Abstract
25 April to 31 May 2024 at Dundee Central Library
From Springthorpe’s to the Gaiety, the People’s Palace to McFarland’s Theatre of Varieties, Dundee had a long and rich history of music hall entertainment.
Now a new exhibition, shedding light on this vibrant aspect of the city's past and featuring rare posters from the era, is set to open at the Central Library’s Local History Centre, just in time for the British Music Hall Society’s Music Hall and Variety Day on May 16th.
As Dr Billy Rough, co-curator of the exhibition says: “The posters in the Local History Centre are incredibly rare, several of which date from the 1840s onwards. They provide us with a really fascinating insight into the type of entertainment that Dundonians enjoyed in the mid to late 19th century and helps us to explore an overlooked part of our city’s history.”
The exhibition has been co-curated by Ombeline Picat of the University of St Andrews MLitt Museum and Heritage Studies programme and Nicole Entin, a 4th year undergraduate on the School of Art History’s History of Art MA, alongside Dr Billy Rough of the School of Art History and Dr Erin Farley, Library & Information Officer at the Local History Centre.
From Springthorpe’s to the Gaiety, the People’s Palace to McFarland’s Theatre of Varieties, Dundee had a long and rich history of music hall entertainment.
Now a new exhibition, shedding light on this vibrant aspect of the city's past and featuring rare posters from the era, is set to open at the Central Library’s Local History Centre, just in time for the British Music Hall Society’s Music Hall and Variety Day on May 16th.
As Dr Billy Rough, co-curator of the exhibition says: “The posters in the Local History Centre are incredibly rare, several of which date from the 1840s onwards. They provide us with a really fascinating insight into the type of entertainment that Dundonians enjoyed in the mid to late 19th century and helps us to explore an overlooked part of our city’s history.”
The exhibition has been co-curated by Ombeline Picat of the University of St Andrews MLitt Museum and Heritage Studies programme and Nicole Entin, a 4th year undergraduate on the School of Art History’s History of Art MA, alongside Dr Billy Rough of the School of Art History and Dr Erin Farley, Library & Information Officer at the Local History Centre.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Apr 2024 |