Tag: Brian May

Two Free Online 3-D Talks for Stereoscopy Day

Two Free Online 3-D Talks for Stereoscopy Day

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

‘Victorian Virtual Reality: Photographs from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy’ Exhibition

‘Victorian Virtual Reality: Photographs from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy’ Exhibition

Victorian Virtual Reality: Photographs from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, held by Watts Gallery, Compton, UK, will present highlights from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy to explore the 19th-century photography craze that, for the first time, enabled pictures to appear in 3D.

‘To Be Read at Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts & the Supernatural’: London Exhibition with 3-D Viewer.

‘To Be Read at Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts & the Supernatural’: London Exhibition with 3-D Viewer.

The Charles Dickens Museum and The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy have collaborated, and a stereoscope with digitised Victorian 3-D images from Dr. May's collection is on show at the Museum's special exhibition 'To Be Read at Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts & the Supernatural.'

Stereoscopy Day: An International Celebration of Stereoscopic 3D, June 21st

Stereoscopy Day: An International Celebration of Stereoscopic 3D, June 21st

The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy have announced the first international Stereoscopy Day is to take place on June 21st 2022.

Free Online 3-D Event: Cha-Cha Chatterton

Free Online 3-D Event: Cha-Cha Chatterton

The stories behind Victorian and modern stereos after Henry Wallis's 1856 work "The Death of Chatterton" and how to create similar images will be discussed by Photo Historian Denis Pellerin on the 7th October 2021, 18:30 BST. The event is free but you need to register, which you can do in this post.

Free Online 3-D Event: Incredible Crinoline

Free Online 3-D Event: Incredible Crinoline

Photo historian Denis Pellerin, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, will present online and in stereoscopic 3-D the advent of the Crinoline Cage. The event is on 15th Sept 2021 and is free to attend; find the registration details here.

Oldest Family Photograph of Stonehenge, Found in the Collection of Dr. Brian May, to go on Public Display…in 3-D!

Oldest Family Photograph of Stonehenge, Found in the Collection of Dr. Brian May, to go on Public Display…in 3-D!

The oldest image of a family visiting Stonehenge has been discovered in the collection of Dr. Brian May...and it's in stereoscopic 3-D! The image will go on display, along with others, in a specially-made stereoscopic cabinet, on loan to Stonehenge from Dr. Brian May.

Henry Brooks, Salisbury Photographer

Henry Brooks, Salisbury Photographer

A recent unearthing of one of the earliest images of a family visiting Stonehenge, in stereoscopic 3-D, has lead to the rediscovery of an eminent family of photographers and artists from Salisbury. We explore the history of Henry Brooks, his photographic studio and his family.