Building Memories: The Art of Remembering
Publicius, Jacobus, ‘Oratoriae artis epitomata’, 1482. Museum no. 38041800508343 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
31 May 2013 - 24 February 2014
Room 85, Library Landing
Free admission
This display offers alternative ways of understanding the “art of remembering”, explored by Hari Kunzru in his narrative for Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace. It features historical mnemonic approaches to developing memory skills: from classical texts (printed in the European Renaissance) to Victorian manuals and card games, and also presents contemporary visual interpretations of home – an emotionally resonant space where you may mentally store what you want to recall.
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A new work of fiction by Hari Kunzru, best-selling author of Gods Without Men, forms the basis of this innovative book and exhibition, in which readin…
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