It’s often helpful to remember to see the Time Capsules as what they are–artwork. Unlike many of Warhol’s works, which he created en masse, making them feel impersonal, what makes…
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…
We normally open, process and catalogue Warhol’s Time Capsules behind locked glass doors in the Museum’s Archives. Museum visitors can merely peek through the doors at our recent findings. On September 28th,…
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…
Sometimes we open Time Capsules that contain only newspapers and clippings. These newspaper Time Capsules can sometimes contain headlines and source materials for Andy Warhol’s artworks. In addition to having served as a source…
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…
Sometimes it takes a little digging to uncover all the treasures contained in a Time Capsule. For Trunk 1 it took three weeks, eight employees and over 80 archival folders…
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…
TC497 was the 99th Time Capsule that I catalogued, a little milestone for me, and it didn’t disappoint. It contained some great items, including three screen printed scarves created by Warhol,…
The archives are part of Warhol’s life work and the greatest single collection of ephemera documenting the diverse worlds in which Warhol was active. The collection consists of perhaps half…
Andy Warhol, Crushed Campbell's Soup Can (Beef Noodle), 1962 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 1998.1.30