ephemera

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The facility will include state-of-the-art, climate-controlled storage for the museum’s more than 250,000-object collection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, tapestries and Cold War-era ephemera from the Soviet Union, East Bloc, China and other countries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Stomach gnawing and hands slightly shaky, I loaded up on ephemera for fancy paninis, held together with swipes of giardiniera mayo, and splurged on some pastel-hued botanical sodas for drinking straight from the can.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Containing more than 250 images, each accompanied by a deft, deep caption, this selection of artworks, ephemera, photographs, fashion, jewels and objects is engaging, surprising and sometimes scary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“That’s just how his brain worked,” she says of his keen eye that transformed everyday ephemera into a valuable historical archive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

"Oh yes, we can all bear it; and by so much we ephemera get back our lost significance, our sovereignty."

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth