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Gargoyles and Shadows: Gothic Architecture and 19th-Century Photography

Event Details

Time: March 25, 2010 to May 16, 2010
Location: Architecture, Room 128a, V&A South Kensington
Street: Cromwell Road
City/Town: London SW7 2RL
Website or Map: http://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibiti…
Phone: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
Event Type: exhibition
Organized By: Victoria & Albert Museum
Latest Activity: Mar 25, 2010

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Event Description

As mentioned in an earlier blog by the BPH blog creator - Drawing on the V&A's rich holdings of 19th-century photographs, this display examines the relationship that developed between photography and architectural practice in the 19th century and explores how photography facilitated the re-discovery of an idealised past. The display also addresses the role played by photography in the recording of buildings before demolition and its use as a tool for preserving the national architectural heritage.

Free admission

Photograph: Westminster, with The Henry VII Chapel and Clock Tower of The Houses of Parliament, Stephen Ayling, U.K., about 1869