Actors from Different Stages Theater Company perform scenes from 'Night of the Iguana' by Tennessee Williams at the 'Wild at Heart' exhibition opening.

The Harry Ransom Center celebrated the opening of its exhibitions, Becoming Tennessee Williams and Culture Unbound: Collecting in the Twenty-First Century, with the “Wild at Heart” event on Friday, February 11. Guests enjoyed informal tours of the exhibition, readings of “Night of the Iguana” by Different Stages Theater Company, cocktails courtesy of Balcones Distilling, hors d’oeuvres, and more.

Pam Berry was the lucky winner of the “Wild at Heart” Prize. Congrats, Pam!

View photos in front of the streetcar.

View photos from the reception.

Become a member to receive complimentary admission and valet parking at exhibition opening parties. Members of the Harry…

Each Friday, the Ransom Center shares photos from throughout the week that highlight a range of activities and collection holdings. We hope you enjoy these photos that reveal some of the everyday happenings at the Center.

Preservation housing is being constructed for Norman Bel Geddes’s personal radio, which was made by Philco. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

A close-up of Norman Bel Geddes’s personal radio, which was made by Philco. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

A class of graduate students meeting at the Ransom Center. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.

‘Culture Unbound: Collecting in the Twenty-First Century’ highlights some of the Center’s major acquisitions in this new century. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni.