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Handwritten
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This extraordinary exhibition features 100 unique manuscript treasures from
the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library). Spanning more than
1000 years of history, the exhibition includes exquisite illuminated
manuscripts, rare letters, sketches and documents and priceless musical scores,
each handwritten by major figures in literature, religion, science, music,
exploration and philosophy.
Beethoven, Galileo, Goethe, Kafka, Michelangelo and Napoleon are just some
of the many names represented in this exhibition.
From Dante’s Divine Comedy and a manuscript by Einstein, to
Mozart’s
Marriage of Figaro, this is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore some of the most significant moments
in thought and human endeavour.
The exhibition is being shown only in Canberra. Open daily 10am to 5pm plus
additional late openings as follows:
- Open until 9 pm on Thursdays from 19 January to 15 March 2012
- Open Fridays and Saturdays until 11 pm, 2 , 3, 9, 10 March 2012
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