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Landmarks’ blog, Latest, features timely updates on new installations, public programs, event announcements, volunteer and internship opportunities, and a range of other initiatives. Learning with Landmarks is a dedicated blog series highlighting the unique and innovative ways that students and other scholars use the collection. To view the entire series, click the button below.

Learning With Landmarks

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Meet Kirsten Hahn, Landmarks' New Communications Intern Landmarks welcomes Kirsten Hahn, a third-year Radio-TV-Film and Journalism major in the College of Communications at UT, as its Spring 2021

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COMMUNICATIONS INTERN (PAID) This is mostly a remote-work position. Appointment: Spring 2021; $12 hourly, avg. 10-15 hours/week, flexible within M-F 9-5pm Overall purpose of the position: The

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Landmarks Programs Intern Alexis Pierce recently chatted with Ashley Stanford, a former Landmarks Preservation Guild (LPG) volunteer, to learn more about the LPG program and how Ashley's volunteer experience impacted her decision in pursuing a career in conservation.

Celebrating Monika Bravo

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On Wednesday, November 17, Landmarks celebrated its newest commission, a digital animation by artist Monika Bravo, sited at UT’s Jackson Geological Sciences Building. First begun in 2010, An Interval

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This summer, Landmarks introduced a new way to enjoy the Landmarks collection through self-guided tours that can be accessed through a smart phone. UT senior and Communications Intern, Anapaula Guajardo, uses the app when she needs a Zoom break. Get to know the app’s features by reading her recap in this blog.

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Landmarks announces its newest commission —a digital animation by artist Monika Bravo. Titled An Interval of Time and sited at UT’s Jackson School of Geosciences, Bravo’s animation weaves together geological data with images of Iceland, Colombia, New Mexico, and Colorado, looped across three flat screen displays. A commission that began in 2010, An Interval of Time chronicles the evolution of the artist’s practice over the past decade and underscores her deepening interest in the interwovenness of metaphysical, spiritual and scientific inquiry.

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In November 2019, we launched Listening with Landmarks, a digital initiative in which Austin music notables are invited to create playlists iin response to works from the Landmarks collection. With

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On Thursday, 10 September, Landmarks opened its newest installation, EON , by artist Jennifer Steinkamp. The commission is sited at the newly renovated Welch Hall and was celebrated with Landmarks'

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Access online resources that approach Kara Walker's work from a diverse set of perspectives. We invite you to explore them as a starting place for your own inquiry and contemplation.