Princeton Preservation Group Presents:
Meet the Bruce Springsteen Archives
and Center for
American Music
Melissa Ziobro
Curator, BSACAM, and Director of Public History, Monmouth University
Live Stream via Zoom
January 30, 2024, 7pm
Abstract
The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) at Monmouth University preserves the legacy of Bruce Springsteen and celebrates the history of American music and its diversity of artists and genres. The collection holds approximately 35,000 items dating from 1927to the present.
Monmouth University recently announced a new 30,000 square foot building to house the Archives, related exhibition galleries, and a 230 seat, state-of-the-art theater. Join the BSACAM CuratorMelissa Ziobro for an overview of the collection's history, programmatic and exhibition efforts to date, and an inside look at ongoing efforts to stage a major traveling exhibit while planning for a museum opening in 2026.
About the Speaker
Melissa Ziobro, Curator, BSACAM, and Director of Public History, Monmouth University
Melissa began her career in 2004 as a historian for the US Army at Fort Monmouth, where her duties included managing the Command archive, exhibition development, oral history, and more. She transitioned to teaching at Monmouth University, where her classes have included US History, Intro to Public History,Museums and Archives Management Basics, and Oral History, among others. She transitioned to the role of BSACAM curator this pastAugust.
About PPG
The Princeton Preservation Group has been meeting several times per year since 1983 to hear lectures on a wide range of topic relating to the preservation of cultural artifacts, including but not limited to books, manuscripts, artwork, furniture, photographs, tombstones, Lucy the Elephant, costumes, videotapes, and buildings. Recent meetings have been held in Manalapan, Princeton, New Brunswick, Morristown, and Lawrenceville. Meetings are open to the public without charge.
Among others, topics have included:
Disaster Recovery: Mold and Water Damage
Preserving Ethnic Materials
Binding Rare Books
Historic Building Conservation
Digitizing Photograph Collections
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