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Blog and Media Mentions

2022

“Coloring Medieval Manuscripts & Designing Book Covers,” Fine Books & Collections Magazine

“#ColourOurCollections, une opération pour rendre des couleurs au patrimoine,” Actualitté

“Here’s Your Chance to Color in Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Collections,” Smithsonian Magazine

2021

“Download Free Coloring Books From 100 Museums, Libraries, and Iconic Collections,” Good News Network

2020

“Access these museums’ full archive of free coloring books,” Time Out New York

“Entertain the kids (and yourself) with these free coloring pages from museums and libraries,” Lonely Planet

“Over 100 Museums, Libraries and Galleries Are Offering Free, Printable Coloring Sheets,” People Magazine

“Over 100 Museums, Libraries and and Galleries Are Offering Free, Printable Coloring Sheets (Video),” Travel + Leisure

“Dozens of Museums and Libraries Offer Free Downloadable Coloring Books,” Hyperallergic

“Activities and online resources for homebound kids: A coronavirus guide,” LiveScience

“Download free coloring pages from more than 100 museums,” Don’t Waste Your Money (also picked up by three local ABC affiliates)

“Plus de 100 institutions culturelles et muséales du monde transforment leurs collections en cahiers de coloriages gratuits” (”Over 100 cultural and museum institutions around the world transform their collections into free coloring books”), Club Innovation & Culture France

“El arte hecho mandala: instituciones culturales liberan algunas de sus obras para que las colorees” (“The art made mandala: cultural institutions release some of their works for you to color”), Conde Nast Traveler Spain

“Libraries, Museums Say: “Color Our Collections!” News for Kids

“Museums Transform Their Collections Into Free Colouring Pages,” MuseumNext

“One Hundred Museums Transformed Their Collections Into Free Coloring Pages,” Smithsonian Magazine

2019

“Libraries publish free colouring books curated from their collections,” University Affairs

“Download Coloring Pages From Over 100 Museums,” Lifehacker

100+ Museums, Libraries, More Turn Their Collections Into Free Coloring Pages,” DesignTAXI

More than 100 museums turned their collections into free coloring books,” Artsy

113 Museums Transformed Illustrations From Their Collections Into Free Coloring Pages,” Smithsonian Magazine

Plus de 110 musées et bibliothèques du monde transforment leur collection en livres de coloriage gratuits,” Club Innovation & Culture France

Pull out those colored pencils: Museums worldwide are offering free adult coloring books for download,” Philadelphia Inquirer

2018

“Dozens of museum collections turned into coloring books,” Boing Boing

“150+ Museums Around the World Are Turning Their Collections Into Free Coloring Book Pages”, My Modern Met

2017

“Did You Know? You Can Get Free Coloring Pages From Libraries & Museums,” Apartment Therapy

“TONS of free printable coloring pages from top libraries + museums…but hurry!,” Cool Mom Picks

Get free coloring books from major libraries and museums,” Curbed

“Download Beautiful Coloring Books Created By Famous Museums, Libraries For Free,” DesignTAXI

“#ColorOurCollections Week,” Fine Books & Collections

“#ColorOurCollections – Free Coloring Pages from Museums and Libraries,” Free Technology for Teachers

#ColorOurCollections: Get Free Coloring Pages From Libraries, Archives, and Museums,” GeekMom

“Libraries and Museums are Now Offering Coloring Pages for Free”, Martha Stewart

Elevate Your Coloring With Books From 67 Library Collections,” mental_floss

Free Coloring Books from World-Class Libraries & Museums: The Met, New York Public Library, Smithsonian & More,” Open Culture

Get out your color pencils, crayons, markers: #colorourcollections comes back,” School Library Journal Blog

#ColorOurCollections Is Back, Turning Your Favorite Cultural Institutions Into Coloring Books,” Smithsonian Magazine

2016

“{a r c h i v e + a r t} #ColorOurCollections, February 1-5,” The Art of Striving

“Friday Links: women in art, cat funerals, and classical Star Wars,” ArtStor

“Enjoy Some “Rarefied” Coloring-Book Pages,” Bookmaking with Kids

Coloring books from libraries & museums for #ColorOurCollections week,” Book Riot

“You Can Now Make Your Own DIY Adult Coloring Book From History’s Most Amazing Book Illustrations,” Bustle

“Download, color – upload, share,” The Curious G

“Reflecting on ColorOurCollections,” Digital Aladore

“#ColorOurCollections,” Ego sum, ego Google

“Color Our Collections via the University of Michigan Libraries,” Emerging Technologies Librarian

“Adult Coloring Books: A Safe Space to Play with Color,” Epoch Times

Getting Medieval With Coloring Books, Faith and Family Media Blog

“Reading museum launches adult colouring book for #colourourcollections campaign,” Get Reading (UK newspaper)

“ColorOurCollections. Des coloriages proposés par les plus grandes bibliothèques au monde,” Les Outils Tice

“Friday Linkubator Roundup | February 1 – 5,” Library as Incubator

“MÁS LIBROS DE COLOREAR GRATIS DE LAS BIBLIOTECAS DEL MUNDO,” Libropatas

“Roundup: Links to a Growing List of Library Coloring Books as “Color Our Collections Week” Begins,” LJ (Library Journal) InfoDocket

“#ColorOurCollections Week 2016,” A Mass of Odds and Ends

“The National Archives Has Released a Coloring Book of Retro Patents,” Mental Floss

“Colour Your World,” Murray’s Review of Medical Journalism

“#colorourcollections,” NNLM NER

“Colouring Old Illustrations,” Open Content Toolkit

“Download Free Coloring Books from World Class Libraries & Museums,” Open Culture

“Inside the Lines,” Palo Alto Online

“Bodleian Library wants you to color their collections!,” party like it’s 1599

“The National Archives released a free coloring book of weird patents,” PopSci

“History and Literature is more fun when you can COLOR it,” The Rolling Book Cart

“What #ColorOurCollections Suggests,” Scholarly Kitchen

“#ColorOurCollections led by the New York Academy of Medicine,” SciArt in America

“It’s #colorourcollections or #colourourcollections week!,” SLJ (School Library Journal)

“Staying in the lines: Adults find creative outlet in coloring books,” Waco Tribune

“#ColorOurCollections is an artistic treat for adults and children,” A Walker in Many Worlds