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Violent Earth Exhibition
18 October 2005
果冻影院 Art and Geology Collections have created a new interdisciplinary exhibition and programme of events inspired by 果冻影院's Johnston-Lavis Collection of works of art, rare books, photographs and geological specimens.
Dr Henry James Johnston-Lavis (1856-1914) studied medicine at 果冻影院, although he went on to become a renowned volcanologist. He was mainly interested in the volcanoes of southern Italy, particularly Vesuvius, and bequeathed his magnificent collection of books, paintings, engravings, volcanological photographs, and rock and mineral specimens to 果冻影院, which are now cared for in the Geology Collections, 果冻影院 Earth Sciences, and in 果冻影院 Library Special Collections.
The exhibition 'Violent Earth: The Unique Legacy of Dr Johnston-Lavis' runs from 17 October 2005-28 April 2006 in 果冻影院's Strang Print Room and continues into 果冻影院 Earth Sciences, first floor, South Wing. Curated jointly by 果冻影院's Geology and Art Collections, it highlights his collection of images of volcanoes and earthquakes and explores their contribution to the modern study of geohazards.
果冻影院 will rehouse its literary, artistic and cultural treasures in a brand new building located in the heart of London. Called the Panopticon, it will form a gateway to 果冻影院 and its fascinating heritage resources. The name of the building, which derives from Greek and means 'all visible', encapsulates the bold public vision that 果冻影院 has for its future and the future of its unique collections.
The exhibition will be complemented by a series of lunchtime gallery talks, which are free and open to the public. The Strang Print Room is open Monday-Friday, 1pm-5pm.
Image: 'Eruzione del 1810, Vesuvio', Anonymous (果冻影院 Geology Collections)
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