Ephemera Events, News & Exhibitions

The Ephemera Society Winter Fair 2024

A window into the past for both the curious and the collector find rare, unusual and historic paper items, priced from £2 to over £2000. A huge range of ephemera will be on display. The fair will be on for one day only so make a note in your diary now.

• Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
• Coram Street
• London WC1N 1HT
• United Kingdom
• Entry £3.50 · 11am - 3.30pm · All welcome
• Members from 10am

Archives on Show: Ephemera

Archives on Show events are a chance to show the sheer range of material held at The London Archives. In these sessions material will be on display for you to browse at your own pace, where staff will be on hand to answer questions.

Whether you are new to archives and curious to see what is held, or you are an experienced researcher that wants to learn more these relaxed events offer a chance for you to explore the collections by theme and format.

The London Archives is a free public archive focussing on the history of London from 1067 to the present day.

• The London Archives
• 40 Northampton Road
• London
• EC1R 0HB
• UK

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On-line Phillumeny Exhibition 2024

Phillumeny is the hobby of collecting different match-related items: matchboxes, matchbox labels, matchbooks, matchcovers, etc. The British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society is holding their fourth On-line Exhibition in October.

Each exhibit consists of up to 10 images together with a title, a description plus a biography of the Exhibitor. The most important part of an exhibit is the member’s personal story about the items on display, that is what makes an exhibit come alive for the visitors.

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RHS Carte de Visite Collection

The photos in the RHS carte de visite collection mostly depict 19th century nurserymen, flower growers, professional gardeners, botanists, and entomologists, many of whom are depicted nowhere else in the historical record.

The collection features some familiar (and less horticultural) faces, too, including Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray.

Can you help in identifying the handful of unnamed portraits among them?

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Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023

This new exhibition presented by The Map House explores the evolution of London’s Tube system and the iconic London Underground map over 160 years.

The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see and purchase hand-drawn and annotated manuscripts by Harry Beck on the 50th anniversary of his death. Beck's 1933 pocket map influenced the design of transport maps worldwide, and is an instantly recognisable design icon.

The exhibition will include the most significant collection of Beck manuscripts ever offered for sale, some gifted by Beck to his friend and biographer Ken Garland.

Highlights include: a one-of-a-kind draft copy of Harry Beck’s first Underground map, annotated by Beck and his predecessor Fred Stingemore.

The exhibition is free and will be open to the public during The Map House's regular opening hours.

• The Map House
• 54 Beauchamp Place
• London SW3 1NY
• UK

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