On May 1, 1977, founding curator Lucy Shelton Caswell began work on the Milton Caniff collection, and the institution that would become The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum was born. Join us for a special celebration, exactly 40 years later!

This is an excellent chance to explore our two new exhibits, TALES FROM THE VAULT: 40 YEARS/40 STORIES and FOUNDING COLLECTIONS: 1977-1987!

Catered reception and cash bar ♦  Games and activities ♦ Raffle to support the new Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award ♦  Photo opportunities ♦ Behind-the-scenes archive tours ♦ A curators’ tour at 5 pm with Jenny Robb, Caitlin McGurk, and Lucy Caswell ♦ Cake!

This FREE event is made possible through generous support from Eileen & Lynn Theis. We hope you will celebrate with us on May 1st!