From the National Library of Spain (BNE) inform us that on the occasion of the exhibition Photography in Spain. 1850-1879, of which the image of the Congress of Deputies is an example, the activities have been scheduled for September 2014 How technology advances! Y The dark chamber.
The exhibition shows photographic backgrounds of the National Library of Spain which represent the evolution and development of the photographic phenomenon since its appearance in 1839. The activities are aimed at families with children between 6 and 16 years old differentiating two clear ages, the Kids, up to 12 years and teenagers up to 16 years old How technology advances! It is a visit and a workshop, scheduled for Sundays September 14 and 21, which shows the beginnings of photography and focuses on the theme of those early years and the evolution of the technology used. In the workshop there will be a technological advances album that will allow Kids attendees know the methods of dissemination used in the different periods of photographic history.
The dark chamber it will take days September 7 and 20 and is intended for teenagers. The activity is conceived as a workshop, in which after the visit to the exhibition, participants can make your own dark camera, one of the main optical instruments that led to the development of photography.
To attend one of the scheduled sessions of How technology advances! and the dark chamber will only be necessary register through the form Registration will be available on the BNE website from September 2014.
In addition, and on the occasion of the beginning of the school year, the BNE continues to offer schools Free school visits for students of primary Y high school. These visits are aimed at strengthening the student's ability to perceive and work on education in values such as respect and sensitivity towards cultural heritage.
It is very important that the BNE make efforts to disseminate all the activities it carries out and I put it on the agenda to go with the child and start exciting season of children's workshops and almost, almost youthful.
