Category Archives: Events

Savory Sailors or Neptune’s Barber: Sweeney Todd and the Royal Navy

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Claudia Funke

In 1846, the prolific but now-obscure Victorian writer James Malcolm Rymer introduced the notorious Sweeney Todd in the String of Pearls, or, The Barber of Fleet Street: A Domestic Romance. The story of a London barber who kills and robs … Continue reading →

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All the World’s Knowledge

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Claudia Funke

The month of February ended with an opening for the new RBC exhibition The Encyclopedic Impulse. Last Wednesday evening, over one hundred people attended a reception and viewing and a related lecture that followed. This year marks the three hundredth … Continue reading →

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UNC-Chapel Hill Celebrates Rooms of Wonder

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Claudia Funke

On January 9th, enthusiastic Chapel Hill alumni and friends met  at the Grolier Club in New York City to enjoy the marvelous exhibition Rooms of Wonder: From Wunderkammer to Museum, 1599-1899. Curated by our gracious hostess for the evening, Florence … Continue reading →

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We’re Still Here

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Claudia Funke

  The end of the 13 Bak’tun, a period of 144,000 days in the Maya Long Count Calendar is a time for reflection. Listen in to Frank Stasio interviewing UNC Associate Professor Emilio del Valle Escalante and Curator of Rare … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Long Count Calendars!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Claudia Funke

December 21, 2012, is fast approaching. What better way to recognize the shortest day of the year—and the end of the current great cycle in the Maya Long Count Calendar—than to tune in at high noon (yes, 12 p.m.) to … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Claudia Funke

Best wishes to all our followers for a festive holiday.

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Victor Montejo Back in North Carolina

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Claudia Funke

Last night noted Maya scholar and writer Victor Montejo delivered the opening address of the “13 Bak’tun: New Maya Perspectives in 2012″ symposium to a standing-room-only crowd in Wilson Library. His reappearance in North Carolina, thirty years after his arrival … Continue reading →

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Countdown to 13 Bak’tun

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Claudia Funke

We’re counting down to the beginning of the UNC symposium “13 Bak’tun: New Maya Perspectives in 2012,” which kicks off on Thursday. There will be a reception and viewing of the exhibit Ancient and Living Maya in the 19th and … Continue reading →

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Researcher Ekaterina Turta Speaks about A. M. Remizov

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Claudia Funke

Last week, a congenial group gathered for Russian tea (and American coffee) in the Friends of the Library room in Wilson to hear visiting researcher Ekaterina Turta speak about the Russian writer A. M. Remizov. As Ms. Turta explained, “Remizov … Continue reading →

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International Visitor Leadership Program Tours Wilson

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Claudia Funke

On June 7, the Rare Book Collection was pleased to host five librarians from Portugal who were visiting UNC Chapel Hill under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. They were here to learn about U.S. library management and collection … Continue reading →

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