Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:36 PM PST
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution Libraries opens its new exhibition “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn” in the National Museum of American History opening June 14. The exhibition features the art of paper engineering in the production of books with moving parts, such as peep shows (pictures viewed through a small hole), volvelles (wheel charts), accordion books and popup books, published from the 15th century to modern times. Viewers will receive an in-depth look at the structure and design of popup and movable books, with more than 50 works demonstrating the diverse methods designers and paper engineers use to magically transform flat, static images into dynamic, multidimensional forms. “Paper Engineering” will be on display through fall 2011.
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