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TC Trunk 1: Video of Opening

December 16, 2011 By Elaina Vitale

Not all of Andy’s Time Capsules are contained in cardboard packing boxes. A few are in the form of filing cabinets, and one — Trunk 1 — is a steamer trunk so…

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TC 439: What the heck happened here?

July 1, 2011 By Elaina Vitale

The Time Capsules Project Cataloguers inherently write a narrative for their Time Capsules as the objects within are processed, numbered and described. This time, you be the judge. Is there a story…

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It’s not what you find. It’s what you find out.

April 12, 2011 By Elaina Vitale

Opening a new Time Capsule can be exhilarating or it can be a little devastating. An unopened Time Capsule could contain a pop culture treasure (see previous blog posts for…

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TC338: How We Categorize TC Contents

January 24, 2011 By Marie Elia

In the second part of this video blog, I show you how we break down the vast amounts of material we find in a Time Capsule into categories for further…

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TC339: Video of a Time Capsule Opening

January 20, 2011 By Erin Byrne

Step inside the Archives with us as we open up TC 339 and make some interesting discoveries! We’ll follow this up with a second video discussing how we organize items…

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TC318: Altoids Tins

January 3, 2011 By Erin Byrne

Each item removed from the Time Capsules tells two stories. What the object was originally designed for (the creator’s intention) and what the object came to be, through the eyes of Andy…

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TC316: Photocopy of John Cale’s Passport

September 3, 2010 By Josh Jeffery

TC315 contains this photocopy of John Cale’s passport. Andy Warhol used it—along with copies of Cale’s identification card—to design the cover of Cale’s album Honi Soit. Warhol’s original design for the…

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TC 314: Gold Regine’s Card

August 31, 2010 By Molly Tighe

Have you ever stood in line outside a club, hoping and waiting for the bouncer to let you in? Have you felt the club doorkeeper’s eyes scrutinizing you through a…