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AUTHORS OF MISCHIEF

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Jenny © Maurice Sendak, 1967.

Friday, October 3

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MUSEUM SHOP SPOTLIGHT


Sleep Sleep Beauty Bright
© Maurice Sendak, 1971.
All rights reserved.

Signed Sendak print of Sleep Sleep Beauty Bright, from Lullabies and Night Songs
Available only at the Rosenbach
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ROSENBACH BOOKS & CATALOGS

Available online through Diane Publishing Co.

Ulysses in Hand

Special Offer
Free Shipping on orders of $50 until October 1!

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CURRENT EXHIBITION

May 6, 2008 - May 3, 2009

A major retrospective exhibition of artist/author Maurice Sendak that will take you way beyond Where the Wild Things Are, showing how Sendak mixes difficult childhood emotions and haunting personal memories in stories with witty word play, brilliant drawings, and engaging characters. Visitors will enjoy self-guided tours, original interviews, rotating displays, and dynamic public programs.

Click here to enter the Sendak on Sendak website!

All exhibitions and programs take place at 2008-2010 Delancey Place, unless otherwise noted. The main entrance is at the Maurice Sendak Building at 2008 Delancey. The Rosenbach is accessible to persons with disabilities. Please call 215.732.1600 for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW HANDS-ON TOURS
Full Schedule
Get up close and personal with objects dating back to colonial times. Hands-On Tours are available Wednesdays at 3pm on a rotating schedule through the end of 2008.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Join the Rosenbach Team
Now accepting applications for Director of Education.
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BECOME A DOCENT
Docent Education Training
Docent Education training for 2008 begins Tuesday, September 16!
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RML RANKED '07 BEST OF PHILLY
Proclamation
Rosenbach dubbed Best Museum You've Never Been To.
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VISITOR FEEDBACK WANTED
Take our online survey!
Did you recently visit the Rosenbach? Take our online survey and tell us what you loved or what you wish you could have seen more of!
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GREAT DEALS
Joint ticket to RML & Mütter!
One ticket will now get you discounted admission to the Mütter Museum and the Rosenbach!
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NEW FEATURE!
Search the Collections Online
Check out Phase I of a long-term project enabling visitors to search and explore our vast collections online.
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The Rosenblog
Now live!
Did you know the Rosenbach has its very own blog? The Rosenblog contains a wide variety of posts and topics ranging from upcoming events to quirky, casual commentary. Feel free to post feedback and comments!
Click here to check it out.

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ROSENBACH IN THE NEWS

Here and Now, NPR
June 13,2008

Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
June 11,2008

The Weekly Press
June 4,2008

Humanities Magazine
May/June 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer
May 11 , 2008

Courier Post
May 11 , 2008

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