collections and libraries, and the role of the individual in the classification systems of these collections.
I am thinking about my final project, so I have been digesting things I had ironically archived in my Diggo about archiving. These are some stuff that I came across. Hope it finds you well. Be curious to see your comments! Way Back Machine “Seven million three hundred thousand new web pages are published every… Read More »
I’d just like to let everyone know that I went into Strand after class and saw this:
All utopias are depressing because they leave no room for chance, for difference, for the ‘miscellaneous.Everything has been set inorder and order reigns. Behind every utopia there is always some great taxonomic design: a place for each thing and each thing in its place. – Picard, Species of Spaces and Other Pieces “Everything has been… Read More »