Harald Szeemann
Optimizing scholarly access to the Harald Szeemann Archive and Library
Project Details
- Category
- Years 2014 – 2018
- Status
- Organizer

Installation view of Harald Szeemann's 1974 exhibition Grandfather: A Pioneer Like Us, reinstalled at his former apartment in Bern, Switzerland in 2018.
About
Goal
This project developed out of a need to programatically organize the vast archive of Harald Szeemann in order to make its contents clear to researchers. As demand for access to the collection increased, this project proved integral for identifying logistical methods to optimize archival use. Accordingly, it not only supported research related to the collection but also developed models for interdepartmental collaborations between Getty Research Institute staff working in collection development, cataloging, digital services, and publications.
Archive
News
- 2017
Article
Archive Adventures
- 2015
Article
Bringing Order to Harald Szeemann’s Unfiled Posters
- 2015
Talk
Reconsidering Harald Szeemann
- 2015
Article
The Business Files of Harald Szeemann
- 2014
Article
Alphabet Szoup
- 2013
Article
Harald Szeemann, From Vision to Nail
- 2013
Article
Harald Szeemann’s “Project Files”
- 2011
Article
Preserving the Legacy of Harald Szeemann