ALTERNATE ARCHIVE

Tue, Mar 20, 12am - Sat, Mar 31, 2012 12am

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New Building to Open Doors in September

New Building to Open Doors in September

March 20 - 31, 2012

Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 20, 6:00 - 8:00pm
 

ALTERNATE ARCHIVE

Organized by Emma McMillan & Kylie White
Herb Lubalin Gallery, 41 Cooper Square

 

Open daily, Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00am - 6:00pm
Closed Sunday & Monday

Located at the Herb Lubalin Gallery, located in 41 Cooper Square, on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets.

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.