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Victorians on Film: Entertainment, Innovation and Everyday Life

Trial

Trial dates: 10 November 2022 - 6 January 2023
Explore the lives of the late Victorians and Edwardians captured between 1895 and 1913 by some of Britain’s earliest film pioneers and innovators. Featuring film collections, as well as video interviews, exhibitions and essays by experts.

Children's Literature and Culture

Trial

Trial dates: 10 November 2022 - 6 January 2023
Discover a stunning collection of rare books, games, ephemera, and artwork from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Showcasing works for young readers, trace the ideas that shape established Western notions of childhood.

Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900

Trial

Trial dates: 10 November 2022 - 8 December 2022
Witness the lives of seafarers in the Anglo-American maritime world during the period 1600-1900. Firsthand accounts and court records depict life onboard merchant and naval vessels, whalers, pirate ships and more.

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