When I was in third grade, I participated in a poetry-writing workshop that was held in my hometown’s art museum; the idea was for us third-graders to write and workshop a poem inspired by an artwork or artifact on display. I remember roaming around the museum with my classmates, all on our best church behavior, quietly and gravely examining the …

In honor of International Children’s Book Day, I’d like to tell you more about the Rosenbach’s newest program for children, Museum Adventures. On the last Thursday morning of every month, the Rosenbach transforms into a playroom where young children and their caregivers play and explore while gaining essential literacy skills. The Rosenbach, with its rooms …

With a beautiful Vale Press book (Wilde’s House of Pomegranates) on display in the Rosenbach’s current Of Two Minds exhibit, William Morris has been on my mind; Morris’s renowned Kelmscott Press was a significant influence on Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon when they created Vale Press. This week I took a look at one of the …