Lost Landscapes of Print is now open at the Curiosity Cabinet on King’s Strand Campus.
Curated by Dr Brian Murray, the exhibition explores the history of print and publishing on the Strand, uncovering the people, places and technologies that shaped London’s nineteenth-century print culture.
📍 Curiosity Cabinet, Strand Campus
📅 On display until October 2026
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Our exhibition Lost Landscapes of Print is now open at the Curiosity Cabinet (171 Stand). Open 24/7 to all strollers Presented by @kingsartshums and @culturalkings
Lost Landscapes of Print is now open at the Curiosity Cabinet!
Discover the hidden history of print and publishing on the Strand, at the Curiosity Cabinet on Strand Campus, from 6 Feb – October 2026
🎟️ Free entry
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Printing returns to the Strand! Installing the Bear Yard Press at a new exhibition in the Curiosity Cabinet (King's College London) in collaboration with @culturalkings and @kingsartshums . More details coming soon
Happening Next Week!!! 25 May, 6 pm!
1st year anniversary of Bear Yard Press @kingsartshums
We are celebrating with a seminar on Global Underground Print and National Politics!
Dr Pragya Dhital @UCL@nationalarchivesuk is our speaker. Book free tickets via link in bio!
🎉 A seminar to celebrate our one-year anniversary 🎊
Thursday 25 May, 18.00 (VWB 6.01)
Exhibiting Subversion: Global Underground Print and National Politics
A talk by Dr Pragya Dhital • LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER •
Dr Pragya Dhital is Records Specialist (Empire and Commonwealth) at the National Archives and lecturer at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre, UCL. Last year, Dr Dhital curated a critically acclaimed exhibition, “Crafting Subversion: DIY and Decolonial Print”, at the @bruneigallery
The seminar will be followed by a reception & print demonstration in VWB 7.20.
📣 The Bear Yard Press invites you to the first seminar of our 2023 series on #print history.
We begin with an exciting #EarlyModern double-bill from Dr Emily Rowe and Dr Julian Neuhauser.
Seminar followed by a reception + demo of our printing press. Link in bio to book.
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The handcarved woodblocks in our press are ready to be printed and catalogued. #woodblockprinting #woodblockprints #woodblockprintmaking #woodblockart #woodcarvingskills #woodcarvingart #woodcarving
This summer, The Bear Yard Press team will catalogue the woodblocks in our collection and make them digitally available for viewing to the public. Keep your eyes on this page for more information!!
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🎉 We had a fantastic evening yesterday at the inauguration of our printing press! Thank you to all who turned up to support us and took turns to print some commemorative bookmarks on our press! Many thanks to our speakers Bethan Stevens & Priyanka Basu for their engaging talks. 🎉 Here are some pictures of the printing session on our 19th century press, expertly led by @gchesterman
