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Call Number:
A004
Creator:
Yale Center for British Art. Communications and Marketing Department
Title(s):
"Conserving the Yale Center for British Art" film recordings by Zach Bjork
Date:
2016
Extent:
82 gigabytes
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is unprocessed and may not be available for immediate access.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Materials for which copyright has been transferred to Yale may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact institutional.archives@yale.edu. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical/Historical:
The Yale Center for British Art, an iconic modern building in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn to house Paul Mellon’s extraordinary gift to Yale University, reopened to the public on May 11, 2016, after the completion of the third phase of a multi-year building conservation project. Led by Knight Architecture, LLC, this was a complex building conservation project, comprising the entire structure, from roof to basement. It renewed the Center’s public galleries, internal systems, spaces, and amenities, and provided an opportunity to reimagine and reinstall the Center’s renowned collections of more than five centuries of British art.
Scope and Content:
This collection of recordings by Zack Bjork consists of the interviews, footage, music, and the final twelve-minute film he created in conjunction with museum staff in 2016 about the conservation of the Yale Center for British Art. The documentary provides insight into the architecture of the museum’s iconic building designed by Louis I. Kahn, the building conservation project completed in 2016, and the relationship of the building to the museum's permanent collections.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Final Film; Series II. Production.
Alternative Forms Available:
The final film can be viewed on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q1uWMP9eF0&t=609s
Subject Terms:
Architecture
Architecture, Modern
Conservation and restoration
Subject Period:
20th Century
Associated People/Groups:
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974
Yale Center for British Art
Finding Aid Title:
"Conserving the Yale Center for British Art" film recordings by Zach Bjork
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/resources/5689
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/resources/5689?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1