By: Julian Richards

“A time capsule, this forgotten roll of film.”

By: Annie Nocenti

“Dorothy used a similar device to oil the Tin Man’s rusted jaw.”

By: Maggie Inge

“I hold the evening bag as I swirl around the dance floor.”

By: Karlie Flood

“It sees me at my best and at my worst, the barrette.”

By: Drew Broussard

“The scimitar was used in theater-adjacent shenanigans.”

By: Emma Tourtelot

“I was mistaken about the marriage dish’s slogan.”

By: Halimah Marcus

“I could go anywhere, be anyone, as long as I was on a bicycle.”

By: Will Hermes

“Sending this message out into the world would be a mitzvah.”

By: Samuel Shapiro

“The birch bark is a reminder of the magic of the natural world.”

By: Adam Snyder

“Learning what the Protectograph is makes me want to keep it.”

By: Adriana Wong

“The necklace reminds me that I could build a big, interesting life.”

By: HILOBROW

Visit GIVE IT UP’s 11 exhibits — beginning today!

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Can you persuade Adriana to give up a significant object?

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Can you persuade Samuel to give up a significant object?

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Can you persuade Maggie to give up a significant object?