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Future Library: books from the future we'll never see

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May 23, 2024
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In Oslo, there is a sleeping library. Currently there are nine texts, with the 10th being placed in the archive this Sunday, May 26.

It is called Future Library, and it was conceived by artist Katie Paterson. Her work takes place on a time scale humans can barely comprehend. She has broadcast the sounds of a melting glacier live, mapped all the dead star…

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