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Fantastical Maps from Legendary Stories
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Zurich,
Switzerland
Organisation: Zentralbibliothek Zürich & Ex Carta
For centuries, maps have served as powerful instruments for explaining concepts, disseminating ideas and ultimately telling stories. Rare and remarkable examples from literature and film will bear witness to this tradition in the exhibition.
The exhibition’s distinctive character lies in the dialogue between two exceptional collections: “Ex Carta”, one of the most extensive collections dedicated to fictional cartography and the renowned holdings of the Department of Maps and Panoramas at the Zentralbibliothek Zürich, whose cartographic collections rank among the most significant in Switzerland. At the intersection of these collections – particularly through Tolkien’s work and its relationship to Swiss cartographic history – emerges a curatorial concept that makes the reciprocal relationship between reality and fiction tangible in an unprecedented way.
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