MIT Libraries' 2025 Preservation Week Celebration. Please join us. Happy #PreservationWeek2025. We hope to celebrate with you in person @MIT. See details below. Theme: Preserving Knowledge The phrase "Preserve Knowledge" found in the Institute and Libraries' missions encapsulates the work of the MIT Libraries' Department of Distinctive Collections<https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections/> (DDC). The DDC preserves the Institute's physical and unique collections. We invite you to join us for this year's ALA Preservation Week Celebration<https://preservationweek.org/about/> at MIT, where we will highlight the collaborative and innovative methods we use to preserve and amplify the Institute's essential core collections. We also focus on how our staff safeguards the global human transmission of historical technologies related to bookmaking, printmaking, and historical writing traditions. The DDC is home to the Aga Khan Documentation Center, the Institute Archives, the Maihaugen Gallery, Public Services, Rare Books, Records Management, the Visual Collection, and the Wunsch Conservation Lab. Schedule of Events Tuesday Apr 29, Marbling Workshop and Wunsch Conservation Lab Open House * Location: Wunsch Conservation Lab (14-0513) * Duration: 11am–1pm * Learn more and register here: marblingatmit<https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/marblingatmit> Wednesday, April 30, Refracted Histories Panel Discussion, Reception & Maihaugen Gallery Tour * Location: Nexus (14S-130) * Duration: 2–5pm * Learn more and register here: refractedhistories<https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/refractedhistories> Bonus: Coloring books – downloadable & accessible PDFs * Download Link: Cypress tree<https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?fileId=11046897&version=2.0> * Download Link: Peacock<https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?fileId=11046858&version=2.0> * Download Link: Flower vase<https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?fileId=11046883&version=2.0> Thursday, May 1, Guided Tour: MIT Libraries' collections on exhibition at MIT Museum Tour. * Location: MIT Museum Building E28 * Duration: 12pm sharp –1:30 pm * Learn more and register here: museumtour<https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/museumtour> Thursday, May 1, Guided tour of exhibition: Textiles Tells Stories: Exploring the African Studies Library Collection. Boston University. * Location: Off-campus: Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library, Gotlieb Archival Research Center, 771 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215. * Meet at the Mugar Memorial Library entrance. Bring your ID. * Duration: 3:00pm sharp – 4:00pm * Learn more and register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/africancommemorativetextiles Jana L. Dambrogio Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator MIT Libraries Wunsch Conservation Laboratory, Department of Distinctive Collections<https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections/wunsch-conservation-lab/> 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building #14–0513 Cambridge, MA 02139 NET: JLD@MIT.EDU My pronouns<https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why> are she, her.