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Crisis, Rescue and Renewal. The Warburg Institute and the Role of Academic Refugees in WWII
Born as Aby Warburg’s private library and originally housed in Hamburg, the famous library that later became the Warburg Institute was moved to London in December 1933 following the rise of the Nazi party. The research here presented shows how the Warburg Institute and its circle reacted to the international crisis of the Second World War through the lens of a series of micro-stories of academic refugees.
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm, free admission but visit The Wiener Library website to reserve tickets
The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DP
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Website:
www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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