{"id":1805919,"date":"2022-01-25T10:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1805919"},"modified":"2022-01-27T18:58:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T23:58:51","slug":"north-of-nowhere-the-oshers-fantasy-map-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/01\/north-of-nowhere-the-oshers-fantasy-map-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"North of Nowhere: The Osher\u2019s Fantasy Map Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Osher Map Library\u2019s new exhibition,\u00a0North of Nowhere, West of the Moon: Myth, Fiction, and Fantasy in Maps<\/em><\/strong>, opened on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"NorthInspired by our recent acquisition of Bernard Sleigh\u2019s six-foot long \u201cAn Ancient Mappe of Fairyland, Newly Discovered and Set Forth,\u201d (1918) we have selected thematic maps, books, and ephemera from our collections that reflect whimsy and visionary thinking. This exhibit invites visitors to ponder the ways in which myth, fantasy, and fiction have, for centuries, provided both an escape into alternate worlds in times of great strife, as well as an opportunity to create alternate worlds and imagine new realities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Runs until May 30th; free admission with timed ticket. The digital version won\u2019t be online until February<\/a>\u00a0(I\u2019ll post an update then, because this is very much relevant to my interests), but in the meantime the Library is posting teasers on its Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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