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Pictures From an Exposition – Visualising the 1893 World’s Fair
Newberry Library, Chicago Open: September 28th – December 31st, 2018 (Free) Curator: Diane Dillon Between 4th and 9th November 2018, I spent days in Chicago working on the Visit1862 project. Sponsored by the Caxton Club (a bibliophilic society founded in Chicago … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862 International Exhibition, 1893 World's Fair, experience, Memory, South Kensington, V&A
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Expo Futures: Week 2
Yesterday marked the second week of the collaborative Expo Futures project. Drawing together students from the RCA’s Information Experience Design (IED) and History of Design (HoD) courses and the editors of Visit1862 this project is an exploration of potential directions … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862 International Exhibition, design, experience, History of Design, Information Experience Design, Royal College of Art, V&A
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Visit1862 Field Trip for the International Conference of Historical Geographers 2015
On Wednesday 8th July the editors of visit1862.com had the privilege of running a field trip as part of the International Conference of Historical Geographers. Comprised of seven historical geographers with a wide range interests including the development of museums, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1851 Great Exhibition, 1862 International Exhibition, Albertopolis, experience, Henry Cole, Historical Geography, Natural History Museum, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, South Kensington, space, V&A, visitors
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The 2015 International Conference of Historical Geographers: Field Visit
Field Visit at the 2015 International Conference of Historical Geographers South Kensington and the 1862 International Exhibition The editors of visit1862.com are delighted to announce that on Wednesday 8th July 2015 (thinking ahead!) we shall be running a day trip … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, design, Exhibition Road, experience, Historical Geography, South Kensington, space, V&A, walking
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The Fifth Day of an 1862 Christmas…
On the fifth day of Christmas the 1862 Committee gave to me… five Gold Rings While lots of the objects which were displayed at the 1862 International Exhibition were huge in scale, this was not universally the case. Others were … Continue reading
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Tagged fashion, jewellery, scale, V&A
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The Second Day of an 1862 Christmas…
On the second day of Christmas the 1862 Committee gave to me… two Turtle Doves The twelve days of an 1862 Christmas would not be complete without a nod to William Morris and Co. Despite only being founded in … Continue reading
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Tagged design, Medieval Court, Philip Webb, V&A, William Morris
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RIP Prince Albert
RIP Prince Albert: Reading The 1862 International Exhibition as an Object Obituary On the 14th December 1861, the death of Prince Albert was announced to a startled nation: The nation has just sustained the greatest loss that could possible … Continue reading
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Tagged Albertopolis, Memorial, Memory, Mourning, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, South Kensington, V&A
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Walking 1862
October, 2013 Until we get our hands on a working time machine, we never stop daydreaming about which part of history we’d go back to if we could. High on our priority list would be South Kensington in 1862 (of … Continue reading
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Tagged Exhibition Road, geography, Natural History Museum, Prince Albert, signage, South Kensington, space, V&A
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