6 August- TALK - Imagined Geographies and First Encounters
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TALK by Exhibitions 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.
Location: Museum - Attic - Exhibition space
Access:
Lift access is available to the 1st floor of the museum.
Two flights of stairs from the 1st floor up to the attic exhibition space.
No lift access directly to the attic