Barbara Young: Journeys in Radical Librarianship |

November 19 - January 30, 2022

WAAM is pleased to present Barbara Young: Journeys in Radical Librarianship in collaboration with the Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) Vasari Project archives on July 10. The library’s Vasari Project archives were co-founded by Young and art historian and the Miami Herald art critic emeritus Helen L. Kohen twenty years ago.

This exhibition celebrates and recognizes Miami-based art librarian and curator Barbara Young’s pivotal contributions to Miami's art and cultural landscape. Her unique multidisciplinary approach to librarianship and far-reaching advocacy made the visual arts more accessible to neighborhoods throughout Miami-Dade. During her tenure at the MDPLS, Young radically redefined how memory institutions disseminate public knowledge by widening access to the arts through the tireless promotion of the creative achievements of artists and communities who are traditionally left out of mainstream art discourse.