{"620502":{"#nid":"620502","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two new exhibits open at Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking recently celebrated the opening of two new exhibits:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMarvelous Marbling\u003C\/em\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPostage Required\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe museum is housed within the Renewable Bioproducts Institute on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMarvelous Marbling\u003C\/em\u003Efeatures a selection of marbled papers from the museum\u0026rsquo;s extensive collection. Most of the works on exhibit are from the early 20th century and were made by friends and colleagues of the museum\u0026rsquo;s founder Dard Hunter. The exhibit focuses on how marbled papers are produced. Each sample is one-of-a-kind, and different methods produced different results.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These marbled papers are really beautiful, and many were made to become end papers in books, or to line boxes,\u0026rdquo; said Museum Director Virginia Howell. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s hard to believe these are handmade, and seeing the steps to create them reveals that there was as much science as art involved in the process.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPostage Required\u003C\/em\u003Ewas a collaboration with Dr. Patrick Ellis, a Brittain Fellow in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Literature, Media and Communications Department. The exhibit includes dozens of postcards from the early 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Ecentury. Rather than just simple cards, these include tabs, wheels\u0026nbsp;and other features that give these postcards movable parts and animation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These were the social media of a century ago \u0026hellip; they were quick, inexpensive and available everywhere,\u0026rdquo; said Museum Coordinator Jerushia Graham. \u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EPostage Required\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eshows the cutting edge technology of the past. We still send postcards to document trips or a quick note, though text messages have replaced much of that communication.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking is open Monday \u0026ndash; Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Groups of 10 or more must book a fee-based program in advance. For more information, including contacts and directions,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eplease visit our website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMarvelous Marbling: Demystifying Marbled Papers\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPostage Required: Animated Postcards from the 1900s\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExhibit dates: April 11 \u0026ndash; July 12, 2019\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation: Renewable Bioproducts Institute, Paper Tricentennial Building, Georgia Tech campus, 500 10th St. NW\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Shows will run through July 12"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2019-04-16 21:13:38","changed_gmt":"2019-04-17 18:23:38","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"620574":{"id":"620574","type":"image","title":"Papermaking Museum: RBI Fellows Xirui Peng, ME, and Daniel Kimmel view papers on display during the opening of \u0027Marvelous Marbling: Demystifying Marbled Papers\u0027","body":null,"created":"1555525366","gmt_created":"2019-04-17 18:22:46","changed":"1555525366","gmt_changed":"2019-04-17 18:22:46","alt":"","file":{"fid":"236299","name":"Marbling Opening photo 2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Marbling%20Opening%20photo%202.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Marbling%20Opening%20photo%202.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":467925,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Marbling%20Opening%20photo%202.jpg?itok=-LZFxRYb"}},"620573":{"id":"620573","type":"image","title":"Papermaking Museum: Robert Thompson views items on display at the exhibit \u0027Marvelous Marbling: Demystifying Marbled Papers\u0027","body":null,"created":"1555525041","gmt_created":"2019-04-17 18:17:21","changed":"1555525041","gmt_changed":"2019-04-17 18:17:21","alt":"","file":{"fid":"236298","name":"Marbling Opening photo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Marbling%20Opening%20photo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Marbling%20Opening%20photo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":466724,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Marbling%20Opening%20photo.jpg?itok=mStCtkOz"}}},"media_ids":["620574","620573"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVirginia Howell, Museum Director, virginia.howell@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["virginia.howell@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}