entmaiden
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The Field Museum of Chicago (that's where Sue the T-Rex lives), in conjunction with the Newberry Library, is hosting an exhibit on Maps from November 2, 2007 through January 27, 2008, and part of the exhibit will be a number of Tolkien's maps on loan from Marquette University archives.
Matt Blessing from Marquette has said this is a fairly large loan of maps, so you'll get a chance to see some of the Professor's original works.
Several of us are already planning to attend together, and combine a trip to the Field Museum with a visit to Marquette's archives, and nearby Wheaton College, which houses an extensive CS Lewis collection and the desk that JRRT wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. We're expecting a Tolkien-packed weekend, so it would be great if lots of us could do it together. For anyone who can stay a little longer, we might make a trip to Peoria and visit Mike Foster, and if he's still teaching, sit in on one of his Tolkien classes.
Marquette is a must-see for any Tolkien fan. There's a small permanent exhibit, but the best part of the visit is the chance to see the Professor's original drafts of our beloved books. It's all on microfiche and we probably won't be able to see the originals, but it's fascinating to see the crossed-out, over-written pages from "The Shadow of the Past" or "The Council of Elrond" and trace through the relationship of Bilbo/Bungo with his son/nephew/great-nephew/cousin. Matt Blessing is a wonderful host, and if we give him enough notice he'll be able to spend some time with us and talk about the collection.
We haven't settled on any dates yet, so any and all input is welcome!
Here's the link to the Field Museum's comments about the Maps exhibit:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/maps_tempexhib.htm
Matt Blessing from Marquette has said this is a fairly large loan of maps, so you'll get a chance to see some of the Professor's original works.
Several of us are already planning to attend together, and combine a trip to the Field Museum with a visit to Marquette's archives, and nearby Wheaton College, which houses an extensive CS Lewis collection and the desk that JRRT wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. We're expecting a Tolkien-packed weekend, so it would be great if lots of us could do it together. For anyone who can stay a little longer, we might make a trip to Peoria and visit Mike Foster, and if he's still teaching, sit in on one of his Tolkien classes.
Marquette is a must-see for any Tolkien fan. There's a small permanent exhibit, but the best part of the visit is the chance to see the Professor's original drafts of our beloved books. It's all on microfiche and we probably won't be able to see the originals, but it's fascinating to see the crossed-out, over-written pages from "The Shadow of the Past" or "The Council of Elrond" and trace through the relationship of Bilbo/Bungo with his son/nephew/great-nephew/cousin. Matt Blessing is a wonderful host, and if we give him enough notice he'll be able to spend some time with us and talk about the collection.
We haven't settled on any dates yet, so any and all input is welcome!
Here's the link to the Field Museum's comments about the Maps exhibit:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/maps_tempexhib.htm
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