Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history

All Events in British Library (18)

Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs

October 30, 2009 to March 7, 2010 – British Library From the first tentative ‘drawings of shadows’ produced in the mid-1830s to its universal acceptance as a leisure pursuit, photography was swept along by a tide of entrepreneurial activity throughout… Organized by British Library | Type: exhibition

Imagining The Impossible: The truth about spirit photography

October 31, 2009 from 2:30pm to 4pm – British Library Images of departed spirits, ghosts and ectoplasm captured on photographs became a huge sensation between the 1860s and 1930s. As spiritualist mediums and their many clients, and even establishment fi… Organized by British Library | Type: lecture

The Wonderful World of Early Photography: A Discovery Day

November 7, 2009 from 11am to 4:30pm – British Library An event for all the family packed full of workshops, talks, demonstrations of the Camera Obscura, Magic Lantern and Pinhole cameras and advice clinics on your own photography collections. Organized by British Library | Type: event

A Village Lost and Found: Into an Extraordinary Stereoscopic World

November 11, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm – British Library Photography collector and world renowned musician Brian May and photo historian Elena Vidal introduce the stunning 3D world of 19th century stereographs through the world of Victorian photographer T.… Organized by British Library | Type: lecture

Late at The Library: Victorian Values

November 20, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm – British Library A photography themed, and burlesque flavoured night of performances, sideshows, music and slightly twisted Victoriana. Organized by British Library | Type: event

Professor Heard's Peerless Victorian Magic Lantern Show

November 29, 2009 all day – British Library A brilliant introduction to an entertainment massively popular before the advent of recorded sound and moving image. Organized by British Library | Type: event
Professor Heard's Peerless Victorian Magic Lantern Show

November 29, 2009 from 2:30pm to 4pm – British Library A brilliant introduction to an entertainment - the magic lantern - massively popular before the advent of recorded sound and moving image. Organized by British Library | Type: lecture

‘I have captured a shadow’: Fox Talbot and the dawn of photography

December 7, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm – British Library Frustrated with his inability to draw while in Italy, William Henry Fox Talbot conceived of the art of photography in 1833. He achieved his first successes at his Wiltshire home of Lacock Abbey by th… Organized by British Library | Type: lecture