A New Exhibition
and a Screening in the Garden

We hope to see you at the [June 3 opening](http://cityreliquary.org/closetarch) of our newest exhibition, *Closet Archaeology*, a project featured at Collectors' Night 2017. Next Friday, join us for a [screening](http://cityreliquary.org/kicks) of Justin Tipping's *Kicks* in our backyard with FilmIndie Cinema Club.

Details below!

#### Opening Reception:
*Closet Archaeology: An Accidental Time Capsule* Saturday, June 3, 2-5 PM Admission: $5 During winter 2015 in the [Children’s Workshop School](http://childrensworkshopschool.org/) in the East Village, a Manhattan fourth grader peered into the dusty crevices beneath his classroom closet floorboards. He wondered what treasures might have fallen there in the 102 years since the building was constructed. His classmates joined him in poking under the boards.

Through this “closet archaeology,” the students excavated an accidental time capsule built by the students who had also once sat in their classroom. With the help of their teacher, Miriam Sicherman, they have unearthed lost love notes, spelling tests, caps from glass milk bottles, portraits of silent film stars, penny candy wrappers, and more. They have even connected with former students, now adults, who remember losing these items. The project has been covered in *The New York Times*. 

The City Reliquary is proud to present the first formal exhibition of Closet Archaeology. The [Opening Reception on Sat., June 3 at 2 PM](http://cityreliquary.org/closetarch) will include presentations from some of the junior archaeologists from the Children’s Workshop School as well as professional collectors and anthropologists: - Miriam Sicherman, Schoolteacher and Closet Archaeology Director - Bobby Scotto & Dinah Landsman, Closet Archaeology Student-Founders - [Robin Nagle, Anthropologist-In-Residence, NYC Dept. of Sanitation](https://robinnagle.com/) - Peter Sugar, Co-President, [Flushing Coin Club](http://flushingcoinclub.org/) Here are just some of the objects Miriam's students discovered. See more on the [Closet Archaeology Instagram account](http://instagram.com/closetarchaeology). #### [FilmIndieCinema Club Presents: Kicks](http://cityreliquary.org/kicks) Friday, May 19 @ 7 PM [Admission: $12](https://www.artful.ly/store/events/11957) FilmIndie Cinema Club joins us for a pop-up screening of *Kicks*, one of the hidden gems of 2016 and the directorial debut for Justin Tipping. The film sparks a conversation around male masculinity and violence, sneaker culture, and the coming-of-age experience of urban teens. It also beautifully showcases something we don’t often see in film: black male friendship. 

**Starring: **Jahking[ Guillory](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5795819), [Kofi Siriboe](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2492243), [Mahershala Ali](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991810),
[Christopher Wallace Jr.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/18/the-notorious-b-i-g-s-son-c-j-wallace-is-ready-for-his-close-up.html), [Christopher Meyer](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3487329)
**Runtime:** 80 minutes

Check out the trailer: