Flight: A Thrilling History of an Idea — Multimedia

Slideshow of Items from the Exhibit

Videos

Interview with Kim Hull, curator for "Flight: A Thrilling History of an Idea".

Conservators Laura Cunningham and Nadège Duqueyroix framing an Audubon print for "Flight: A Thrilling History of an Idea".

Audio

Worldly Wisdom

Exhibit curator Kim Hull talks about the husband and wife team who created the image that is the centrepiece for our show.

John James Audubon

John James Audubon's Birds of America Exhibit curator Kim Hull talks about John James Audubon (1785-1851) and the creation and publication of his masterwork.

Albert Robida, 1848-1926

Exhibit curator Kim Hull talks about this early French science fiction writer, who was a contemporary of Jules Verne.

Voyages to the Moon and the Sun

Exhibit curator Kim Hull talks about the book, written by the celebrated French dramatist and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac.

The Ship that Sailed to Mars

Exhibit curator Kim Hull talks about this rare and lovely book, created by William Timlin (1892-1943) for his young son and published in a limited edition in 1923.