Stepping inside the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin is like stepping into a literary time machine, where the magic of children’s stories comes to life in unexpected ways.

“He’s very thin, though.” There were about two dozen of them in the Harry Ransom Center’s Prothro Theater, and we were all excited to get our eyes on Robert De Niro. The 79-year-old movie ...

Lorne Michaels, the creator and executive producer of "Saturday Night Live," has donated his archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The Lorne Michaels Collection ...

It’s unclear if other archives around the country were ever in the running. Ransom Center director Stephen Enniss says Michaels initiated conversations that led to the donation. “We were not ...

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin fosters a supportive environment so that researchers may explore, examine, critique, and better understand the cultural works in its ...

To celebrate, the Harry Ransom Center is planning a major exhibition titled "LIVE FROM NEW YORK! THE MAKING OF LORNE MICHAELS," set to open in September 2025. Researchers will have full access to ...

Funded fellowships support on-site graduate and postdoctoral research spanning a variety of disciplines on cultural works in the center’s collections. Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Hyperallergic ...

Even better, free art from a free gallery that would look perfect on the walls of art lovers and cinephiles equally - courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center and its current exhibition, "Drawing the ...

24 at Austin’s AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. By Chris Gardner The University of Texas at Austin’s Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum, has created a new endowment ...

Meryl's coming to town. The University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center on Monday announced that Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will attend "A Celebration of Film," the center's fall ...

And if you're thinking, "we're not worthy!", think again. Harry Ransom Center Director Steve Enniss said it has a history of and reputation for documenting great cultural achievements in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A star-studded event is just around the corner at the University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransom Center. On Sept. 24, legendary actress Meryl Streep and film critic and ...