Review of Science Fiction: lots of photos <UPDATED>
Review of Science Fiction: lots of photos <UPDATED>
Journey to the Edge of Imagination
It seems a long time ago now, but back in December I visited this fascinating exhibition at the Science Museum in London. My review has appeared in Schools Week magazine (link below), but I thought you might like to see some of the photos I took there (perfectly legally, I should add).
Update: the exhibition has been extended from May 4th to August 20th 2023.
Here’s how my review starts:
Why review a science fiction exhibition in an educational publication? Come to that, why even have such an exhibition in the first place? Perhaps we can venture the beginnings of an answer by noting that science fiction is more than Star Wars or Daleks, enjoyable though these are. An alternative term for ‘science fiction’ is ‘speculative fiction’, and this extended exercise in ‘what if?’ is both a fantastic stimulus for thought and expression and a seminal literary genre with a catalogue stretching over centuries.
You can read the full review here:
I like the question, what if? Does the Twilight Zone count as speculative fiction? Star Trek is awesome, but I couldn't get into Star Wars. Maybe if I give it another chance since the last I saw one of the films I was maybe teenager still in high school.
Really interesting post and review, Terry! I haven't read much science fiction, and it's not really my favourite genre of either book or film - although I did enjoy reading 'Prey' by Michael Crichton, and 'Back to the Future' is one of my three favourite films, so maybe I enjoy it more than I'd thought I do - hmmm! The exhibition sounds great - a lot to get stuck into and to think about.