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Exhibition
Siam
John Thomson’s photographic vision marks him out as one of history’s most important travel photographers. Featuring dramatic images developed from negatives preserved in London’s Wellcome Library, this exhibition introduces the sights and people of nineteenth-century Thailand as witnessed by Thomson’s camera.
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Sacred Traditions
Discover sacred texts, illuminated manuscripts and miniature paintings from the world's great religions and systems of belief.
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Arts of the Book
Exploring the richness of East Asian, Islamic and Western manuscript and printing traditions.
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