Exhibition on early cinema and science of animal locomotion

Tracing Movement: Locomotion Study, Photography and the Emergence of Cinema An exhibition curated by Michael Cowan Presented at the Byre Theatre, within the 2019 St Andrews Photography Festival October 4-31, 2019 Drawing on materials from St Andrews’ Special Collections, this exhibition examines how the science of animal locomotion helped…

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Exhibition on the history of the diorama

Dioramas Palais de Tokyo, Paris 14 June – 10 September 2017 From midday to midnight, except on Tuesdays This exhibition claims that the invention of the diorama in the 19th century represented an “optical revolution, a key moment in the history of performing arts”. It tells the story…

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Exhibition on the history of photographic slides

Slides The History of Projected Photography Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne (Switzerland) 1 June – 24 September 2017 open from Tuesday to Sunday, 11pm – 6pm   The Musée de l’Elysée is presenting one of the first exhibitions devoted to the history of the slide. No prints hanging on the walls this…

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