Georgians
Revealed
Life, Style and the Making of
Modern Britain
8 November 2013 - 11 March 2014
Tasteful and polite, or riotous and pleasure-obsessed? Discover the
Georgians as they really were, through the objects that tell the stories of
their lives.
From beautifully furnished homes to raucous gambling dens, Georgians
Revealed explores the revolution in everyday life that took place between
1714 and 1830. Cities and towns were transformed. Taking tea, reading
magazines, gardening and shopping for leisure were commonplace, and conspicuous
consumption became the pastime of the emerging middle classes.
Popular culture as we know it began, and with it the unstoppable rise
of fashion and celebrity.
Art galleries, museums and charities were founded. In this time of incredible
innovation, ideas were endlessly debated in the new coffee houses and spread
via the information highway that was mass print.
Drawing on the British Library’s uniquely rich and rare collections of
illustrated books, newspapers, maps and advertisements, as well as loaned
artworks and artefacts, Georgians Revealed brings to life the trials and
triumphs of the ordinary people who transformed Britain forever.
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