This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 25th Jun 2015
The Victorian appetite for sensationalism rivalled our own. But unencumbered by sensitivity towards disability or difference and enthralled by notions of the foreign, the public appetite transformed central London into a wonderland of freak shows, dioramas, panopticons and exotica.
Our ringmasters, Wellcome Library's Ross MacFarlane and pre-eminent London guide Peter Berthoud guide us on a whirlwind ride through its dubious delights.
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2015-06-25 2015-06-25 Europe/London Salon No. 28: Freaks And Spectaculars A talk about how Victorians turned central London into a wonderland of freak shows, dioramas, panopticons and exotica. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2015/06/25/salon-no-28-freaks-and-spectaculars-62869 Westminster Reference Library,35 St. Martin,London,LondonLocation
Westminster Reference Library,
London,
London,
WC2H 7HP
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