This Friday, September 25, 6:00-8:00 PM, we will have a special event in honor of the recent restoration of an important Korean painting in our collection, Cascading Waterfall in Mountains, by Ko Hui-dong. The event will take place in our reading room, and will include a number of brief lectures in addition to the unveiling […]
Category: Starr Treasures
Occasional postings highlighting one or more treasures from our art holdings and special collections.
Tibetan Special Collections Exhibition
From March 23 – April 15 we offer an exhibit of selected Tibetan Special Collections items . The following select items are now on display in the main reading room on the 300-level of the Starr Library: 1678 Notice by the regent Lobsang Jinpa during the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama 1723 Scroll with […]
A taste of Starr
Currently on view in the display cases throughout our reading room is a small selection of materials from our various collections, to give you a taste of the breadth and variety of what the Starr Library has to offer. Included, in the display case near the entrance, are some volumes from a […]
Some thoughts on the Japanese art work: “Longing” on the wall of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library reading room at Columbia University, by Director Jim Cheng
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