The 2019 Philadelphia Lantern Slide Salon will showcase glass lantern slides from the special collections of several Philadelphia institutions projected from an historic lantern projector in the Wagner’s Victorian-era lecture hall. In the spirit of lantern exhibition culture, this salon will bring together unique and rarely-seen images presented in the context for which they were originally created.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 6pm–8pm
Wagner Free Institute of Science
1700 West Montgomery Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Free
RSVP info: https://lanternslide2019.eventbrite.com/
Celebrate Archives Month Philly at the Wagner Free Institute of Science as we showcase glass lantern slides from the special collections of the American Philosophical Society; College of Physicians of Philadelphia; Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center; Founder’s Hall, Girard College; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives; Wagner Free Institute of Science; and a very special presentation of Poe’s “The Raven” by The American Magic Lantern Theater.
Sit back and enjoy as we find out what it means to be a self-described “Radium Hound;” experience the life of a school boy at Girard College; explore the research and exhibitions of South Asian art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; learn what it took to become a woman physician in the early 20th century; and so much more!
Participating institutions
American Philosophical Society
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center
Founder’s Hall of Girard College
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives
Wagner Free Institute of Science
The American Magic Lantern Theater
Archives Month Philly 