For the 3rd International Stereoscopy Day, on 21st June 2024, The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy are offering two free online 3-D talks:

Working-Class Victorian Women in the Stereoscope 21st June 2024, 16:00 BST (GMT +1), Online

• Denis Pellerin will explore the occupations of 19th century women depicted in 3-D photographs: “Discover how a middle-class instrument, the Stereoscope, was often used to show working-class women photographed either in a studio or in their actual working environment. Who were those women ? Which of their occupations were most frequently represented, and why ?”

Victorian Virtual Reality – Photographs from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy: A Curators’ Tour 21st June 2024, 18:00 BST (GMT +1), Online

• The BMAS curators will be giving an international virtual tour of the exhibition held at Watts Gallery – Artists Village for those who missed it, and for those who wish to visit again one last time: “For all the persons who were not able to visit Watts Gallery, near Guildford, Britain, and see the stereoscopic exhibition that was held there from 4 July 2023 to 25 February 2024. The curators from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, reveal all, from its preparation to its dismantlement.”

Everyone is welcome to attend these Zoom talks. The images will be share in the side-by-side parallel-view format, so viewers such as the London Stereoscopic Company’s OWL viewers can be used. If you need any help with viewing online talks in 3-D, please see this post.

To attend, you need to register through EventBrite, and the signup can be found on the Stereoscopy Day Events page here. Please note registration closes at midday on 20th June 2024, and the Zoom event link (the same for both talks) will be sent around 1pm BST on 20th June 2024.

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