In our first episode of Season 5, we step inside the Rosenbach Museum and Library, a hidden gem in the heart of Philadelphia known for its extraordinary collection of rare books, manuscripts, and historical objects. We begin our journey in the Treasures Gallery—a space dedicated to exploring the material text and the stories objects can tell. 

This episode features contemporary artist John Wind, whose intimate and thought-provoking installation DEAR JOHN brings a deeply personal lens to the Rosenbach’s literary and archival treasures. Blending art, history, and correspondence, Wind invites us to consider how identity, memory, and emotion can be captured—and reimagined—through letters and found objects. 

Join The John C. Haas Director of the Rosenbach, Kelsey Bates, Senior Director of Collections Engagement at the Rosenbach, Alexander Lawrence Ames, and me, Karen Grossman, Library and Musuem Educator, for a conversation about the intersection of art and archives, the emotional resonance of the written word, and how DEAR JOHN connects the past with the present in profoundly human ways.