Science at the Fair | Scifair Stories

The anatomical museum of Spitzner: From education to sensationRead the Story Colonial imagination at exotic fairground theatres: ‘Come and see; and ye shall believe’?Read the Story Extraordinary bodies: The artist KobelkoffRead the Story Smart animals: The wonderful Wallenda TheatreRead the Story Professor Sténégry’s Metempsychosis: Ladies turned to stone! Skeletons! Flowers!Read the Story Seers and fortune tellers: Contacting the supernaturalRead the Story Photography at the fair: From spectacle to souvenirRead the Story Phantasmagoria: From magic lantern to cinematographRead the Story Exotic animals: The travelling Menagerie PianetRead the Story From panoramas to panopticons: The world on displayRead the Story X-rays at the Opitz Theatre: New inventions and technical wondersRead the Story