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Illustration of the Brighton Chain Pier with people in the foreground.

Camera Obscura: Spying on the Victorians

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
14 September 2023
The Chain Pier by William Westall 1830
The Chain Pier by William Westall 1830

Camera Obscura: Spying on the Victorians

Secrets & Stories talks

A regular series of pop-up talks about our collections and behind the scenes work by Brighton & Hove Museums staff.

Thursday 14 September

12.15pm Free with Brighton Museum admission, members free         

Visitors to Brighton’s Chain Pier enjoyed using an ingenious optical spying machine. What were they hoping to see and why did it thrill them? Creative Programmer, Paula Wrightson tells all.

The Chain Pier by William Westall 1830
The Chain Pier by William Westall 1830

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