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The Cooper Union Library invites proposals from current students, faculty, and staff for exhibitions related to the surrounding library and archives, whether specific items in the collection or the general themes of libraries and archives.

Arthur Lee's thesis is the library exhibition Archive for Loisaida, a project that celebrates and continues Loisaida’s—or the Lower East Side’s—history of grassroots activism. Arthur collaborated with faculty, neighborhood leaders, and the library...

It was on earth that once supported Gestapo headquarters, beside the Berlin Wall, that John Hejduk conceptualized the birth of a series of architectural figures titled Victims for a memorial park in 1984...

When it opened in 1859, The Cooper Union Library and Reading-Room was not just for students, but was accessible to anyone, of all genders, ages, races, and religions - no fees or letters of recommendation required – and kept late hours for the...

In 1960 the Cooper Union’s centennial was celebrated with an exhibit called The Logic and Magic of Color, brought to life through collaboration between The School of Art & Architecture (one school at the time), The School of Engineering, the Cooper...