The Holocaust claimed anywhere between 500,000 and 1.5 million Romani lives, a tragedy the Romani people and Sinti refer to as the Porrajmos, or “the Devouring.” Notwithstanding the scope of the catastrophe, the Romani genocide has all too often been minimized or ignored.
May 5 – June 22, 2014, Main floor, Geisel Library. Artists’ books are a distinct art form that moves the book beyond the traditional codex form. The San Diego Book Arts Fifth National Juried Exhibition demonstrates that artists will ensure that there are more and more different kinds of books than ever.
The Library has acquired the Farmworker Movement Documentation Archive, which includes thousands of items documenting the 30-year history of the United Farmworkers' (UFW) movement.
