The Libraries has been able to add a wonderful new feature to its exhibition gallery in the National Museum of American History. To try out the new tours for our current exhibition, Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn, dial the following phone numbers on your personal cell phone while strolling through the exhibition:
Dial 202-633-8000 #103 to hear an introduction to the exhibition
Dial 202-633-8000 #104 to hear commentary on Neue lebende Bilder: ein Ziehbilderbuch or New Living Pictures: A Pull-Picture Book
Dial 202-633-8000 #105 to hear commentary on The Falsehood of External Appearances, 1790
Dial 202-633-8000 #106 to hear commentary on Astronomicum Caesareum
Neue lebende Bilder: ein Ziehbilderbuch [New living pictures: A pull-picture-book]. Illustrations
and paper engineering by Lothar Meggendorfer. Verlag von Braun & Schneider, c.1880.
Come visit the museum and check out this great new feature!
—Susan Frampton
Related: Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn
That's good news for our book and history lovers.
Posted by: Kvisoft | 01/11/2012 at 04:07 AM
"Viewers can also relate to movable and pop-up books as toys whose primary purpose is to entertain children and adults, which were introduced in the 18th century." Wish I lived closer to see this fascinating exhibit. I used pop-up books when reading to our sons when thay were little, and they truly enjoyed the books.
Posted by: Elizabeth Kaiser | 02/16/2012 at 02:15 PM