ARTIFACTORY 28
An initiative of The Ira M. Resnick Foundation
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Mission
Mission
Artifactory 28 advances and interprets the Ira M. Resnick Collection as primary historical documents of American culture. Through exhibitions, education, and strategic partnerships, we activate these materials as educational resources that inspire discovery, deepen understanding, and connect generations through the enduring power of visual culture.
Hollywood's Golden Age shaped twentieth-century visual culture more profoundly than almost any other American industry. The original posters, photography, and cinema ephemera preserved in the Ira M. Resnick Collection are more than works of art—they are primary historical resources that reveal how images influenced public imagination, reflected cultural values, and helped define an era.
"Artifactory 28 reimagines images as active forces in shaping identity and history. We are a lens for understanding the evolution of American visual culture and its impact on the contemporary world."
"Artifactory 28 reimagines images as active forces in shaping identity and history. We are a lens for understanding the evolution of American visual culture and its impact on the contemporary world."
– Ira M. Resnick
– Ira M. Resnick
How We Put the Collection to Work
How We Put the Collection to Work
Artifactory 28 approaches the Ira M. Resnick Collection not as a static archive, but as a resource for inquiry, visual literacy, and interdisciplinary learning. By bringing historical materials into educational and cultural settings, the initiative creates opportunities to explore the relationship between the visual culture of the past and the world we inhabit today.
Education and Visual Literacy
Education and Visual Literacy
Original motion picture posters, photography, and cinema ephemera offer a compelling way to explore how images communicate ideas, reflect cultural values, and influence public perception. Through close observation and guided inquiry, Artifactory 28 encourages critical thinking and a deeper understanding of visual culture.
Connecting History to Contemporary Culture
Connecting History to Contemporary Culture
Hollywood’s visual language continues to influence art, design, advertising, entertainment, and popular culture. The collection provides a point of connection among film history, graphic design, photography, illustration, communications, American studies, and social history, revealing the continuing relevance of this visual legacy.
Object-Based Learning & Scholarship
Object-Based Learning & Scholarship
Engaging directly with original historical materials can prompt questions and insights that reproductions alone may not offer. Artifactory 28 creates opportunities for students, educators, scholars, and researchers to encounter these objects as primary sources for inquiry, interpretation, and interdisciplinary study.
Partnerships & Public Engagement
Partnerships & Public Engagement
Through collaborations with schools, colleges and universities, museums, and cultural organizations, Artifactory 28 seeks to bring the collection into new educational and cultural contexts. Activities may include exhibitions, presentations, educational sessions, research access, and collaborative projects developed in response to shared interests and opportunities.
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