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Mission
Mission
Artifactory 28 advances and interprets the Ira M. Resnick Collection and the visual art of Hollywood's Golden Age — its posters, photography, and ephemera — as primary historical documents of American culture. Through exhibitions, education, and strategic institutional 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 Advance Our Mission
How We Advance Our Mission
Artifactory 28 fulfills its mission by treating the Ira M. Resnick Collection not as a static archive, but as a resource for inquiry, visual literacy, and interdisciplinary learning—connecting the visual culture of the past with contemporary understanding.
Education and Visual Literacy
Education and Visual Literacy
Using original motion picture posters, photography, and cinema ephemera to help audiences understand how images communicate ideas, reflect cultural values, and influence public perception. Artifactory 28 encourages close observation, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of visual culture.
Connecting History to Contemporary Culture
Connecting History to Contemporary Culture
Exploring how the visual language of Hollywood’s Golden Age continues to influence art, design, advertising, entertainment, and popular culture. The collection connects film history with graphic design, photography, illustration, communications, American studies, social history, and other fields, demonstrating the enduring influence of this visual legacy.
Object-Based Learning & Scholarship
Object-Based Learning & Scholarship
Providing students, educators, scholars, and researchers with opportunities to engage directly with authentic historical materials as primary sources for inquiry and discovery. Object-based learning encourages questions and insights that may not emerge from reproductions alone, while supporting interdisciplinary study through close examination of original works.
Partnerships & Public Engagement
Partnerships & Public Engagement
Collaborating with educational institutions, museums, libraries, and cultural organizations to expand access to the collection, scholarship, and educational programming. Through research access, exhibitions, educational sessions, and collaborative programs, Artifactory 28 makes the collection an active resource for learning, discovery, and meaningful engagement.
Join Us
Join Us
Artifactory 28 is currently forming its founding Board of Directors and adjacent Program Commttees. We welcome individuals who share our commitment to film history, education, visual culture, and the humanities and who are interested in helping shape the Foundation's future.
Artifactory 28 is currently forming its founding Board of Directors and adjacent Program Commttees. We welcome individuals who share our commitment to film history, education, visual culture, and the humanities and who are interested in helping shape the Foundation's future.
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