Friday, May 22, 2026
WESeminar: Julius Eastman’s Buddha (1984) and The Limits of Category – A Concert and Conversation
1-2 p.m.
Olin Memorial Library, Gribbel Room, Room 202A
Join Omri Riss Chbarbi ’26 for a close listening session centered on his performance of Buddha (1984) by Julius Eastman (1940–1990).
Through listening, discussion, and archival materials drawn from Riss Chbarbi’s honors thesis, the session explores Eastman’s music, ideas, and resistance to fixed musical categories.
Sponsored by the World Music Archives & Music Library.
WESeminar: Mixed Media, Surprising Sounds: A Book Arts Lab Workshop
Various sessions starting at 2:30 p.m.
Olin Memorial Library, Book Arts Lab, Ground Floor BO01
Join us for a hands-on workshop in the Book Arts Lab, offered in conjunction with Mixed Media, Curious Combos: A Unique Collections Open House. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create their own paper instruments inspired by the unexpected and uncommon material combinations featured in the Open House. We’ll explore the surprising sounds of paper accordions, shakers, and drums.
This workshop is open to all ages. Young children should be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited to 8 participants per session and is first-come, first-serve.
Friday:
Session 1, 2:30-3:00
Session 2, 3:00-3:30
Session 3, 3:30-4:00
Session 4, 4:00-4:30
Mixed Media, Curious Combos: A Unique Collections Open House
3–5 p.m.
Olin Memorial Library
Olin, Special Collections & Archives, Davison Rare Book Room
Join us for a glimpse into the unexpected! Mixed Media, Curious Combos celebrates the surprising side of Wesleyan’s Unique Collections, featuring objects that defy expectations and conventions. Discover books made of cloth, sound recordings on paper, jewelry crafted from insects, and other intriguing items from the collections.
This open house brings together treasures from Special Collections & Archives, World Music Archives & Music Library, Archaeology & Anthropology Collections, and East Asian Art & Archival Collections—all showcasing uncommon materials in unexpected forms.
Drop in, explore, and experience the collections in a whole new way.
Saturday, May 23, 2026
WESeminar: Mixed Media, Surprising Sounds: A Book Arts Lab Workshop
Various sessions starting at 11:30 a.m.
Olin Memorial Library, Book Arts Lab, Ground Floor BO01
Join us for a hands-on workshop in the Book Arts Lab, offered in conjunction with Mixed Media, Curious Combos: A Unique Collections Open House. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create their own paper instruments inspired by the unexpected and uncommon material combinations featured in the Open House. We’ll explore the surprising sounds of paper accordions, shakers, and drums.
This workshop is open to all ages. Young children should be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited to 8 participants per session and is first-come, first-serve.
Saturday:
Session 1, 11:30-12:00
Session 2, 12:00-12:30
Session 3, 12:30-1:00
Session 4, 1:00-1:30
Mixed Media, Curious Combos: A Unique Collections Open House
1–3 p.m.
Olin Memorial Library
Olin, Special Collections & Archives, Davison Rare Book Room
Join us for a glimpse into the unexpected! Mixed Media, Curious Combos celebrates the surprising side of Wesleyan’s Unique Collections, featuring objects that defy expectations and conventions. Discover books made of cloth, sound recordings on paper, jewelry crafted from insects, and other intriguing items from the collections.
This open house brings together treasures from Special Collections & Archives, World Music Archives & Music Library, Archaeology & Anthropology Collections, and East Asian Art & Archival Collections—all showcasing uncommon materials in unexpected forms.
Drop in, explore, and experience the collections in a whole new way.
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Ongoing Exhibit: Taking Care: An exhibition of paper works by Krista Narciso, Preservation & Book Arts Librarian
9 a.m.-5p.m.
Olin Memorial Library, Ground Floor
Taking Care is an exhibition of artistic work by Preservation & Book Arts Librarian, Krista Narciso. Inspired by the day-to-day work of care and repair – from the preservation of books in the library to the mending of domestic objects in our homes. The work in the exhibition is created entirely from paper and natural dyes from plants. Repetitive, geometric patterns are inspired by kitchen tiles, quilts, and printed borders on book pages.