7 May -Exhibition 2026 Talk- Chris Needham (Exh Officer)
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TALK by Exhibtions Officer, Chris Needham – 'Imagined Geographies and First Encounters'.
Our 2026 exhibition examines how Enlightenment-era exploration transformed European understanding of the world and its peoples. Sparked by the journals of explorers such as Captain James Cook, it explores the profound questions raised by long-distance voyages: whether humanity shared common origins, how people might be classified, and how Indigenous societies were positioned within European ideas of progress and development.