The Map & The Echo
Nov. 12th, 2025 04:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearThis was a weird but fun event at the British Library.
We started by getting access to the current Secret Maps exhibition, which had some very interesting stuff in it (silk underwear made from World War Two escape maps, some really beautiful maps from the 1500s, a hilarious Sellafield tourist poster from 1989).
Then we got a tour through the library from a very engaging guide, who talked about various aspects of the building and the collection that aren't easily visible.
The evening culminated in an entertaining choose-your-own-adventure performance from a very impressive guy, who led us through the adventure, asking different members of the audience to make choices about what to do and where to go. I was amazed by his ability to keep track of where we were and deliver the relevant room description at each point. It was also very funny when we kept ending up in the same place over and over again and he had to keep describing it. The eventual outcome of the game was very sweet, and I had a lot of fun.
We started by getting access to the current Secret Maps exhibition, which had some very interesting stuff in it (silk underwear made from World War Two escape maps, some really beautiful maps from the 1500s, a hilarious Sellafield tourist poster from 1989).
Then we got a tour through the library from a very engaging guide, who talked about various aspects of the building and the collection that aren't easily visible.
The evening culminated in an entertaining choose-your-own-adventure performance from a very impressive guy, who led us through the adventure, asking different members of the audience to make choices about what to do and where to go. I was amazed by his ability to keep track of where we were and deliver the relevant room description at each point. It was also very funny when we kept ending up in the same place over and over again and he had to keep describing it. The eventual outcome of the game was very sweet, and I had a lot of fun.
