Image Credit: Early Modern Prayer Scroll. Picture taken by Jesse Arlen.
Title: Tour of the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center
Date & Time: Thursday, January 29th at 5:45 PM (Tour begins promptly at 6)
Capacity: 15
Duration: 90 minutes
Admission: Free! (ART Members and Non-Members)
Location: 630 Second Avenue, New York, New York, 10016 (Between 34th and 35th Street)
Join us for a tour of the library and special collections of Krikor and Clara Zohrab Armenian Information Center with its director, Dr. Jesse Arlen. Housed in St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic Cathedral since 1987, the Zohrab Information Center serves as a hub for research related to the Armenian Church as well as Armenian history, politics and culture. With records stretching back several hundred years, the collection is particularly strong in its holdings related to the Armenian diaspora from Asia Minor.
This is an in-person event limited to 15 people. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.
In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. An ART staff member will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.
ABOUT
The Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center (ZIC) is a resource, research and teaching facility that seeks to promote the full gamut of Armenian studies, and to assist students, scholars and the Armenian community and general public in deepening their appreciation for Armenian history, civilization and culture, especially within their overwhelmingly Christian ambit.
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Title: Blue: Tatter Textile Library Tour
When: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:45 am (Tour begins promptly at 11:00 am)
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Free! (ART Members and Non-Members)
Location: 505 Carroll St #2b, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library. BLUE preserves, interprets, and presents global textile knowledge and artistry across time in an effort to cultivate cross-cultural and intergenerational understanding. The Library’s holdings reflect textile knowledge from the proto-historic to the present and across all regions and cultures. The collection holds nearly 7,000 titles, including books, pamphlets, periodicals, exhibition catalogs, artist’s books, zines, ephemera, design patterns, and disc medial, as well as nearly 1,500 textile objects, including tools and equipment, costume, lace, buttons, samplers, swatches, fragments, and artwork.
This is an in-person event limited to 15 people. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. An ART staff member will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.
Arrival information: Tatter is located at 505 Carroll St #2b, Brooklyn, NY 11215. The closest subway lines are the D, N, and R lines at the Union Street station. Elevator access is available at 540 President St.
Open to the public by appointment, BLUE is an immersive reading and learning space. It offers visitors an aesthetic and tactile experience in its carefully chosen hues and textures. Different from traditional libraries, the intense presence of color evokes the complex relationship between humans and cloth. The saturation reminds us not just of the cultural and economic significance of color, but also that textiles permeate all industries and aspects of human life. BLUE is an exercise in legacy, interweaving the personal collections of three women: Edith Robinson Wyle (1918-1999), founder of the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles; her granddaughter Jordana Munk Martin, founder of TATTER; and Carol Westfall (1938-2016), renowned fiber artist and professor.
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Image copyright Tom Haar, courtesy of Tom Haar & Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation
Title: Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation Archive Tour
Date & Time: Friday, February 13th, 2026, at 5:45PM (Tour begins promptly at 6PM)
Duration: 1 hour 30 Minutes
Admission: $20 (open to A.R.T. Members & Non-Members)
Location: 110 Mercer Street, New York, NY, 10012
The tour will begin with historical background on the neighborhood, the building, and its residents. Stepping into the 110 Mercer Street loft is like stepping back in time, as it remains virtually unchanged from when Shigeko and Nam June lived and worked here. Throughout the visit, we will explore a variety of objects from Shigeko’s paper, photo and video archives, all relating to her artistic and personal life. These archives contain thousands of objects including Shigeko’s personal journals, promotional posters, and studies for artworks. We will view a selection of her video works and video sculptures on display in what was once her workspace as well as a collection of Kubota and Paik’s technical equipment like the Paik-Abe video synthesizer.
This is an in-person event limited to 15 attendees. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.
How to find Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation
When you arrive at 110 Mercer Street, go to the door for "110 B.” Press #5 and the bell icon on the intercom and staff let you into the building and call you up in the elevator. A maximum of 5 people can go up in the elevator at a time.
Located in the heart of SoHo, this loft was once the home and studio of pioneering Video Artists Shigeko Kubota and Nam June Paik. For over four decades, it served as a hub of artistic experimentation and living space where the couple lived, worked, and helped define the language of video sculpture.
The Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation now occupies this historic space to preserve and present Kubota’s legacy and vision for the future. Through her sculptures, installations, and writings, Shigeko pushed the boundaries of technology and storytelling, blending video, memory, and sculpture.
Kubota believed that video was more than just a medium; it was a way of being, seeing, and remembering. Her groundbreaking work continues to shape the evolution of contemporary media art, and this Foundation ensures that her vision lives on.
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